Wea. [Weather] Thur. [Thursday] Dec. 25, 1902 [December 25, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
25 [degrees]
30 [degrees]
  Cloudy, intensely chilly, snowing
from 10 A.M. into the night, fine dry
snow at first, later damp snow, about 6 in. [inches] in all.
  C. [Caroline] & I attended service at St. Johns at 8.30,
next called at the Thayers', finally walked
to Elmwood. Returning called at the Almys' where
I stayed until 1 P.M. C. [Caroline] & I dined alone at
1.30. E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] came up at 5 P.M. & we
opened our presents together. My best ones were
Millais's "Surface feeding Ducks ["] from John E. Thayer
& a pair of Indian snow shoes from Miss Simmons
C. [Caroline], Mary & Helen Almy & I drove into Boston
at 6.30 & heard a superb rendering of the Messiah
Wea. [Weather] Friday 26 [December 26, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
28 [degrees]
34 
  Cloudy, calm, mild. Trees, shrubs,
weeds - everything out-of-doors - heavily snow
laden this morning, a beautiful sight which
lasted through the day & there was neither
wind nor sun to spoil it.
  I was out with the 6½ x 8½ camera
& Gilbert to help from 9-10.30 A.M.
exposing 8 plates all near the house.
Wrote on Cambridge Birds most of A.M.
& in P.M. wrote Christmas gift letters.
Walter & Sam Henshaw saw a [female] Cardinal
Grosbeak in the Garden at 8.30 A.M. in 
a snow laden tree within 15 feet of my
study window.
Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] Dec. 25, 1902 [December 25, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
23 [degrees]
32 [degrees]
  A Nuthatch what-what-whating in lindens 9 A.M.
  Clear & calm. The wonderful 
snow foliage still unchanged.
  Gilbert & I took two more pictures with
the big camera just after breakfast.
Spent most of A.M. on the Cambridge
Birds beginning the English Sparrow.
  My cousin Will Brewster called at 12.30.
At 1.15 PM. went in town with
 C. [Caroline] Walter & Margie Deane, Emily Hayward
& Mrs. Robinson joined us at the Park Theatre
where we saw "Everyman" a wonderful
religious play of ancient English origin.
Wea. [Weather] Sunday 28 [December 28, 1902] Ther. [Thermometer]
8 [degrees]
24 [degrees]
  Clear, calm, cold. The snow still
clings to every branch & twig unmarred as yet
by either wind or sun. I have never known
it to persist so long before.
  C. [Caroline] is laid up with a lame knee & we
could not go to the church to-day. I walked
to Mt. Auburn after breakfast & wrote
letters through the forenoon.