Concord
Wea. [Weather] Fri. [Friday] April 13, 1906 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudless, calm, much warmer.
  First Tree Swallows 3 [in a flock]. Flock of 30 to 40
Geese passed over house at 4 P.M.
  Spent most of day sitting in a
chair in sun at E. [east] end of shed
watching & directing work on pigeon house.
Purdie collected a lot of ground pine
to take to Readville this P.M. to put
on Roland's coffin. He will return to-morrow.
Fox Sparrows singing gloriously most of day.
12 of them feeding on bank front of house.

 Wea. [Weather] Saturday 14 [April 14, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
36 [degrees]
60 [degrees]
  Cloudy with strong, raw
S.W. [southwest] wind. A gloomy chilly day.
  Spent most of day in house.
Mr. & Mrs. J.C. Melvin & Mr. Baker
arrived in an automobile at 11 A.M.
and stayed until 4 P.M.
  I walked down the lane to
the cedars at 5 P.M. but I suffered
for it later as my knee became very 
painful again. Purdie returned
at 5.45. Roland's funeral at 2 P.M.
to-day.

Concord.
Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] April 15, 1906 Ther. [Thermometer]
58 [degrees] max [maximum]
  Heavy rain in A.M. P.M.
cloudy clearing at sunset.
  Knee better today. Walked to foot
of lane after breakfast and to
Bungalow at sunset without bringing
on any serious pain. Heard a
Ruby-crowned Kinglet singing near house
& a Field Sparrow across road, both
"arrivals." Edward Emerson & his son
William called in forenoon & stayed
about an hour.

Wea. [Weather] Monday 16, 1906 Ther. [Thermometer]
42 [degrees]  
63 [degrees]
  Clear with light N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Chippies noted for first time.
  Spent A.M. superintending work on
the pigeon house which drags terribly.
Took several short walks about the
place. My knee much better.
  Purdie [Henry A. Purdie] & I had a delightful drive
with Betty in P.M. We started at 2.30,
made a call at the Emersons (where
we saw Mrs. E. & Florence's baby) and thence
drove to Carlisle & back by the road
to the farm.