L. Umbagog. [Lake Umbagog]
Ther. [thermometer] THURS. [Thursday] June 17, 1909 Wea. [weather]
Partly Cloudy.
Forenoon sunny & very warm.
Afternoon cloudy. Violent south 
wind all day.
Spent day on house boat 
where we are still preparing 
for  Chapman's coming. Went 
out sailing in the little canoe 
about 11. It was rather exciting
with heavy squalls of wind
ever now & then. Birds sang 
well all day in the woods 
about our canoe. The Grackles 
come in increasing numbers 
for bread. They taken most of 
it to my island to feed their
young I suppose. They light on
our house boat & the summer boats.
They & a Robin mobbed a [?]

L. Umbagog. [Lake Umbagog]
Ther. [thermometer] FRI. [Friday] June 18, 1909 Wea. [weather]
Clear
Clear and very cool with a full gale 
of wind from N.W. [northwest] increasing through 
day & into night. Seldom if ever
have i seen it blow harder here 
at any season. It was a great 
chance to test the canoes & I had 
both out under rags of sail about 
noon. They behaved exceedingly well 
especially the little one which seems
the better sea boat of the two. 
Of course I got very wet from the 
flying spray. The waves were very high 
at evening the wind increased & even 
in our sheltered cove it raged violently.
I spent forenoon on book.  In afternoon 
Jim and I came to Tyler Bay & cut
a number of "cedars" for masts & [?]
Birds sang very little to-day. An 
eagle swept through our cove at sunset.