Bethel
Wea. [Weather] THUR. JAN. 3, 1901 [January 3, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
-6 [degrees]
+24 [degrees]
  Brilliantly clear. Calm most of P.M.
  To the Glen Woods in P.M. taking 2 cameras.
About half an inch of firm snow fell last night
just enough to bring out tracks
of small animals to the best advantage.
Rabbits had been abroad in unusual numbers.
I photographed three of their trails to 
illustrate the variations in their gait. There
were also many tracks of Red Squirrels &
a curious trail of [?] dots made, I think,
by a Shrew. Saw a flock of 5 Chickadees near 
the Glen & heard a Creeper & Kinglets.
Wea. [Weather] FRIDAY 4 [January 4, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
+1 [degree]
+20 [degrees]
  Cloudy & gloomy with raw air but 
very little wind. 
  Visited our rabbit trap after breakfast.
It was unsprung although the Rabbits had 
been close around it. 
  In P.M. drove through the village past
the mill to the Faggot Road where George
& I bought a tame white rabbit to place
in the trap as a practical joke on Dr. G.
Later walked up Paradise Hill & turned
into fields on E. [East] side crossing them to
brink of E. [East] slope & getting fine views.
Bethel
Wea. [Weather] SAT. JAN. 5, 1901 [January 5, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
+5 [degrees]
+20 [degrees]
  Brilliantly clear with strong W. [West] wind.
  Visited the N. [North] slope of Paradise Hill to take
photographs using the 4 x 5 Ray in the morning
and then 5 x 7 Henry Clary in the early after noon.
Later in the afternoon walked nearly to Rose Meadow
with the Doctor & George. With the help of the latter
I had bought & placed in our trap a tame white
Rabbit with a blue ribbon tied about its neck &
a placard inscribed "A Happy New Year to you, Doctor.
P.S. I don't bite" hanging under its chin. We
brought the trap back to the house & opened it in
the dark room. The Doctor was completely
surprised & laughed [?] [?].
Wea. [Weather] SUNDAY 6 [January 6, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
+9 [degrees]
+30 [degrees]
  Clear with strong W. [West] wind. Clouds
gathering in W. [West] at sunset.
  In the Glen Woods above farm 11.30 to 1.30.
going to Rose Meadow. The Rabbits must
have been out in great form last night
& I saw 2 fresh trails of what looked like
a Wild Cats footprints. Exposed six
4 x 5 photos on trails of Rabbit, Cats,
Squirrels and [?] with good results.
developing the negatives in P.M.
The woods were exquisitely beautiful. Saw
or heard 2 Nuthatches, a A[?], Kinglets & [?] [?]