Concord (Farm & village)
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, April 18, 1915 Wea [Weather]
First Toad Perfect.
Brilliantly clear with fresh yet
very warm north wind; altogether
a most delightful day.
  No animals noted. Comparatively few
birds on any kind about the farm
& these silent for most part.
Robins singing freely at sunset,
however, and Phoebee [Phoebe] in forenoon.
A few Hylas peeping & one
Garden Toad trilling at evening
Saw a large Garter Snake.
Forsythia & blood root beginning
to bloom; also a few hyacinths.
  Spent most of forenoon in 
house writing letters. Mrs. Melvin
called. She sent her car for me
at 3.15 P.M. & with John Gilmore
joined me at the Colonial. We then 
motored to Cemetery & spent an
hour there planning for planting
laurels etc. about Memorial. Home by
4.30. After that walked to Birch Field
with "Tim". Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] motored to
Cambridge after breakfast returning at
[margin]6.30. He attended indignation meeting in Faneuil Hall [?] race riot
last evening at "Birth of a Nation" picture show.[/margin]
Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, April 19, 1915 Wea [Weather]
Perfect
Brilliantly clear and very warm
with light west wind. Vegetation
advancing rapidly. Forsythia, blood
root, daffodils, violets coming into 
bloom. Squills at their very best.
Crocuses passing or gone. Gooseberries
covered with rich green foliage.
  No animals. No north bound 
migrants saw a few Juncos
& one Rusty Blackbird. Not
much singing save by three Flickers,
shouting ceaselessly all day long.
Phoebees [Phoebe] sang a little, Robins well
at sunset. Hermit Thrush in
full song for half an hour (6-6.30
P.M.) in Birch Field.
  Spent most of day out of doors with
men. Lawrence's team with Monson &
his son hauling loam for door yard.
Bradford Scudder & Mr. Farrer of
Lincoln called at noon, Dr. & Mrs.
Glenn Allen at 4 P.M. Dexter [Smith Owen Dexter] came
for walk at 6 & stayed until 10 P.M.