Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] April 29, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
  A.M. sunny; P.M. cloudy
with chill wind.
  Spent most of day at home
writing in museum, working 
on the wild flower beds in the
garden, etc. Had hair cut at
Harvard Square in P.M. Batchy
called at 4 P.M. C. [Caroline] went to
Sam Robinson's wedding at noon.
A Ruby-crown Kinglet [ruby-crowned kinglet] in full song
in Garden.
  Wea. [Weather] Sunday 30 [April 30, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear, calm, warm.
  To  early morning service at St. Johns
with C. [Caroline] We afterwards called at 
the Thayers' & then at Robert Jacksons.
Wrote letters rest of A.M. Walter &
Margie, Mrs. Mansfield & her daughter
Hilda dined with us.
  To Milton by electrics in late
P.M. Spent night at Rolands'.
Mary & Harry there. Also
"Uncle Horace"
  Milton - Boston - Camb. [Cambridge] - Concord
  Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] May 1, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Partly cloudy with violent &
harsh N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Roland & I had a long walk in
woods after breakfast. He showed me
a Woodpecker's nest in a birch stump.
He saw bird April 29 & says it was
size of Hairy W. [hairy woodpecker] but with a wholly
black back. It was not there to-day.
To Boston by electrics at 10.30. Called
at office & visited vaults to take out
a paid mortgage. Estabrook back &
looking well. Called on Will Jeffries.
To Cambridge at 3 P.M. Saw C. [Caroline] & Walter.
  To Concord by 5.01 train. Shall live at
Ball's Hill after this.
  Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 2 [May 2, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
32 [degrees]    
  Clear with violent N.W. [northwest] wind.
Ground frozen at farm this morning.
  Spent day at Ball's Hill working
in the woods with Pat. Cut down
some pines along path E. [east] of cabin
& thinned the trees on the top
of the hill. J.W. Cull came
at 5 P.M. bringing four old chairs
two of which I bought @ $15. & $5.
 Saw a [male] Purple Martin fly past here
about 9 A.M. Heard a Yellow legs
calling.