Concord. (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] MON. [Monday] MAY 12, 1913 Wea [Weather]
35° [35 degrees]    Fine
 Clear with fresh W. [west] wind falling
calm before sunset. Cold in early morn. [morning], warming up through
day.
First Maryland Yellow throat [male] [in full song],
Indigo Bird [male] eating dandelion seeds 
under our window as we were
at supper (7 P.M.). Heard the
chip-cheee of a Tanager. Thrasher
singing gloriously, early morning.
One Robin singing at evening.
Yesterday & to-day heard in lilacs
front of house an odd [?],
feeble halting song much like that
of English Hedge Sparrow. [?] not
see birds either day.
  The DeMerrittes left for Boston
by an early train. I dug a lot
of violets in A.M. In P.M.
superintended rearrangement of lumber
in shed at Ritchie place.
Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] TUES. MAY 13, 1913 [Tuesday, May 13, 1913] Wea [Weather]
Spraying apple trees. Dull.
Mostly cloudy with strong southerly
winds & a few rain drops falling every
now & then.
  We began spraying the orchards this
morning & kept at it all day despite
high wind & threat of rain. Most
of the trees shedding their petals
which filled the air like big snowflakes
whenever a heavy gust passed.
Plenty of gypsy caterpillars in trees but
still of small size. Brown tails 1/2 
green & very bad in oak woods
where no nests were cut. Birds
singing delightfully about house in 
early morn [morning] - A Thrasher, Meadow L. [Lark],
2 Orioles, a Robin etc. I think 
there were two [male] House Wrens, one
in front, one behind, house, as
last year. I kept with men all
day & am very tired to night.


