Oxford
Ther. [Thermometer] SUN. [Sunday] JULY 9, 1911 Wea. [Weather]
Fine
Brilliantly clear & deliciously cool
with fresh N.W. [northwest] wind. The heat &
scorching sunlight of the past few days
has burnt up the lawns & grass-fields
which now look as sere and lifeless as 
in New England during severe drought.
Bird songs rapidly declining. I heard
to-day nothing but 2 Thrushes singing
fully & brokenly & the full song of a 
Hedge Sparrow given thrice.
Spent forenoon writing letters. At 3 P.M.
Gorham came to take me to see an eccentric
& interesting man Mr. Townsend who
lived in Texas years ago as a rancher.
He teaches boys to shoot & to use the lasso.
We went then to the Keith-kopps to
afternoon tea. C. [Caroline Brewster] E. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] & Bessy & Ruth
met us there. Miss K. showed me her 
flower garden. She has several plants new
to me. Several young Englishmen dropped
in & we had much pleasant talk.
After dinner. C. & I went to the Park
It was alive with people largely [?]
Oxford - Cambridge.
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. [Monday] JULY 10, 1911 Wea. [Weather]
75 [degrees] Perfect.
Brilliantly clear & deliciously cool with
fresh N.E. [northeast] wind & absolutely no haze. Exactly
like a mid-October day at home.
C. [Caroline Brewster] E. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] Bessy & Howard Jefferson left Oxford
in a motor car at 9 A.M. I left by train
& joined them at Bedford where we
lunched at the Swan after seeing John
Bunyan's house. I went on with them
by motor to Cambridge which we reached
at 3.30. Soon after this we visited
Kings Chapel for afternoon service with
most heavenly music. After this we rambled
about through the wonderful parks at
the rear of Kings Chapel & Trinity. Back 
to dine at the Bull at 7. At 8 we were
all on the river in a punt propelled by
Howard. We first went up & then down
until stopped by locks. Never have I seen
anything of the kind so wondrously
beautiful. It is wholly artificial & a 
noble specimen of an old world water
& land park. Birds swarming everywhere.
Saw Sand Martins feeding 4 young in
mouth of brick drain (1 foot [?]) in
brick wall. Thrushes Robins & Blackbirds
singing. Swarms of Swifts. Back to Inn
[margin]at 9.30 (still day light)[/margin]