Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] WED. JUNE 29, 1910 [Wednesday, June 29,1910] Wea. [Weather]
Fine.
Brilliantly clear with fresh, cool
north-west wind.
  Duren's man, "Zeph", an expert
chopper, came this morning to cut
down dead oaks & pines. I started
him in Pulpit Rock woods where
he laid 24 oaks low by noon.
The rest of us went to Ball's Hill
for the day. James & Pat covered
the floor of the woodshed with a good
layer of concrete. Zeph appeared at 1
& cut down trees all P.M., chiefly on
Davis Hill. Purdie [Henry A. Purdie] & I paddled
down river about 2 miles starting 
at 5. We sailed back. Heard a 
Kicker in full song a little below
Birch Id. [Birch Island] & a Hermit Thrush in
the woods toward Green Field (both
from the river & afterwards from Field.
The walk back to Farm just before
sunset was delightful.
Concord.
Ther. [Thermometer] THURS. JUNE 30, 1910 [Thursday, June 30, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Fine
Clear & warm with light west wind.
  Spent forenoon in Pulpit Rock woods
with four men clearing up after
Zeph's onslaught on the dead oaks
yesterday. Birds singing very freely
Heard no less than three different
Blackburnians in full song. Spent
afternoon clearing up things in house
& shop preparatory to leaving the Farm
to-morrow. Had supper at 6 and at 6.30
Purdie & I started for a long walk
up the Bigelow road which we followed
for nearly 2 miles. As we were passing
the boat canal (Abbott Landing) I saw
a large & very handsome buck Deer with
a full set of horns still in the velvet
standing 50 yards from any [?] in the
open. He ran to the big oak & stopped
under it for a moment making a pretty
picture. He looked as red as a Fox. 
Heard 2 Hermits [hermit thrushes] in full song & no less
than 5 Veeries singing at once in a swampy
bush grown pasture. Got back at 8.30