Wea. [Weather] FRI. [Friday] April 17, 1903 Ther. [Thermometer]
38 [degrees]
48 [degrees]
Camb [Cambridge]
Clear with light W. [west] wind.
  C. [Caroline] & I went to the market
after breakfast & bought some
flowering plants for our rooms.
She left me at Smithsonian &
walked back to hotel. After P.M.
session of Com. [Committee on Classification and Nomenclature] was over C. [Caroline] & I
went to the Zoo. Dogwood, red
birch & apple trees in full bloom. Most
of the trees in city green with leaves.
Saw a Chimney Swift. Saw two
Beavers at Zoo. They swam & [?] exactly
like muskrats.
Wea. [Weather] Saturday 18 [April 18, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
35 [degrees]
59 [degrees]
Camb. [Cambridge]
Clear & warm.
C's [Caroline's] knee troubling her again. She
stayed in all day. Mrs. Bowles
lunched with her. Our Committee
met morning & afternoon for the
last time. We have done a fair
stroke of work this session.
Ridgeway has attended every meeting.
Wea. [Weather] SUN. [Sunday] April 19, 1903 Ther. [Thermometer]
34 [degrees]
54 [degrees]
Camb. [Cambridge]
Clear, warm, calm.
  To Brookland at 12 n. [noon] by electrics.
Dined with Mr. & Mrs. Ridgeway and
spent afternoon returning at 5 p.m.
Ridgeway's little place exceedingly pretty
& attractive with dog woods (one red one) &
red bud in full bloom. He had great numbers
& variety of wild flowers several new to me.
Two Thrushes singing gloriously. A House Wren,
Tufted Tit & Cardinal also singing. Mrs. R.
is entirely [?] & I liked her exceedingly.
C. [Caroline] spent day at hotel Miss Bishop lunching with
her.
Wea. [Weather] Monday 20 [April 20, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
39 [degrees]
65 [degrees]
Camb. [Cambridge]
Cloudy with E. [east] wind & a drizzle of 
fine rain every now & then.
C. [Caroline] confined to house all day. I
spent A.M. with her. In P.M.
went to Gall's & later to the zoo
where I heard Trumpeter Swans trumpet.
It was exactly like a bugle call
varying in form & flexion.
Saw a Cardinal & fully fifty Fish Crows.
Hoped to see the Beavers but they did
not appear although I stayed until
5 p.m. & the afternoon was dark & misty.