Washington
Ther. [thermometer] TUES. [Tuesday] APRIL 20, 1909 Wea. [Weather]
Stormy
Cloudy with chill N.E. [northeast] wind
and frequent showers.
Arrivals. Wood Thrush singing at 
daybreak; Chimney Swift, flock of
40 or 50 over city at 5 P.M.
  At Dr. Allen's 8.45-11 A.M.
3.30-5.40 P.M. He finished &
cemented in a "bridge" on my 
lower jaw left-side. I saw the 
swifts while in his chair. 3 or 4
of them at first, later the big flock.
Spent middle part of day in 
Henry's rooms at Ontario reading
& writing letters. A Carolina Wren, 
with a tiresome, never varied song, 
sang all the time I was there.
The dental work is getting on my
nerves. I shall be glad when it
is over.

Washington
Ther. [thermometer] WED. [Wednesday] APRIL 21, 1909 Wea. [Weather]
Stormy
A second cool rainy day with
easterly winds.
At Dr. Allen's from 8.30 to 11 A.M. 
& from 2.30 to 5 P.M. He 
ground down two teeth to near
stubs & extracted the nerve of one
of them. Returned to Ontario
in forenoon & lunched there alone.
Henry & I spent evening talking.
Carolina Wrens & Cardinals &
a Brown Thrasher singing all
day long. Horse chestnuts & 
apple trees in nearly full leaf.
Dandelions passing out of bloom.
Uncut grass six inches tall.
General appearance of vegetation
in city about as it is by May 20
at home.