  Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] May 7, 1902  Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy clearing in late P.M. Warm
with S.W. [southwest] wind, cool at evening with
N.W. [northwest] wind. Heavy rain last night.
  To Pine Ridge directly after breakfast 
and for most of P.M. Worked 
on Lower Cala. [Lower California] paper from 9-12
A.M. chiefly revising the 
introduction. Walked to Pine Park
at evening. Arrivals a Tanager &
2 Cat-birds. Parker & Warren made
a turn stile at balance gate. Pat &
Hansen hauling leaves fr. [from] Davis's Hill.

  Wea. [Weather] Thursday 8 [May 8, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear with light N.W. [northwest] wind;
a perfect day warm at noon.
  Spent day at farm walking both
ways. Parker & Warren setting posts &
fitting bars; Pat digging the holes;
Hansen harrowing. We caught 5 small
rats in the barn cellar yesterday & 6 to-day.
Orioles, Bobolinks & Wood Thrushes arrived -
I wrote most of A.M. & part of
P.M. working on final revise [revision] L.C. [Lower California] paper.  

  Wea. [Weather] Fri. [Friday] May 9, 1902 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear with a living gale from N.W. [northwest]
A.M. warm. P.M. cool - almost frosty
at evening.
  Spent day at farm walking up
(8-9 A.M) & back (6-7 P.M.)
  Wrote on L.C. [Lower California] paper most of A.M.
& part of P.M. The carpenters finished 
their work to-day.
  I tied up a lot of transplanted red
pines that were thrashing in the wind.
A big wood fire in direction of Fairhaven.

  Wea. [Weather] Saturday 10 [May 10, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & cold with high N.W. [northwest]
wind. Water in tubs at the farm
& at West Bedford skimmed over last
night.
  Spent day at Ball's Hill. Finished
revise [revision] of Part 1, Birds Lower Cala. [Birds of Lower California] in A.M.
Worked on paths & flower beds about cabins
in P.M., Pat & Hansen helping me.
George V. Leverett arrived by 5.30 train
& spent the night. Before supper we
walked to Holden's Hill.