Washington
Wea. [Weather] TUES. [Tuesday] FEB. 4, 1908 [February 4, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & cooler with easterly winds.
An interrupted day.  At 9.30 I
went to F. St. to get a concert ticket
for C. [Caroline Brewster]; at 10 to the Shoreham to
take Miss Gregerson to Nat. Museum [U.S. National Museum]
and Smithsonian, where we spent two
hours; at 1.30 to Dr. Allens, where
I had my plate tinkered some more;
at 3.30 to the auction room on G. Street
to show C. a fine collection of Japanese
works of art; at 4 to the Ontario where
I packed a muffler, handkerchiefs etc to
send to Henry. C. read to me after dinner
[margin]Two Fish Crows at the Gordon this
morning, one perched on the cupola.[/margin]

Wea. [Weather] Wednesday 5 [February 5, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
20 [degrees]
Cloudy, cold, snowing all day covering
the ground to a depth of 4 or 5 inches by
nightfall.  For the first time since I came
the footfalls of horses on the asphalt are
not heard in our rooms.
  Spent most of day in hotel lobby
working on Umbagog M.S. [Umbagog manuscript]  Walked to the
Treasury after breakfast and went by car
to 11th St and back after lunch buying
three novels at Brentano's and some paper too
C. [Caroline Brewster] had a heavy fall this forenoon while
on her way to see Sally Dearborn who arrived
at the Hamilton last evening.

Washington.
Wea. [Weather] THUR. [Thursday] FEB. 6, 1908 [February 6, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
46 [degrees]
Cloudless, calm, mild. Nearly six inches
of snow at sunrise. The warm air & clear
sun wasted it rapidly & sidewalks & crossings
were everywhere bare before sunset.
  Spent forenoon in hotel lobby working on 
Umbagog matter. Walked to Saturday Matinee.
On way back saw Purple Grackle, fine ad. [adult male],
perfectly typical, in Lafayette Park. It was low
down in elm & I within 20 ft. It finally
flew off strongly. C. [Caroline Brewster] did not leave our rooms
to-day. Nelson called at 8.30 P.M. & stayed
until 10.15. We sat in lobby & had a good talk.

Wea. [Weather] FRIDAY 7 [February 7, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
26 [degrees]
38 [degrees]
Clear; cooler; fresh N.W. [northwest] wind.
Two Crows cawing near the Gordon
at sunrise this morning. House Sparrows
thronging the parks & becoming noisy, of late.
  Spent most of day in hotel lobby
working on the Umbagog introduction.
I am trying to describe the lake, its
coves, its marshes etc. concisely yet
entertainingly, a difficult task.
  C. [Caroline Brewster] & I walked to the fower [flower] store on
14th St. just after lunch. She read aloud
to me this evening from the "Broken Road",
a capital story.