  Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] May 11, 1902 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear with light N.W. [Northwest] wind.
Cool at morning & evening.
  Mr. Leverett felt so ill this morn. [morning] that he
took 8.13 train back to Boston. I drove
to farm & exposed 8 5x7 plates on
apple trees in bloom. Walked back.
John T. Nichols & Harold Bowditch arrived
at noon to spend night. In P.M. we walked
to farm via Davis's Hill & Birch Id., [Birch Island] back
via Bensen's. Went to Barrett Meadow at
eve. [evening]. Met George Keyes & Miss Brown,
Mr. Smith & Miss --? on Davis's Hill.

  Wea. [Weather] Monday 12 [May 12, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  A.M. clear & warm with light S.W. [Southwest] wind.
P.M. hazy with S.E. [southeast] wind.
  Nichols & Bowditch up & out at 5 A.M.
After breakfast we walked to farm via
Bensen's & back via Davis's Hill.
  Saw a lot of birds among them a
Tennessee [Tennessee Warbler] & a Bay breast Warbler [Bay-breasted Warbler] both [males in full song].
Nichols & Bowditch left at 10.30 & at
12.30 Gilbert went to Cambridge. I
spent most of P.M. writing.

  Wea. [Weather] Tues. [Tuesday] May 13, 1902 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear with fresh N.W. [northwest] wind.
Very cool - almost frosty - at evening.
  Walked to Barrett meadow & around Ball's 
Hill just after breakfast. Work on revise of
Lower Cala. [Lower California] paper 9.30 -12 A.M., 1-2.30 P.M.
Hansen hauling leaves from Davis's Hill.
Pat has been drinking since Sunday &
has not worked this week.
  At 6 P.M. Gilbert & I moved our things
to the farm where we shall stay until next week.

  Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 14 [May 14, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear with light N.W. [northwest] wind.
White frost in early morn. [morning]. Midday warm.
  Just after breakfast walked through
Cedar Pasture to Pulpit Rock woods.
Worked on Lower Cala. [Lower California] paper 9-12.30 A.M.
2 - 3.30 P.M. At 5 P.M. started out 
again. Strolled through Cedar Pasture &
Red Pine Corner to Blueberry Pasture
where I spent an hour or more working
with hatchet & pruning shears, thinning
the brush about valuable trees & shrubs.