Wea. [Weather] Fri. [Friday] Dec. [December] 21, 1906 Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy with fine warm rain.
The snow is wholly gone, the ice
nearly so; the grass comes out very
green again on the lawns.
  Spent day in Museum working
with Walter transferring books to the 
new cases. Went in town in late P.M.
dined alone at Youngs at 5.30,
attended evening meeting (6.30-10.30)
Committee on Legislation M.F.&G.P. Soc. [Massachusetts Fish and Game Protection Society].
Delegates present from Lynn, Worcester, &
Berkshire Co. [County] clubs, Very interesting meeting.

Wea. [Weather] Sat. [Saturday] 22 [December 22, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy and mild.
  Spent forenoon in Museum working 
on books. To Harvard Square
at noon. Bought a number of
plants at Carbone's. Back to
lunch at the Scudders'. At 
3 P.M. went to a birth-day
reception at Col. [Colonel] Higginson's (he
is now 84 years old).  Fine singing
by male quartet. About 25 people 
called. C. [Caroline] has had a severe headache
the past two days but is better now

Wea. [Weather] Sun. [Sunday] Dec. 23, 1906 [December 23, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Cloudy, snowing fitfully. About 4 inches
of damp snow fell last night clinging 
to trees and branches.  It is good sleighing
again. Spent A.M. in Museum 
writing letters.  In P.M. C. [Caroline] read
aloud to me & I went on some 
errands for her. We were to have
gone to a Christmas gathering at the
Chapman's this eve. [evening] but she was not
well enough. Saw 3 [in a flock] Chickadees & a 
White br. Nuthatch [white breasted nuthatch] in the elms in 
front of the Scudders, Buckingham St.

Wea [Weather] Monday 24 [December 24, 1906] Ther. [Thermometer]
13 [degrees]
20 [degrees]
Partly cloudy, calm, cold 
  Spent forenoon in Museum 
working on the books. To Harvard Sq [Harvard Square]
at noon for final Christmas shopping.
  Took Christmas gifts about the
neighborhood in P.M. To the Museum
at 5 o'clock. Mrs. Cobb, Lizzy Fuller
& C. [Caroline] had dressed my study with 
Christmas greens. We all took tea there
together & read aloud by the open fire.
C. [Caroline] & I opened our presents later & walked 
back to the Scudders at 10 P.M.
  A Red-bellied Nuthatch came to Museum
suet at 9 A.M.