Manchester-By-The-Sea
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, June 27, 1915 Wea [Weather]
Perfect
Brilliantly clear & deliciously cool with
light easterly breeze.
  A few birds singing near house, early
morn, Pine Warbler, Black-thr. Green [Black-throated Green Warbler],
Robin, Chippy [Chipping Sparrow], Oven bird [Ovenbird] etc. Rote of
surf breaking on rocky ledges & sand beach
came soothingly to my ear through open
window all night long.
  Dick [Richard Dana] & I strolled about grounds after
breakfast. We motored to church later.
Dean Hodges preached an excellent sermon
on the Great War. Two Song Sparrows
singing very near church all the while.
Dick & I walked along beach and
through the Lanes' beautiful flower garden
in late P.M. A year ago "Gardy" Lane 
took us through it. He died last winter.
Dr. Hodges called in mid afternoon.
We had a good long chat in parlor, he
& I smoking cigars the while. Dick, 
the Longfellow sisters & I spent the
evening there together. I have not seen 
Edith Dana & shall not this time. She
is still rather miserable altho. [although] better.

Manchester - Boston - Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, June 28, 1915 Wea [Weather]
Perfect.
Clear and very cool with light N. [north] wind.
  Dick [Richard Dana] & I roamed about his beautiful place
for an hour or more after breakfast. I left
it at 10.15 to take 10.35 train to Boston.
Reaching there about 11.20 I went to our
office & spent upwards of three hours
signing all the quarterly Estate cheques,
talking with Arthur, Galloupe & Darling.
On way out stopped at Harvard Square
to have hair cut. Home by 3.30.
Read letters & went through garden
with Percy. Five Robins, a Flicker, 
a Grackle & about 15 House Sparrows
were all the birds to be found there
One of the Robins sang a little. At sunset
I heard a Swift overhead.
  C. [Caroline Brewster], E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] & I spent evening in hall
reading war news aloud & listening
to Victrola music.