Wea. [Weather] TUES. Tuesday AUG. 15, 1905 [August 15, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with steady & heavy rain.
Wind S. [south] very cool.
  More proof of Cambridge Birds
came this morning. I worked on
it nearly all day. Mary Greenough
arrived at 6 P.M. to spend
the night.
  Mary Greenough arrived from
West Chop this evening.
  Wea. [Weather] WEDNESDAY 16 [August 16, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with N.E. [northeast] wind and
steady rain. Very chilly.
  Spent day in Museum working
on text of Cambridge Birds.
  Gilbert went to Concord &
painted in the parlor of the 
farm house with Forbush.
  Spent the evening in the den
with Mary Greenough. Carry
though still improving was tired
& went to bed early.
  Wea. [Weather] THUR. [Thursday] AUG. 17, 1905 [August  17, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
53 [degrees]
  Clear and cool with light W. [west]
wind.
  Spent most of A.M. driving 
about Cambridge looking for 
houses with Miss Holman who
is thinking of starting a boarding
house in our neighborhood.
  More proof arrived this morning
& I worked on it all the
afternoon. Larry killed Mrs. Cobbs
canary & got a sound whipping
for it. Mary G. left us this morning.
I spent this evening at Joe Russells.
  Wea. [Weather] FRIDAY 18 [August 18, 1905] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & cool with light W. [west] wind.
a fine day.
  Worked on proof of Cambridge
Birds all this forenoon & took
it to the printers for fresh proofs,
just after dinner. Dined with
C. [Caroline] on the back piazza. Spent
P.M. revising M.S. [manuscript] of unfinished
part of Cambridge Birds.
  Orioles & Red-eyes the only 
birds singing now.