Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] SUN. [Sunday] JULY 11, 1909 Wea. [Weather]
Clear
Clear & rather warm with fresh S. [South] wind.
  Devoted entire day to investigating
gypsy moth situation here. Spent
forenoon near river. Hardwood trees
stripped & evergreens partly so along east
& upper flanks of Ball's Hill from E. [East] end
to near west end. West end of Blakeman
side & east end of Holdens Hill
stripped bare. Pine Ridge untouched,
Davis Hill lightly infested, Prescott
pines [lightly infested], Birch Id [Birch Island] woods nearly leafless.
  To farm in P.M. The woods there
utterly ruined except in Barrett Run.
Birch Field a leafless desert with pitch
pines & white pines ruined. Pulpit Rock
woods nearly all gone the largest hemlocks
perfectly bare - some big pines still intact.
Berry pasture lightly infested. Paddled
up river to Lagoon 7 - 8 P.M.  

Concord - Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. [Monday] JULY 12, 1909 Wea. [Weather]
Clear & warm
Early morn. cloudy. Rest of day clear & 
warm with light S.W. [Southwest] wind.
  Gilbert & I returned to Cambridge
by 8.13 train. Saw Lombard, Keyes,
Jack Ames & Mr. Robs in smoking car. 
  Spent day in Museum. Mr. Blackwell
called at 2.30. We went over his house
together to discuss improvements. I agreed
to allow $415 for new furnace & $154
for painting etc. Mackintire sent out
Estate checks by Lester for me to
sign. Two cherry trees loaded with
ripe fruit & 2 more fairly full.
Robins, Cat bird, family of Oriole &
host of House Sparrows feasting there.
Robin & Red-eye only birds singing.
Young Chippy seen. Purdie joined
me just before supper. We spent
evening in den talking.