Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] Oct. 10, 1903 [October 10, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with a full gale of wind
from N.E. [northeast]. Heavy rain most of P.M.
  Spent A.M. at farm. Hansen & Howard
picking apples, Forbush working in house.
Gilbert & I with Larry took 12.47
train to Boston. I went to Trustees office
& signed a lot of cheques for tax bill
annuities etc. Gilbert took Larry to
St. Margarets to visit C. [Caroline] who is now
much better. We all returned to Concord
with Robert Price by 4.47 train. I
crossed river at Ball's Hill &  walked to
farm alone Gilbert & [and] Robert going to Concord.
  Wea. [Weather] Sunday 11 [October 11, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Violent N.E. [northeast] gale all day with heavy
but intermittent rain. It is not often
that we have so prolonged a storm
& especially so prolonged a gale of
wind from the same quarter.
  Spent A.M. writing cheques & 
letters & arranging things in the
house. Forbush dined with
me & stayed an hour or two
afterwards. Later I walked to
Ritchie place & Bensens. Many
Yellow-rumps & Song Sparrows about.
Saw 3 Great Blue Herons flying low over
Birch Field at evening
Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] Oct. 12, 1903 [October 12, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer].
  The north easter continued through to-day
with unabated violence. The wind fairly
roared through the woods & the trees bent
& swayed increasingly while the rain came
down in torrents. We do not have such
a storm as this once in many years.
  Spent day under cover walking to
Ritchies place at evening however, & starting
a bevy of 7 Quail by the roadside on my way.
Cleaned out loft over wood shed &
Forbush began turning it into a tool room
& carpenter shop for me.
Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 13 [October 13, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with light E. [east] wind. Sky
cleared in W. [west] at sunset & 
the world for a brief space was
flooded with golden light.
  Spent day at farm & Ritchie 
place. Forbush & Howard
working in wood loft on the
carpenter's bench & tool room.
 Long & 3 men getting out rocks
at Ritchie place. Took a walk to
Birch Field at sunset. Larry with me.
A Gr. Blue Heron [Great Blue Heron] flying over calling. Two
Screech Owls wailing near spring.