Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] Oct. 6, 1906 [October 6, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy and very warm with fresh S.W. [southwest]
wind which brought showers in late 
P.M. Densely foggy in morning. 
  Walked to Ritchie place after 
breakfast. Karl and Elsen began work 
there yesterday on a shed to be 
built on the site of the former barn. 
  Returned to Ball's Hill at 10 A.M. 
Spent rest of day there, working 
with the men. We finished various 
odd tasks and put everything in order. 
Forbush worked in P.M. Few birds to-day.

Wea. [Weather] Sunday 7 [October 7, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear with violent N.W. [northwest] 
wind. Very cool. 
  Spent most of A.M. arranging 
things in wood shed. Edward Emerson 
& his nephew a Mr. Emerson from New York
called about noon and stayed an hour. 
In P.M. I paddled down river to 
Birch Island & walked thence to farm.
  Returning through road to Bensen's I 
saw a large yellow Fox in Mr. Howe's 
pasture. He was within 20 yards at one time. 
Red Maples and Tupelos very brilliantly 
colored to-day. No other foliage much
[margin]changed as yet. Lots of flowers
in bloom at farm, dahlias, zinnias etc. Some of the red maples
very brilliantly colored to-day.

Wea. [Weather] Mon. [Monday] Oct. 8, 1906 [October 8, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Brilliantly clear with light N.W. [northwest]
wind changing to S.W. in late P.M. 
  Spent day at farm overseeing the work 
of the men, chiefly at Ritchie place.
The red maples in the swamps were 
gorgeously colored everywhere this morning.
  Birds very numerous; evidently a fresh 
flight from the north arrived last night. 
A Ruby-crowned Kinglet and a solitary Vireo 
in full song near cabin 8 A.M. Saw at 
last a dozen Hermit Thrushes & twice that number of 
Peabody Birds.

[Wea.] Weather  Tuesday 9 [October 9, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
  A.M. sunny with a full gale of wind from
S. [south]. P.M. cloudy with frequent showers. A very
heavy thunder storm at 8 P.M. Very warm.
  To farm at 8 A.M. Spent most of 
A.M. working at Ritchie place of P.M. at the 
pond in the berry pasture. The wind
was simply terrific at times. 
James drove me to Concord in late P.M. 
to meet the 5.30 train which brought 
Ruthven Deane and his wife. It was
nearly dark when we reached the farm. 
We had a good talk in the parlor
in the evening.