Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] SUN. OCT. 29, 1911. [Sunday, October 29, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
20º [20 degrees]   Fine
Brilliantly clear with fresh S.W. [southwest] wind.
Last night the coldest thus far. Ground
frozen hard this morning. But the
southerly wind & clear sunshine made
the day comfortably warm.
 In forenoon I went with Bensen
to Birch Id. [Birch Island] woods & arranged with
him to cut off about 2 acres of the
younger growth that has been killed
by moths within past two years.
  In P.M. I went with Zeph to
Davis Hill & marked a great
number of dead & dying oaks there
for cutting. Pat was with us.
He is to have the branches .
  Saw many birds but none of
special interest. C.[Caroline] telephoned at
2 P.M. to say that E.R.S. [Elizabeth Simmons] is no
worse & having a fairly comfortable day.
Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. OCT. 30, 1911 [Monday, October 30, 1911] Wea. [Weather]
Fine
Mysterious bird with whit call
seen for second time this autumn.
  Sunny with thin clouds gathering
at sunset. Country white with hoar frost
in early morning but most of day deliciously 
warm with little or no wind.
  Spent entire day at Farm working with
the men. In forenoon planted a lot of
tulips, squills, snow drops and grape hyacinth.
In afternoon planted roses & finished
clearing out shed at Ritchie place. Two
carpenters working on new shed by orchard
finished it to-day. Mrs. & Mr. C.F.
Batchelder [Mr. and Mrs. Charles Forster Batchelder] called at noon as I was at
lunch & stayed over an hour. They
were walking from Concord to Bedford.
Gilbert [Robert Alexander Gilbert] returned Sharp tail Grouse [sharp-tailed grouse] to Jim
Melvin in Boston & also visited our
Cambridge house. He brought cheering 
news of E.R.S. [Elizabeth Simmons] who seems decidedly better.
I heard the mysterious whit whit call
at 8 A.M. & saw the bird well as it
flew over field front of house. (cf. Journal)