Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] April 9, 1903 Ther. [Thermometer]
45 [degrees]
64 [degrees]
  A.M. brilliantly clear with light W. [west] wind.
P.M. cloudy. Warm. Rain after dark.
  Gilbert & I returned to Concord
by 8.34 A.M. train. I spent
most of forenoon strolling slowly up
to the farm. The woods beautiful &
many birds singing. Pat & Hansen
came back at noon with a wagon
load of big barberry bushes. We spent
most of P.M. planting them.
Wea. [Weather] Friday 10 [April 10, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
46 [degrees]
64 [degrees]
  Partly cloudy with several brief showers.
Wind light from W. [west] & N.W. [northwest]
  Spent entire day in Birch Field
digging white pines. Hansen & Pat did
the digging. Gilbert counted & heeled in
the trees. We got over 1400, most of
them from 1 to 2 ft. [feet] high. I am to
send 40 to Batchelder, 200 to Townsend,
2000 to Seton. It was interesting work.
We also transplanted a few trees
of other kinds. Arrivals Purple Martin 1
Hermit Thrush, 2.
Concord - Cambridge - Andover.
Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] April 11, 1903 Ther. [Thermometer]
42 [degrees]
58 [degrees]
Clear with high N.W. [northwest] wind. Cooler.
  Spent day working on the farm with
Hansen & Pat. In A.M. we moved
some of the pines in front of the
Bungalow & dug a lot of small pines
in Birch field. We did precisely the
same thing in P.M. when Gilbert
helped us. We have dug in all just 1940 white
pines. They will be sent off next week.
I had a short walk in the woods at eve. [evening].
Birds rather quiet today. First Dove.
Wea. [Weather] Sunday 12 [April 12, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
32 [degrees]
64 [degrees]
  Brilliantly clear. A.M. calm.
Light W. [west] wind in P.M. Easter Saturday.
  Walked about farm & called on Lawrence 
after breakfast. At 9.40 Harry Tuttle brought
telephone message from Camb. [Cambridge] to effect my
cousin J.L. Brewster seriously ill. I 
started for Cambridge at 10.15 reaching 
house at 12.40. Changed clothes & with C. [Caroline]
took 2.15 P.M. train for Andover, returning
by 5.29 train. Found Leander up & dressed
but depressed & confused markedly.
Miss Swazy staying at our house since early
in week.