Glendale
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, July 15, 1915 Wea [Weather]
Fair
Sunny but very hazy with, also, a thin
veil of clouds at times. Sultry with light
southerly wind.
  Bird singing declining fast now.
The Red-eye [Red-eyed Vireo] is almost if not quite the
only species vocal at all hours. The
Robin & Wood Thrush & Hermit [Hermit Thrush] are still
heard at evening but their voices are
"falling off" appreciably.
  The wild Rabbits that appear commonly
on lawns close about the house, towards
sunset, are almost certainly neither
Cotton-tails nor Varying Hares. They are
decidedly larger than the former, with longer
ears, heads, necks & bodies, but less large
& "rangey" than the Varying Hare. I suspect
they may be English Rabbits. In pose &
movement they are admirably graceful.
  Spent most of day in room writing
letters. Dan [Daniel Chester French] & I went to the pasture
outlook in late P.M. & sat there above
an hour. Mr. & Mrs. Layman at dinner.
We all spent evening in Studio with the
fountain playing & much Victrola & piazza music.
Glendale
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, July 16, 1915 Wea [Weather]
Fair
  Sun shining feebly through dense haze & 
thin clouds. Very warm & humid. S.W. [southwest] wind
A dash of rain drops towards sunset.
Red-eyes [Red-eyed Vireo] singing all day, A Wood Thrush
& 3 Robins towards sunset. I heard
almost nothing else save an Indigo bird
and two Chippies [Chipping Sparrow]. At evening the
little wild Rabbit, no bigger than
a Guinea pig, appeared on lawn in
front of house. There were no sounds 
of bird or other creature after dark,
even the Tree Toads keeping silent.
  Spent forenoon in room writing
letters. Mrs. French's "At home"
afternoon. Ten or a dozen people
came, all ladies and among them 
a Miss Shaw, of the Boston Quincy
Shaw family, whom I especially liked,
and Mrs. Layman, who was here
last evening.
  Mrs. Clark & her daughter departed at
noon & Jack Daragh arrived at night
- as delightfully entertaining as ever.