Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] MON. JUNE 27, 1910 [Monday, June  27, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Dull.
Cloudy most of day. Warm with
S.W. [southwest] wind.
  To Ball's Hill at 7 A.M. driving 
down. Expected to find Michael 
Hopkins the mason who had agreed 
to begin work on the canoe vault
this morning. He did not turn up.
James, Harry & I worked most of
day on a float for a new boat
house, launching it in afternoon.
Purdie [Henry A. Purdie] joined me at 4.30
coming by way of W. Bedford [West Bedford].
We had supper at cabin & walked
back to Farm in evening twilight.
by way of Holden's Hill. Heard 2 
Short-billed Marsh Wrens near the
Rapids but listened in vain for
[Kickers?] Gypsy caterpillars raging
in Holden's Hill woods.
Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] TUES. JUNE 28, 1910 [Tuesday, June 28, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Mixed
Forenoon cloudy with light showers
Afternoon sunny. A very sultry day.
Spent most of day in woodshed
where Harry & James were at
work "carpentering". Pat worked
in the flower garden. The
mason, Michael, was to have
come to begin the canoe vault
at Ball's Hill yesterday. Pat saw
him last night & he said he could
not come at present.
  Purdie & I went to the sprout
lands beyond Everett Mason's this 
evening starting about 7. Heard 2
Hermit Thrushes (one a glorious singer)
& 3 Whippoorwills singing at once.
Saw a small Hawk that looked 
like F. sparverius. Got home about
dark.