Cambridge - Boston.
Barred? Owl Granary Burying Ground.
Ther. [Thermometer] Wed. [Wednesday] Dec. 28, 1910 [December 28, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Mixed
Saw big Owl, apparently a Barred, 
in elm in Granary Burying Ground 4.30-5 P.M.
Forenoon clear, calm, mild. Clouds
gathered by noon & rain began falling
at 5 P.M. turning later to snow.
  Wrote letters all forenoon. To Boston
at 12 n. [noon]. Lunched at Bunch O' Grapes.
Next called at Cunard office & engaged
2 single staterooms on "Franconia"
sailing from Boston May 2. Paid $25.
advance on each. Next to our office.
Said good bye to Arthur who starts
for Porto Rico on Friday. Saw
Mackintire & Darling & Galloupe.
Next called at 33 Congress St. & saw
Tom & Ned Motley. Told them they
could have land where Charley horse
is buried, for $100 per acre. Refused
to pledge in any way strip of woods
100 yards wide N. [north] of Ritchie place.
They then proposed I give them life
option on 25 yd. [yard] strip. I will
consider this. Home at 6.30.

Cambridge - Boston
Ther. [Thermometer] Thurs. [Thursday] Dec. 29, 1910 [December 29, 1910] Wea. [Weather]
Dull.
  Blue Jay screaming in the
Garden, 2 Crows flying through it
  Spent day in Museum
working on introduction - Tried
to write something about
Pine Point but failed to
produce anything that I am
likely to keep. It was one
of my "off days."
  C. [Caroline Brewster], E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] & I went in
town this evening to dine
at the Cunninghams. Geo V.
Leverett was the only other guest.
We had an uncommonly good 
dinner & after it sat up
stairs & listened to the phonograph.
Left at 9.30 & got home
at 10.