Oxford.
Ther. [Thermometer] SUN. [Sunday] SEPT. 19, 1909 [September 19, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
Fine.
  Early morning foggy; forenoon
sunny but hazy; afternoon cloudless &
brilliantly clear. Very warm, no wind.
  Visited the Park three times, before
breakfast, about 10 A.M. & 4.30 P.M.
During forenoon visit walked down to
the Rollers, thence along the whole
river front & entirely around Park, a
distance of fully a mile. The Park
was literally swarming with birds
Robins & Starlings in full song everywhere.
Heard at least 25 or 30 of former. Saw
a Wagtail with yellow underparts by river.
  Wrote journal & letters in P.M. &
packed trunks. C. [Caroline Brewster] & the others off
most of day. George & Bessy came
down in the evening. George says
that the hail that fell two days
ago is not all gone yet. He saw some
in his garden this afternoon & a drift
in a neighbors yard 5 in. [inches] deep this at 5 P.M.
Oxford - Windemere [Windermere]
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. [Monday] SEPT. 20, 1909 [September 20, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
Fair
Partly cloudy. Rather warm - Little wind.
  C. [Caroline Brewster], E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons], Miss Howard & I left Oxford
at 9.45 a.m. for the English Lakes, Miss
Allyn remaining behind. We made only
one change of cars - at Bletchley Junction.
Ordered lunch baskets which were put on
our train at Rugby. Each had half a cold
roast chicken, lettuce, ham, bread, butter
& cheese & a pint bottle of claret, the whole
at 3 shillings & well worth it. I read
the newspapers & looked out of window.
Saw fewer birds than usual. Went over
precisely the same ground as on my way
from Scotland last week as far as Lancaster.
  Reached Windermere at 4.40 & walked
up the slope to Riggs Hotel. Had tea
on terrace in sun. After that walked
down street to old church & up hill
behind house where we got a fine view
of Windermere Lake. It reminds me of
Lake Umbagog & is very pretty, with a jumble
of mountains about it. Robins singing
everywhere at sunset - delicious music