Concord - Cambridge.
Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] Aug. [August 3, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Sunny most of day. Strong, cool N.E. [northeast] wind.
  Spent A.M. at Ritchie's place with Forbush
planning for laying out a vegetable garden
there. Purdie went off alone for a 
tramp in the woods to the westward. He
has nearly recovered his former health & strength.
  Purdie, Gilbert & I returned to Cambridge
by 4.20 P.M. train. Forbush reports
the river crowded with boats yesterday.
The young cow at the farm has a fine
heifer calf which I shall raise.
Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 4 [August 4, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy with light rain in P.M. Very
cool. I had a big fire in my study
all day.
  Spent day in Museum writing .
I have taken up the Cambridge Birds
again & am making additions to
the text of the bird list.
  Sam Henshaw dined with 
me in our hall this evening.
C. [Caroline] remains upstairs most of
the time now although she usually
takes a walk daily. Her knee
remains about the same.
Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] Aug. [August 5, 1903]  Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy with strong N.E. [Northeast] wind and
heavy, continuous rain.
  To Boston at 9 A.M. Visited Safety
vaults at Trust. Co. [Company] & took out 10 Fisk
Wharf bonds belonging to Brewster Estate.
Three of them have just been sold & the
other seven are to be sold if possible.
We also took out a house mortgage.
Got home again by 11 A.M. & spent
rest of day working on Cambridge Birds. 
Wea. [Weather] Thursday 6 [August 6, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy, calm, damp, cool.
  Spent day in Museum working
on text Cambridge Birds.
  The Gray Squirrels still get into the
seckel pair [pear] tree which is loaded with fruit
I am trying various devices to keep
them out. They have eaten all the
other pears in the Garden. The plague
of mosquitos continues but they are
less numerous than they were last month.
There are no Hummingbirds here now.