Sunday, January 10, 1869.
  Clear and very warm.
Ther. about 40[degrees] - 50[degrees] - 
30[degrees]. Rose as usual
and shaved. Attended
church in A.M.
In P.M. took a
walk up to 'the pond'
with Theo & J. Nichols.
The ice on the pond
has been thinned about
an inch by the thaw.
R. Deane called just
after supper & spent
the evening with me.
After he had left (10 P.M.)
wrote a letter to C. Carter.
The ground is now
bare in many places &
the sleighing entirely
destroyed.
Monday, January 11, 1869.
  Cloudy. Began to rain
at about 8 P.M. &
poured the rest of the
evening. Ther. about
26[degrees] - 45[degrees] - 30[degrees].
Rose at 7 A.M. and
studied. Walked
down with the boys.
After getting home from
school stuffed the Wood
Wren (male) shot Saturday
and finished him at
3 P.M. Then went up
to the R's and studied.
After dinner read a
while. Then set to work
on the male Redpoll
shot Saturday and
finished him by 10 o'clock.