London
Ther. [Thermometer] SUN. JULY 23, 1911 [Sunday, July 23,1911] Wea. [Weather]
Fair
Partly sunny, partly cloudy. Comfortably
cool with fresh S.W. [southwest] wind. Thus the
prolonged droght [drought] continues unbroken by so
much as a drop of rain. The newspapers
give much space to accounts of the damage it 
has wrought. There are now daily reports of
fires in woods, gorse & grass attributed, as a
rule, to ignition directly from the sun's rays
which are even said to twist & distort
steel rails into the semblance of gigantic snakes
& thereby to cause derailment of trains!
Apparently it has been the driest summer & also
one of the hottest, for 25 years.
  I spent entire day in hotel resting but
at evening I took a short walk. Mrs Goode
& her daughter Edith came at 4.30 to
afternoon tea with us & Mrs. Morris, 
staying until 7. We talked with
Mrs. Morris all the evening.
London - Canterbury
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. JULY 24, 1911 [Monday, July 24, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Fine
Clear with light southerly wind.
Forenoon warm; afternoon cool.
  With E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] & Miss [?] I
left London at 9.20 by South Eastern
& Chatham R.R. [Railroad] for Canterbury which
we reached at 11.30. The way lay
through Kent a pretty rolling country
with innumerable extensive orchards of apple, 
pear, cherry & other fruit trees & many
hop fields. After luncheon at Mrs.
[Callands?] we went to the Cathedral.
It is more beautiful & interesting than
any I have ever seen before but less
impressive than Durham or Winchester.
Also visited oldest church in England
St. Martins. Heard Blackbird & Thrush
in nearly full song. Heron flying over
high up at evening. Also swarms of
Swifts at eve [evening]. Sat out in garden
after supper. Calm & cool.