Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] May 27, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudy with light showers
in A.M. Wind S.W. [southwest] A sultry day.
  Spent A.M. with John Thayer
in his new Museum at S. Lancaster [South Lancaster].
It is a beautiful little building &
the collection is already a strong one.
  Took 3.17 P.M. train for Concord.
To W. Bedford [West Bedford] by electric & thence
across the river. Sam Henshaw
came up by 5.30 train to pass
Sunday at the farm.
  Wea. [Weather] Sunday 28 [May 28, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & warm with light W. [west] wind.
A June day very perfect & beautiful.
  Sam Henshaw & I walked up road 
to Swift place after breakfast.
R.I. Jackson, Mrs. J., & two of their
children with Walter Deane arrived
at farm at 10.30. We all walked
to Ball's Hill & had dinner at
the cabin. The party left at 3.30.
  Henshaw & I walked back & then
went to Abbott Lawrence's woods
to see the big oak. Yellow breasted
chat singing all day in our Berry Pas. [Berry Pasture]
  Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] May 29, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
87 [degrees]
  Clear & very warm with                                    
light W. [west] wind
  Spent day on farm, working
most of time with the men.
  We cleared out the hen house
& arranged things in old barn cellar.
The Chat in full song in early
morning in the Berry Pasture.
  The drought is becoming severe
& vegetation is suffering badly.
There are few migrants. 
  Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 30 [May 30, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  A.M. cloudy; P.M. clear; light
rain last night wetting ground several inches
deep.
  Spent most of day in house
correcting proof of Introduction to
Cambridge Birds. Walked to
Birch Field at morning & to Ritchie pl. [Ritchie place]
at evening. Mosquitoes numerous &
savage. Woods in nearly full leaf.
A few migrants linger still. Heard
2 Blackpolls & an Usea Warbler near
house this morning.