Concord
Ther [Thermometer] MON. APRIL 14, 1913 [Monday, April 14, 1913] Wea [Weather
Fair
Partly sunny, largely cloudy,
cool with light, easterly winds.
  The Farm alive with birds,
flooding the air all day with
most delightful music such
as I remember in boyhood at
the old place in Cambridge.
There were Robins, Song Sparrows,
Juncos, Grass Finches, a Fox Sparrow
(glorious performer) & Field Sparrow,
Flickers, Chickadees, Phoebes, a
Meadow Lark (rare one) a drumming
Partridge (in river) & crowing Pheasants.
Best & sweetest of all to my ears
were the happy voices of the
Swallows 5 [5 in a flock] about my boxes.
  Spent most of day in
Pulpit Rock woods where we had
four big brush fires. Tom, a new
man, began work to-day.
Dexter came down to dine
with me at noon. He walked
to Ball's Hill later.
Concord.
Ther [Thermometer] TUES. APRIL 15, 1913 [Tuesday, April 15, 1913] Wea [Weather]
 Fair
Cloudy with occasional brief
gleams of sunshine. Strong,
cold, east wind. Altogether
a rather harsh & gloomy day.
I spent it among the cedars,
at foot of lane working with
Zeph, Pat, George & Tom. We
had two big bonfires going &
by means of them disposed of
innumerable heaps of brush
where trees were cut last autumn
& this spring. We also cut a good
many more birches. Zeph hauled
all the wood out to roadside
near Ritchie place. John Flannery
came at 11 to see about some
work on the new flower bed by barn.
Hardly any bird song save that
of Fox Sparrows & Chickadees.
[margin]Cock Pheasant & 3 hens parading down our driveway at 5.45 A.M.
All four birds returning at 5 P.M.[/margin]