Wea. [Weather] MON. [Monday] NOV. 23, 1903 [November 23, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Very heavy in A.M. Cloudy in P.M. with
light rain at evening. Mild with S.W. [southwest] wind.
  Spent day on Pine Ridge with Hansen
& Howard cutting down winter pines
to use for winter covering. One tree a 
stocky "pasture" pine 2 feet on stump
had just 34 annual rings all clearly defined.
Very few birds about to-day.
Forbush departed in A.M. I am truly
sorry to see the last of him.
  Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 24 [November 24, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clearing with rising N.W. [northwest] wind, cold
in P.M.
  Spent day about farm with Hansen
& Howard putting things in order for
the winter. Shifted wood in shed,
& put most of farming things in
Ritchie barn. Saw almost no birds.
Heard Jays Crows & Chickadees.
Closed house at 3.45 p.m. & with
Gilbert, Robert & Long went to Cambridge.
Hansen drove us to station. I
spent night at Walter Deane's.
Wea. [Weather] WED. [Wednesday] NOV. 25, 1903 [November 25, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & cold with N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Spent most of A.M. in museum.
Called on Mrs. Lamb at 2 P.M. to ask if
she would take me to board for the winter.
She will decide later. To Boston at 2.45.
Bought fruit at market, flowers at Parker's.
Called on C. [Caroline] at St. Margarets 4-5 P.M.
Saw Dr. Gehring at Bellevue for a few minutes.
We Dine Club met at Townsend's at 7 P.M.
Every member present. I spent the night 
there.
Wea. [Weather] Thursday 26 [November 26, 1903] Ther. [Thermometer]
Thanksgiving Day
  Clear & cold. Ther. [Thermometer] 15 [degrees] in Boston, 5 [degrees] at Concord.
  After breakfast Townsend showed me his birds.
To Bellevue at 10 A.M. spending next two
hours with Dr. & Mrs. Gehring & George F.
To Athletic Club at noon. Changed clothes
there, called on Purdie at 12.40 & with
him went to St. Margaret's at 12.50
dining there with him, C. [Caroline] & Sally Dearborn.
He & I went to Athletic Club at 2.30 &
stayed until 5. I then called at Lenox
to look at room & then went to Cambridge
to spend night at the Walter Deane's.