Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] Sept. [September] 20, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with light rain all day.
  Early this morning the steamer
towed us to Upton where we made
the house boat fast to the bank at
Peaslee's bend. It began raining
soon after this. We built a fire 
on shore & sat by it under umbrellas
much of the time. Took several
photographs of the boat.
Wea. [Weather] Friday Sept. [September] 21, [1900] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Early morning cloudy. Rest of day clear
& warm up to 4 P.M. when a heavy
thunder shower burst. This was 
followed by other showers during the evening.
Started up Cambridge River in the
2 small boats at 8 A.M. Passed
flock 16 Grass Birds on flat near house
boat. Up river took photos. Saw
1 Black Duck, 2 Bitterns, a Wilson's
Snipe & many small birds. Photographed 
Snipe. Shower broke just as we
reached Jim's shop on our return.
Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] Sept. [September] 22, 1900 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy most of the forenoon with light
showers; clearing in P.M. with a glorious
sunset.
  Left the house boat at 8 A.M. & went
to Lakeside by boat. George Chapman had
not appeared so we got a [?team] of Chandler 
& started for Bethel at 10 A.M. Stopped to 
photograph & reached Grafton by noon taking
refuge from the rain & eating lunch in a barn
on the farm just below Brooke's. More photographing
in P.M. Reached Bethel just before dark.
I went to the Gehrings, the Stones to the hotel.
Wea. [Weather] Sunday [September] 23 [1900] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy most of the day with occasional 
bursts of sunshine. A fine sunset.
  The Stones went through to Boston
to-day. I spent the A.M. writing
letters. In P.M. took a walk with
Dr. Gehring & Mr. Potter (of Cleveland O[hio])
in the woods below the house.
  Three White-crowned Sparrows (all adults)
& a Yellow Palm Warbler spent the
day in the shrubbery around the lawn.