Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] April 1, 1903 Ther. [Thermometer]
42 [degrees]
54 [degrees]
Clear with light W. [West] wind. A
beautiful spring day, just comfortably warm.  
  Worked on Int. [Introduction] Cambridge Birds in
A.M. Jacob Hittinger called at 1.30
bringing back some passages from my Int. [Introduction]
relating to shooting at Fresh Pond in the 60s
He says I have "described everything just as it was"
Did a little gardening in P.M. & wrote a 
lot of letters. Engaged Karl for the summer
at $12 a week. Lothrop called.
Mary & Walter Deane & Sam. Henshaw dined 
with us at 7 P.M. & spent evening.
Wea. [Weather] Thursday 2 [April 2, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
33 [degrees]
59 [degrees]
Clear in A.M. Cloudy in P.M.
Light W. [West] wind.    
  Called on Robert Jackson at 8 AM
& saw his plants, pigeons etc.
  Spent the day gardening working
with Gilbert, Patsy & his men. Moved
a lot of things. A number of Grackles
a Flicker, a Downy & a Robin in
the Garden. Also a Chickadee. The
hepaticas, blood root [bloodroot], claytonias, squills
& hyacinths are in bloom. Saw Forsythia
in bloom at Jackson's.
Wea. [Weather] Fri. [Friday] April 3, 1903 Ther. [Thermometer]
47 [degrees]
68 [degrees]
A.M. Cloudy & showery. 
P.M. clear with strong W. [West] wind.  
  Attended morning service at St. Johns.
with C. [Caroline] Spent most of day 
working in the Garden with
Patsy & his men. Took out three
large black birches & substituted hemlocks
Also [?] a number of small
white pines. Miss Amy Winsor is
very ill with double pneumonia.
Wea. [Weather] Saturday April 4, 1903 Ther. [Thermometer]
59 [degrees]
61 [degrees]
N.E. [northeast] rain storm changing to hail in
late P.M. Freezing at sunset. 
  Spent an hour or two working in the garden
with Patsy. My eyes troubled me greatly & I
went in town at 10.30 to consult Dr. Proctor.
He said I had conjunctivitis. It passed off in
P.M. & I took 5.01 train for Concord
with Sam. Henshaw who is to pass Sunday
with me at the farm. It was freezing when we
reached there. Sat up until 11 P.M.
talking. Miss Amy Winsor died at 7 P.M. 
yesterday.