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Ther. [Thermometer] FRI. [Friday] OCT. 13, 1911 [October 13, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Brilliantly clear with strong
cold N.W. [northwest] wind. Most of the
maple leaves fell yesterday & the
trees are nearly or quite bare. The
oaks have turned since Monday
& their foliage is now gorgeous
if not at its very best.
  Many small birds about. The
cold wind drove a lot of them to
seek shelter along the S. [south] side of 
Ball's Hill. Here I saw a Yellow
Palm Warbler, a dozen or more
Yellow rumps, a single Black poll
a Ruby-crown Kinglet (singing well)
2 Golden-crests, 2 Hermit Thrushes,
a Purple Finch, a Robin & a Fox 
Sparrow. I spent most of day near 
the cabins working with Pat & 
planting a number of tulips, crocuses
& ferns. Walked to Davis Hill at
evening. On way back saw a 
Long-eared Owl. It flew back &
forth many times, alighting in
the big black oak by the swampy hollow
[margin]Fresh tracks of deer in Pine Park. 40 [in a flock] Crow Blackbirds flying S.W. [southwest] at sunset.[/margin]
Concord
Ther. [Thermometer] SAT. [Saturday] OCT. 14, 1911 [October 14, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Fine
Clear & warm with light S.W. [southwest] wind.
Oak foliage at Ball's Hill making 
a superb show. Big hickories at
Farm glorious old gold. Huckleberry
& high blueberry deep wine color.
Black alders loaded with coral red
berries. James & Zeph picking Baldwin
apples of fine quality. The apple
crop at farm by far the best we
have ever had over 100 bbls (barrels) in all.
Crisp & perfectly sound fruit.
  Spent most of forenoon at Ball's H. [Ball's Hill]
working with Pat. We planted ferns
& did a section of land up the hill.
Hosmer came to see about shed at P.P. [Pine Park]
I drove to Farm with him. Mrs.
James gave me a dinner there as 
Gilbert had gone to Cambridge. I 
returned to B.H. [Ball's Hill] at 3. At 4 Alicia Keyes
& a woman friend of hers landed. I took
them over Hill E.H. & Forbush arrived at 
6 to pass night