Wea. [Weather] Fri. [Friday] May 19, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & cooler with strong N.W. [northwest] wind.
Dan left me at 8 A.M. I
spent day on farm working
with the men. Cleaned out
wood shed in A.M. In P.M.
set a lot of cedars for supports
for grape vines.
  Many of the migrants evidently
departed last night but there was
a strong aftermath lingering.
Walked to Ritchie place at eve. [evening]
  Wea. [Weather] Saturday 20 [May 20,1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
43 [degrees]
  Clear with cold N.W. [northwest] wind.
  To Boston by 8.13 train.
Called first at 15 State St. Found
Leander there. We had a conference
with Estabrook. Also went to
vaults & got out mortgage #51.
Bought some shoes & underclothes.
C. [Caroline] closed our Cambridge house
this morning. I met her & E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] at
N. Union Station [North Union Station] at 1 & we
lunched together & took 2.45 train
they for Peterboro, I for Concord.
Crossed river at Ball's Hill & walked to farm.
  Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] May 21, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
39 [degrees]
68 [degrees]
  Clear & very cool. Heavy hoar
frost in early morning.
  Started out alone after breakfast. Went
first to Ritchie place. Found woods
alive with birds so went to Davis Hill
Ball's Hill & Holden's Hill. Country
simply flooded with migrants. One of
the biggest flights I ever saw here.
Got back to farm at 1 P.M. Out again
after dinner & at evening keeping to
the farm. Apple trees nearly out of
bloom now.
  Wea. [Weather] Monday 22 [May 22, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
40 [degrees]
72 [degrees]
  Clear with strong W. [west] wind.
Heavy hoar frost this evening.
  Spent the entire forenoon in the
woods covering the same ground 
as yesterday. Migrants less
numerous than yesterday but
nonetheless abundant still.
There was a large & interesting
gathering of them on the back side
of Ball's Hill.
  Wrote in P.M. Walked to
Peterson's field at eve [evening] & dug some
violets.