English Lakes - Derwent Water
Ther. [Thermometer] THURS. [Thursday] SEPT. 23, 1909 [September 23, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
Mixed.
Forenoon sunny; afternoon cloudy with
showers. Deliciously warm in forenoon.
  We all went to Derwent Water by
motor (23 miles) starting at 11.30 a.m.
Passed Rydal Water, Grassmere & Thirsmere.
Saw a Kestrel "wind hovering". Lunched
at inn & took electric launch up Derwent
Water to Lodore, a wild & beautiful 
glen with meagre waterfall. On lake saw
a Heron, a Cormorant, Gulls of 2 kinds,
3 Moorhens. Derwent Water is 5 miles
in length. It is inferior to Ulleswater [Ullswater]
& superior to Windermere, in beauty.
Saw plenty of golden rod (the first) 
in Lodore glen. Rooks much less common
in this region than in low country.
Had several good talks at morn. & eve
with Lt. Col. Clough Taylor a most agreeable
Englishman & a keen sportsman & fair naturalist. 

English Lakes - Windermere
Ther. [Thermometer] FRI. [Friday] SEPT. 24, 1909 [September 24, 1909] Wea. [Weather]
Dull.
Cloudy & threatening but with no rain.
Rather warm.
  We all rested today doing a 
little shopping, writing letters etc.
  I had several long talks with
Col. Clough Taylor. He has an
excellent field knowledge of British birds
& has imitated for me the
love call of the Woodcock, a rough
grating sort of sound, and the
flight note of the Snipe which is
evidently somewhat different from
that of our bird. He deplores the
modern practice of driving Partridges
Grouse etc. yet takes part in
it & makes minimum bags at times,
as everyone seems to do here now.
We read aloud in C's room in
afternoon & evening.