Cambridge 
Ther. [Thermometer] Mon. [Monday] Nov. 6, 1911 [November 6, 1911] Wea. [Weather] 
Dull.
Cloudy & chilly with easterly wind
which brought rain at evening.
  Spent day in Museum working
on the Purdie memorial but making
poor progress. C. [Caroline Brewster] worked in P.M.
copying the eight sheets of M.S. [manuscript] already
written. No visitors. Cook & second
girl gave notice. C. discouraged &
talking of closing house. E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons]
gaining steadily but slowly.
  Nuttall Club meeting this evening. 18
present. Underwood gave interesting talk
with lantern slides anent a trip into
Big Cypress, Florida. Reports of lots
of Ducks in Fresh Pond to-day, among
them 2 Red head Drakes & a Drake Mallard.
After looking at my skins I am now
convinced that the white bird seen by
me yesterday was a [female] Old Squaw. 
Baker reports Scaups (big ones mostly) in
Back Bay Basin, 200 yesterday 100 to-day.

Cambridge 
Ther. [Thermometer] Tues. [Tuesday] Nov. 7, 1911 [November 7, 1911] Wea. [Weather] 
60 [degrees] max [maximum] Fine
Sunny & very mild with light W. [West] wind.
  Spent entire day in Museum
working ceaselessly on the Memorial &
making some progress at it although
not as much as I should. It so
completely absorbed my thoughts that I
forgot all about the State election &
failed to vote, greatly to my present
mortification & regret. C. [Caroline Brewster] & I had
breakfast & dinner by ourselves. Miss
Stinson with us at luncheon. C., E.W.F [Eliza W. Fuller]
& one or two others went in town at 7
to see Mrs. Will. Simmons Jr. dance.
  In the Garden this morning I saw a
very fat & ragged looking Black-poll, a
Creeper, 2 Chickadees, 2 Peabody Birds,
3 Goldfinches, 2 Blue Jays a Downy [female]
& about 20 House Sparrows. Heard Gold crest
& saw 16 Gulls flying towards Fresh Pond.