Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] Oct. 10, 1901 [October 10, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer] 
  Clear & very warm with light S.W. [Southwest] wind.
  Took 8.34 A.M. train for W. Bedford [West Bedford].
Gilbert followed an hour later. Met 
Mr. Parlee by appointment at cabin.
Then walked to farm & dined there.
Long putting up wall along cow lane.
The other men grading etc.
  The maple foliage at its best to-day
and exceedingly brilliant especially along
river meadows & behind Bensen's.
[margin]Red maple foliage nearing the climax of
its autumn coloring.[/margin]
Wea. [Weather] Friday 11 [October 11, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Early morning foggy; remainder of
day cloudless & very warm with almost
no wind.
  At 8 A.M. I started down river
in the open canoe. Landing at Birch
Island I walked to the farm where
I spent the day with the men.
Long worked on the new wall along
the cow lane & began the foundations
for the hen house. He also began digging
a well in the meadow W. [west] of the house.
My men spent the day grading
& shoveling gravel down the lane.
[margin]The red maples reached the highest 
perfection of their autumn coloring to-day.[/margin]
Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] Oct. 12, 1901 [October 12, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer] 
  Morning densely foggy; most of A.M
cloudy. P.M. sunny but hazy. Cooler
with light light E. [east] wind.
  Walked to the farm at 8.30 following
the road the whole way as the woods
were dripping wet. Spent forenoon
with the men. Long was working on
foundations of the hen house, two of his men 
were digging a well in the meadow,
Hansen & two men grading, Lawrence ploughing[.]
C. [Caroline] appeared at 2 P.M. driving down
alone from Concord. At 4 P.M. I drove
her back to the station & returned to Ball's hill
in an electric car via West Bedford.
[margin] Maple foliage still brilliant
but fading through the day.[/margin]
Wea. [Weather] Sunday 13 [October 13, 1901] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy & very warm with strong S.W. [southwest] wind
and fine mist like rain at intervals. 
After breakfast walked in the woods
behind Ball's Hill for half-an-hour.
Wrote letters all the forenoon.
  At 2 P.M. Gilbert, Hansen & I started
off in the democrat wagon drawn by 
Nancy. We drove up past the Stock Farm
& beyond Farrar's Hill on the road to
Westford. Got a lot of fine [?]
there & on way back past Brooks's
a number of ebony Spleenwort ferns.
Leaves falling & showers & many red maples bare
before night.