Wea[ther] Thursday NOV[ember] 22, 1900 Ther[mometer]
  Cloudy & calm with strong N[orth]w[est]
wind.
  C[aroline] & I drove around Fresh Pond after
breakfast. Hundreds of Gulls & a
great many Ducks including a
flock of 17 Ruddies in Cambridge [?].
  Spent most of day walking in
the garden with Patsy & his men
Petersen brought a load of [?] [?]
from Concord. Then we drive [?]
[?] at Boteby's at 7 P.M. Present
Boteby, Deane, Townsend, [?], [?]
& myself.
Wea[ther] SATURDAY [November] 24[,] [1900] Ther[mometer]
  Cloudy, calm, very mild.
  C[aroline] & I spent the forenoon at 
the farm. I was busily engaged
with the men putting things in order.
I have decided to close the place for
the winter. George D[?] will take [?],
the [?] [?] goes at Merriam's, the cow
to Howe's, the heifer to B[?].
After dinner C[aroline] & I walked to the cabin
& drove down to Concord taking 4.20
P.M. train for Cambridge.
Wea[ther] SUN[day] NOV[ember] 25, 1900 Ther[mometer]
  Cloudy & chilly with heavy rain
in A.M.
  Spent A.M. writing letters in Museum.
C[aroline] & I went into Boston at noon
& dined at the Haywards with
Aunt Mary, May, Harry, Roland
& Miss Hammond.
Wea[ther] MONDAY [November] 26[,] [1900] Ther[mometer]
  Cloudy with strong N[orth]e[ast] wind & heavy
rain all day.
  Drove around Fresh pond with C[aroline] just
after breakfast. About 100 Grebes, 25 Black
ducks, a flock of 17 Ruddy Ducks, &
a Lesser Scaup were swimming in the
water, a flock of 6 white-winged Scoters
flying about over it, most of the birds
were in rough water near the [?] shore, but
the Ruddies & Scaup were in Camb. [?].
Spent day in Museum.