Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] Aug. 7, 1902 [August 7, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear with fresh N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Spent A.M. in Museum selecting
photographs to use as illustrations
in the Cambridge list. I shall have
Gilbert copy them.
  Went to Mus. Comp. Zool. [Museum of Comparative Zoology] in P.M.
Saw Mr. Agassiz, Dr. Woodworth, Henshaw,
& Miss Parker. Mr. Agassiz promised to write
to University Press protesting against delay in 
printing my paper. On the way back I saw
Mr. Reed about it. He definitely promises 
proof of all remaining M.S. [manuscripts] on or before Aug.18 [August 18].

Wea. [Weather] Friday 8 [August 8, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Thunder shower 8-8[?] A.M. Remainder 
of day clear with strong N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Spent A.M. in Museum picking out birds
for an exchange with Frazar. Worked on
Cambridge List after dinner. At 4 P.M.
Miss Jordan & Miss Dimmock (our fellow 
boarders at Mrs. Scudder's ) came to take
afternoon tea & see the collection. E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons]
also came & latter [later] two young ladies (one a
a cousin of Mrs. [?]) who are
attending the summer school at Harvard

Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] Aug. 9, 1902 [August 9, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear and rather cool with brisk
N.W. [northwest] wind.
  C. [Caroline] Ida and I went to Concord by electrics this
morning, starting at 9.30. Dined at cabin
and remained there until 4 P.M. when C. [Caroline] &
I started for the farm. Spent more than
an hour on the way - going via Pine Ridge
& Birch Field.
  Walked about the place & down the road
after supper. Spent the night at the farm house.

Wea. [Weather] Sunday 10 [August 10, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear and warm with light S.W. [southwest] wind.
Clouds gathering in late P.M.
  Starting at 9 A.M. with a horse and buggy
borrowed from our neighbor Mrs. Ritchie,
C. [Caroline] & I drove then [to] Williams (formerly Wright)
place at Fairhaven Bay. We drove up around
the house whence there is a beautiful view.
I also saw the artificial pond across the
river made about three years ago by damming
a brook & a great resort of Black & Wood Ducks .
Frazar tells me. Returned home at 12.30.
Spent more of P.M. correcting proofs of
Lower Cala. paper [Lower California paper] brought from Camb. [Cambridge] by Karl.