Wea. [Weather]  Fri. [Friday] Aug. 15, 1902 [August 15, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear but somewhat hazy & warmer with
light S.W. [Southwest] wind.
  The last of the galley proof of my
Lower Cala. [Lower California] paper arrived last evening
& Walter & I spent this forenoon on it.
In the afternoon we worked on a 
lot of page proof which also came
yesterday.

Wea. [Weather]  Saturday 16 [August 16, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Partly cloudy in A.M.; P.M. clear.
Cool at morning & evening. Fitful N. [North] to N.W. [Northwest] wind.
  Starting at 10 A.M. Gilbert & I took electric
cars to Arlington; thence by depot carriage to
Spring St. Thence we tramped through the woods
& fields to Rock Meadow keeping near the line of
Marsh St. visiting many places that I have not
seen for years, lunching at the Spring near the
Crossbill woods, exposing 12 5 x 7 plates (one spoiled)
seeing a good many small birds. Followed road
from W. [West] end Marsh St. to Waverley where
we took electric home. A fine day & a
good old foxhound tramp.

Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] Aug. 17, 1902 [August 17, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
56 [degrees] min
(5.30 AM)
  Brilliantly clear with light W. [West] wind.
  Gilbert & I went to Concord by electrics
starting at 10 reaching Ball's Hill at 11.45.
  Before crossing river exposed three 4 x 5 plates
at Ball's Hill. Went directly to farm walking
through the woods via Davis's Hill & Birch Field.
  In P.M. rambled about the farm &
picked some huckleberries. Spent night 
at farmhouse. Had a long talk with Edison
Lawrence in the evening. Brilliant moonlight.
No night sounds save those of Ocanthus nivaeus [Oecanthus niveus]

Wea. [Weather] Monday 18 [August 18, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Most of A.M. cloudy; P.M. clear. High W. [West] wind.
  Spent A.M. working with Hansen & Pat.
in the grove behind the old barn where
we cut down a number of trees that
were crowding the hickories & cleared
out the wood roads & vistas. Found
a good [?] shell bark hickory [Shellbark hickory] the
first I have seen on our land.
Dined at farm house. Went to Ball's Hill
at 3 P.M. & met C. [Caroline] (who had spent day
at Groton) on electric at W. Bedford [West Bedford] returning
to Cambridge with her.