Cambridge - Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] THURS. [Thursday] JUNE 15, 1911 Wea. [Weather]
Fine
Clear & cool with light N.W. [Northwest] wind.
  Gilbert & I with "Larry" took 8.07
A.M. train to W. Bedford [West Bedford]. Crossing
river met Pat at cabin and spent
entire forenoon roaming through
woods with him, visiting Holden's,
Blakeman, Pine & Davis Hills. The
foliage is looking well in most places
even where we have done nothing to
control the situation. Ball's Hill was
thoroughly sprayed by Pierce, June 5-7.
We reached Farm about noon. Gilbert
had house open & dinner ready there.
In P.M. I rambled about Farm.
  Was in Berry Pasture at sunset.
Mountain laurel in full bloom.
Deer tracks everywhere. Fine lot of
birds about farm house. The heavy 
spraying there does not seem to have
done them the least harm. 

Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] FRI. [Friday] JUNE 16, 1911 Wea. [Weather]
Mixed.
Forenoon sunny & cool with N.W. [Northwest] wind.
Afternoon largely cloudy, sultry, with
a succession of showers, two of them
heavy with thunder & lightning. 
  Mr. & Mrs. J.C.Melvin called at 9 A.M. 
At 10 they took me off in their new
English automobile. We went first to
Concord & then to Carlisle where we
spent half an hour with George Robbins
his wife & daughter. Got back at
11.45. Country between the Assabet River
& Carlisle devastated by gypsy & brown
tail caterpillars & woods everywhere
stripped bare or nearly so. Conditions
much worse than they have ever been
here where by comparison the foliage seems
now quite perfect. Smith O. Dexter
came at noon to dine with me.
We had a good talk. In afternoon
I went about with Pat laying out
his summer's work & working with 
him in the lane.