Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] Oct. 10, 1906 [October 10, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer] 
  Cloudy, calm, warm, clearing at sunset.
  Everything drenched this morning by
the violent rain last night. The
Deanes & I sat in the parlor until
9 A.M. when we started forth. The
sun came out for a few minutes & we 
heard a Bluebird, a Phoebe & a Flicker
singing near the house. At 11 A.M. 
we started for Ball's Hill. We got there 
at noon & dined in the cabin. Rowed
down to Birch Island in P.M. The
Deanes took 4.24 train to Cambridge.
I walked to farm after they had left &
returned to cabin by dark for the night.

Wea. [Weather] Thursday 11 [October 11, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Partly cloudy. Forenoon warm with
violent S.W. [southwest] wind. Afternoon cool with W. [west] wind.
  Spent day at Ritchie place grading 
about the new shed and cutting
down a number of trees in the
woods where the red pines grow.
Pierce & his men finished their work
on the big clear. They are finding
Gypsy moths nests in some numbers
at the farm. They have discovered
two in Pulpit Rock woods & one
in front of the cabin.

Wea.[Weather] Fri. Oct. 12, 1906 [Friday, October 12, 1906] Ther.[Thermometer]
Brilliantly clear with light N.W.[northwest]
wind. Heavy white frost this morning.
Middle of day deliciously warm.
  Spent day at farm working most
of time in Berry Pasture. Four men
were hauling dirt as they enlarged the
pond on the west side. I had one with 
me cutting down trees. James & Forbush
were shingling the new shed at Ritchies pl.[place].
Jim Melvin called about 4 P.M.
The walks from & to the cabin at
morning & evening were delightful. The
autumn coloring very rich in places.

Wea.[Weather] Saturday 13 [Saturday, October 13, 1906] Ther.[Thermometer]
                                                                                            24[degrees]
Brilliantly clear with light N.W.[northwest]
wind. Water & ground frozen at daybreak.
Warm in middle of day.
  Spent day at farm working in
the Berry pasture. Cut out a number
of paths & thinned the trees in places.
Three or four of the men worked on
the western area of the pond finishing
it by night. Forbush & James were
shingling the new shed.
Birds numerous. First Snow Bunting &
Fox Sparrow noted.