Cambridge-Bethel
Ther. [Thermometer]   SUN. APRIL 2, 1911 [Sunday, April 2, 1911]  Wea.[Weather]
Sparrow Hawks nesting in      
Brattle St. Cambridge. 
Fine 
Clear & cold with brisk N.W. [northwest] wind
Breakfasted alone. Gilbert [Robert Alexander Gilbert] came at 10
to take luggage to town. I started for 
church at 10.30 Passing Chauncey Smith
place saw both Sparrowhawks  [female] circling
over, [male] pushed in dead top of old
pine then entering Flicker [?] in S.side [south side] of 
trunk 30 ft. above ground. He did not come
out again as long as I looked about 3 minutes.
Gilbert saw a bird in pine yesterday.
Without doubt they intend nesting in this tree.
  Met C.[Caroline] at St. Johns 10.40. Good sermon
by Dean Hodges. After it we were driven to 
Porter's [Porter Square] & went in town to lunch together
at North Station. I took 1.15 train in 
Portland arriving (later) at 5.45. Went 
to Falmouth Hotel for supper. Took 7 P.M. 
train for Bethel arriving about 9.40.
Warm welcome by Doctor & Mrs. G.  Also by
George Farnsworth here on brief visit.
No snow between Boston & Portland. Only
a little Portland - South Paris. [?] [?] --
feet deep at Bethel where midwinter conditions
still persist.
Bethel
Ther. [Thermometer]   MON. APRIL 3, 1911 [Monday, April 3, 1911]   Wea.[Weather]
Fine.
Brilliantly clear with light W.[west] wind.
Dazzlingly bright sunlight on
snow fields everywhere 2 ft. deep.
Village streets smooth-trodden like 
marble pavement. One or two Crows
flying about, cawing lustily. No other
spring birds. A Blue Jay, 3 Chickadees,
a Hairy Woodpecker & a Downy [downy woodpecker] at suet
in elm by house.
  Walked to village after breakfast.
Late in forenoon Doctor Gehring made
a physical examination with catheter etc.
He thinks my troubles are due to an
enlarged prostate.
  In P.M. the Doctor & I went to 
the woods below the house where we 
rambled about for an hour.
Our [?] walk on the solid snow without
snow shoes [slumping?] but [?]. Spent
evening in lounge with the ladies.