Wea. [Weather.] Sun. [Sunday] Oct. 18, 1903 [October 18, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Alternately cloudy & clear. High
N.W. [northwest] wind. Cooler. Heavy rain
through most of last night.
  Spent most of A.M. rambling
about the field & woods on the 
farm. Long drove down at 9 A.M.
bringing two Partridges for C. [Caroline.]
His neighbor Mr. Cook came with 
him. Cook has a ferret & will
try him on our rats!
  Spent most of P.M. on M.S. [manuscript] of
Hoffmanns Manual N.E. Birds [A Guide to the Birds of New England and Eastern New York].
Wea. [Weather] Monday 19 [September 19, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Early A.M. & late P.M. clear;
rest of day cloudy with occasional
light showers. Wind strong from
S.W. [southwest]. Water froze in early morning.
  Spent day in Barrett Run.
Long making low walls along causeway,
Hansen, Bensen & Howard hauling
gravel & stones for road. Forbush
cut a lot of trees for me in A.M.
& in P.M. pruned russet apple trees
along lane. Maple trees wholly bare,
birch leaves falling, oak foliage brilliant.
Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] Oct. 20, 1903 [October 20, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear & much warmer
with violent S.W. [southwest] wind.
  A letter came from E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] last eve
warning me that our lindens were
threatened by 2 houses moving up Brattle St.
I drove to Concord this morning & took 
6.37 train to Cambridge. Saw Almy
who called up City Forester & Park Com. [Commission]
by telephone. We all met at foot Sparks St.
Houses are going up that street. I was assured
there would be no injury to our trees &
returned to Concord by 9.09 A.M. train.
Spent P.M. in field opp. [opposite] house. Long & three men
also Bensen at work all day.
Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 21 [September 21, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & cool with high N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Gilbert drove me to Concord this morning
& I took 8.06 train to Cambridge.
Spent about an hour at our house. 
Noyes painting it. Saw E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] there.
Went in town at 10.30 & took 11.50
train to Andover. Dined with Ada &
Leander. The latter much better.
Back to Boston by 1.50 train. Saw C. [Caroline] 
at St. Margarets 3- 3.50 P.M. She is still
 in bed but nearly free from pain now.
Took 4.47 train to W. Bedford [West Bedford], crossed
river & walked to farm.