Cambridge-Bethel.
Ther [Thermometer] TUES. JUNE 1, 1909 [Tuesday, June 1, 1909]  Wea. [Weather]
Clear
Brilliantly clear with fresh W. [westerly] wind
  Gilbert [Robert Alexander Gilbert] & I took 8 A.M. train
for Bethel lunching at Portland.
Reached Bethel at 4.20. Spent
night at hotel. Called on Mr. Herrick
& at the Gehrings where I saw only
Miss Bull the Doctor & Mrs. G. being
in Cleveland. Apple trees just coming 
into blooms.  Town alive with birds
Heard a House Wren, a Yellow Warbler
& 2 Cat birds. Also Warbling Vireo
Orioles, Whippoorwill etc.
The vegetation generally about
ten days behind that at home.
Little or no differences between
Boston & Portland & thence to 
Mechanic Falls.
Bethel-Lakeside.
Ther. [Thermometer] WED. JUNE 2, 1909 [Wednesday, June 2, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
Fair
Partly cloudy. Warm with light S.W. [southwest]
wind. Cold last night & early this morning.
Left Bethel at 9.30 and reached
Lakeside at 4.30 dining at Killgore's
at noon. Alfred True drove me up in
a Bethel Horse team, a light covered buggy
drawn by pair quiet horses. We took
our time & made many stops. No change
in vegetation up to Notch. In & beyond this
the trees and bushes were only beginning to unfold
their leaves. Lots of wildflowers. In Notch   
the roadside bordered on left for hundreds
of yards by beds of Claytonia vi. [Claytonia virginica] mixed
with Dutchman's breeches both in full bloom.
Dog tooth violets [dogtooth violets] abundant here. Purple &
painted trilliums numerous everywhere. Northern
Shad in fullest bloom & very festive.
Hobble bush at its best, etc. All the birds
apparently present. Heard great numbers of 
them apparently in Notch where noted 3
Bay-breast [bay-breasted warblers]. Saw a White crowned Sparrow
in North Bethel. Bobolinks scattered all 
the way. Gilbert arrived by stage at
6.30. Jim McLeod met me at 4.30