Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] June 12, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with very heavy rain
beginning about 8 A.M. & lasting
until sunset. Wind S.W. [southwest]
  Spent day in shed & barn
doing various things but chiefly
superintending the men.
  Karl Ellison began work this
morning. Pat worked about 2 hours.
Forbush worked in P.M.
  Heard a strange cry at evening
in Barrett Run. It was a little
like a Saw whet owls.
  Wea. [Weather] Tuesday 13 [May 13, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  A.M. clear & warm with
light S.W. [southwest] wind. Heavy thunder
shower in late P.M. Evening 
oppressively sultry.
  Spent day about house
& shed. Karl working. I did
some painting. After tea
walked through Pulpit Rock
woods and Birch Field Field into Prescott's
pines. Mosquitoes savage.
Few birds singing. One busy
Green Heron flying over pines.
  Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] June 14, 1905 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & warm with light W. [west] wind.
  Spent A.M. about house working
chiefly in garden. In P.M. went
to Prescott pines with Forbush, James
& Frank. Cut a lot of young white
pines for timbers. Walked to Ritchie
place at evening.
  For the past three evenings Hylas
Toads & Tree toads have made a simply 
deafening noise in the little pond across the
road. The Toads & Hylas are still
giving their early spring notes. I also heard
last evening & the eve. [evening] before the Quail like
whistle I heard in the woods last year.
  Wea. [Weather] Thursday 15 [May 15,1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & oppressively warm,
with light W. [west] wind.
  Spent day working close about
the house. Karl Ellison & another
of Lowden's men began on a
sort of pavilion camp to be used
on July 4. It is where we had one
last year. Forbush & James also
worked on it. Gilbert found a
fresh deer track in wood between
here & Ritchie place. Forbush saw
a large Buck in Pine Park this eve. [evening]