Cambridge - Boston.
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Aug. 12, 1915 [August 12, 1915] Wea [Weather]
Fine
Clear & warm with light
westerly breeze.
   In Garden: a Red-eye singing a few
faint notes, a silent Flicker, a few
House Sparrows. Swifts heard overhead
at sunset. Cicadas "frying". No
Tree Crickets as yet. They should
have become vocal a week or more
ago.
Spent a couple of hours after
breakfast (at which I had Harry Spelman's
company on back piazza) in Museum
& then went to Boston reaching our
office about 11.30. Left 5 shs. [shares] Anaconda
stock there to be exchanged for new
certificates. Arthur took me to
Young's for luncheon. Back to office
after it. Then up Washington St.
for shopping. Got a few new records at
Eastern Talking Co. [Eastern Talking Machine Co.] Home by 3 P.M.
Wrote to C. [Caroline Brewster] Solitary supper &
evening when I played the records &
laid aside three to keep.

Cambridge - Cotuit.
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Aug. 13, 1915 [August 13, 1915] Wea [Weather]
Fine
Clear & oppressively warm with southerly
wind, light at Cambridge, strong & fresh 
on the Cape.
Spent forenoon in Museum writing
letters etc. A Jay & a Robin the only
birds noted. Went to town after
luncheon to take 2.28 P.M. train
for the Cape. Almy met me just before
it started. The air in our parlor car
suffocatingly hot & close before we got off
& not much better after that until we 
got to Buzzard's Bay. On reaching West
Barnstable we entered a Stanley steamer
& had a delightfully cool and also
leisurely ride to Cotuit Narrows where
we found only Mrs. Almy & Helen.
Cabot we saw for a few minutes at
the station on his way to Maine woods.
Took short walk in woods before supper.
The oaks more or less denuded of late by
Gypsy Caterpillars which, for first time, have
established themselves abundantly here.
Spent evening in parlor, talking.