Cotuit
Ther [Thermometer]  MON. AUG. 18, 1913 [Monday, August 18, 1913] Wea [Weather]
Mixed
Forenoon cloudy with heavy thunder
shower. Afternoon sunny. Warm &
sultry all day despite strong S.W. [southwest] wind.
Wood Pewee & Pine War. [Pine Warbler] singing long &
delightfully in pines just outside my window
at early morn [morning]. Kingfisher rattling.
Spent early forenoon in house. After shower
walked with Mr. & Mrs. A. to the Parkers' 
when I saw an interesting Jap. [Japanese] water garden
a very pretty flower garden & a fine
[?] show of fuchsias. In late P.M.
Almy & I walked through wood roads
shaded by pitch pines to Eagle Pond, a
beautiful sheet of water. No Eagles there
but instead several clamorous Poland
Geese that must have strayed from some
farm not far off. Sweet sad voices of
Wood Peewees [Wood Pewees] frequent in pines. 3 young
Cooper's Hawks squawking in oaks & then
soaring together over them. "Waggles"
treed a big [brindled?] cat far back in woods.
Cotuit-South Yarmouth.
Ther [Thermometer]  TUES. AUG. 19, 1913 [Tuesday, August 19, 1913]  Wea
Sunny but hazy. Very cool with
high N.W. [northwest] wind.
Walked to Little River Village
with Almy at 10.30. Had delicious
oysters fresh from water, there at
Gifford's on little wharf. Then through
woods on Laurel place where I saw
upwards of 200 of the white pines I sent
Mrs. Lowell seven years ago. They
average much less in size than those
Almy has. About 3 P.M. I started
for South Yarmouth in touring car with
Mr. & Mrs. A., Mary & Helen. Passing
through Marston's Mills I called at
Capt. Baxter's finding only Minnie at
home - an old, silver-haired woman
now but as winning as ever. The old
house essentially unchanged.  Reached the
Stones about 4 to find Will & Alice,
the Knowltons & Mary there.