Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] FRI. MAR. 19. 1909 [Friday, March 19, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
24 [24 degrees]   Partly cloudy.
Forenoon sunny. Afternoon partly
cloudy. Early morning cold.
Warm at midday with house flies,
bees & a few small gray moths
flying about in sheltered places.
  Went to Ball's Hill after breakfast 
by way of Howe's pasture &
Holden's Hill, returning over
Pine Ridge & through Bensen's fields.
  Heard Chickadees, 2 Song Sparrows 
& 4 Red-wings [Red-winged Blackbirds] singing but nothing 
else. Robins calling near house at
sunrise & sunset.
  Spent most of afternoon in
Birch Field blazing trees to mark
a wood road I propose cutting.
Only Pat working today
James laid up with a cold.
The cow brought back from Cambridge.
Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] SAT. MAR. 20, 1909 [Saturday, March 20, 1909]  Wea. [Weather]
Mostly cloudy.
About 2 in. [2 inches] of damp snow fell last night
loading trees & bushes. It melted slowly
through day & was nearly all gone by
night when the weather turned cold
again with a strong N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Gilbert [Robert Alexander Gilbert] & I were out photographing
from 8 to 10 A.M. It was then
cloudy & perfectly calm. I exposed
eight plates most of them at
our little lane which was very pretty
& picturesque. Started a Partridge.
Heard Redpolls many times & saw
a flock of about 20 on wing. One
bird sang its sweet smooth trill.
  Mr. & Mrs. Blackwell came from 
Cambridge at 2.30 to see the
Ritchie house. They departed at 3.45.
After that I took a walk to Birch
Field. Saw nothing of interest.