Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] Dec. 13, 1902 [December 13, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
18 [degrees]
10 [degrees]
  Snowing heavily at times, from 
8 A.M. to 7 P.M. about 6 in [inches] falling
Wind strong from N.E. [northeast]
  Spent day in Museum working
on obituary notice of J.C. Merrill [James Cushing Merrill] for
Auk. No callers, no birds.
  C. [Caroline] & E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] spent day in town at
Christmas shopping.
Wea. [Weather] Sunday 14 [December 14, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
8 [degrees]
20 [degrees]
  To church at St. Johns with C. [Caroline] 
at 8.30 A.M. Afterwards called at the
Thayers'. Spent rest of A.M. writing
letters. Will & Alice Stone, Walter &
Margie Deane dined with us at 1.30.
We had possum - very good - fat -
not unlike pork.
Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] Dec. 15, 1902 [December 15, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
20 [degrees]
  Early morning clear, rest of day
cloudy with E. [east] wind.
  Spent A.M. working on obituary J.C.M. [James Cushing Merrill].
Went in town at 2 P.M. & had a tooth
refilled by Dr. Rand. C. [Caroline] & I
walked to Mt. Auburn after breakfast. 
Saw 6 Chickadees & a Creeper at Elmwood.
Heard Chickadees in the Garden at 3 P.M.
Saw about 15 Whistlers & 100 Gulls - Chas. Riv. Basin [Charles River Basin]
a Blue Jay heard in the Garden by water & a
pair of Nuthatches seen in the horse chestnut by G.C. Deane.
Nuttall Club meeting this evening.
Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 16 [December 16, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
34 [degrees]
50 [degrees]
  Cloudy with strong N.E. [northeast] wind
and incessant heavy rain lasting
well through the following night.
  C. [Caroline] & I walked to Phillips place just
after breakfast. Returning I spent
the day at my desk in the Museum
working on the Cambridge List.
  No callers until 2 P.M. when
Miss Edith Thayer came bringing a
young man friend to see the collections.
The only bird seen in the Garden
was a Flicker.