Concord- Cambridge -Concord.
Wea. [Weather] Mon. Oct. 5, 1908 [Monday, October 5, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
  Clear & warm. Dead calm most of day.
Mr. Leverett departed this morning. I spent
day superintending work of men. I had
four carpenters besides James & George
working on the cabins. Pat worked at
Grading & Gilbert painted. Bensen &
Gilbert did not come.There were also 
Pierce & four men pruning trees & treating
gypsy moth nests.
  Took 4.24 train to Cambridge. To
Nuttall Club meeting at Batchings at 10.30
Spent night at our house.
Wea. [Weather] TUESDAY 6 [Tuesday, October 6, 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Cloudless & warm with light easterly winds.
  Spent most of forenoon in our Garden.
Saw there a dozen or more Robins, as many
White th. Sparrows [White-throated Sparrows], 2 Black-polls [Black-poll warblers] a
gray Purple Finch, 2 Goldfinches & a Flicker.
  With E.R.S. [Elizabeth R.Simmons] & Miss Allyn attended wedding 
of Sarah Russell (Jac's daughter) in Christ
Church at noon. We went afterwards to
reception at house. Big crowd there. 
C. [Caroline] had attack of rheumatism & could not go.
Jim & Mrs. Melvin called with automobile
at 2.30 & took E.R.S.& me to Concord to
see [?]. Later they took me to
Ball's Hill. A calmbeautiful evening.
Concord.
Wea. [Weather] Wed. [Wednesday] Oct. [October] 7, 1908 Ther. [Thermometer]
Forenoon cloudy; afternoon clear
warm & dead calm.
  Spent day at Ball's Hill working
with the men. James & George finished
slabbing the large new cabin, [Hosmer's?]
carpenter worked in the new small cabin
& in the canoe boat house, Pat shoveled
& graded. Five gypsy moth men worked
all yesterday & to-day in the woods across
the river, finishing there. As I was at the
canoe pit a Fish Hawk alighted in a maple
within 15 ft. [feet] of me. Paddled up river a little
way at sunset. Autumn coloring rather bright to-day.

Wea. [Weather] THURSDAY 8 [Thursday, October 8 1908] Ther. [Thermometer]
Clear & warmer with fresh W. [West] to S.W. [southwest] wind.
Foggy in early morning.
  Spent day at Ball's Hill working
with the men. Gilbert & James slabbed
the new chestnut cabin, Bensen worked
on the canals, Pat, Peter & George hauled
off brush. I worked chiefly with
[Hosmer's?] carpenter on the canoe boat house
& the well cover.
  Padded [paddled] up river to the Lagoon at sunset.
Saw a Great Blue Heron. Heard a Sora &
a Short bill Marsh Wren. Song & Swamp
Sparrows in full song.