Lancaster.
Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] Aug. 3, 1901 [August 3, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Hazy & sultry with light S. [South] wind.
  C. [Caroline] & I took Larry to the river by
way of Cemetery Lane just after 
breakfast.
  Wrote during the remainder of A.M.
& most of P.M. At 6 P.M. Purdie & I 
walked through the lane opposite the house
& across the fields beyond. Along the brook
Cardinal flowers, Joe Pye weed, thoroughwort,
meadow milkweed, meadow sweet etc. were
blooming in great profusion. I have rarely if
ever seen a Braver show of meadow flowers.
Wea. [Weather] Sunday 4 [August 4, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with light steady rain all P.M.
  Purdie & I took a drive in A.M. We went
first through the wood road to Bolton station,
next across to the road to Clinton, next
to the Eave Swallow colony at the cross
roads, homeward over the 7 Bridges road.
Red-eyed Vireos & Song Sparrows were
singing as numerously & freely as in May.
Also heard 2 Field Sparrows, 4 Indigo Birds
a Towhee, a Black-billed Cuckoo & 2 Wood
Pewees, all in full song. Robins have nearly
ceased singing - even at day break. Chippies [Chipping Sparrow]
singing freely at our house but in very 
feeble tones.
Lancaster - Concord.
Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] Aug. 5, 1901 [August 5, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & cool with N.W. [Northwest] wind.
  C. [Caroline], Purdie & I left Lancaster by 7.30 A.M.
train. C. [Caroline] went to Cambridge to spend the
week at our house, Purdie & I to the Barretts farm.
We drove down from Concord. I found Pat &
Irving Flannery & Karl at work & spent 
the forenoon with them. In P.M. 
Purdie & I walked down the river to
Pulpit Rock and through the berry pasture.
Birds of a few species singing freely.
Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 6 [August 6, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & warmer with clouds gathering
at sunset.
  I spent the whole day overseeing the
men who finished a drain from
the old barn cellar and made some
beds for ferns or wild flowers about
the barn. Purdie went off alone in
A.M. towards Estabrook woods.
After supper we walked to & around
Dakin's Hill. It was a calm but rather
gloomy evening.