Bethel.
Ther [Thermometer] SUN. NOV. 16, 1913 [Sunday, November 16, 1913] Wea [Weather]
Perfect
Cloudless with little or no wind.
Ground hard frozen at sunrise, muddy
before noon. No snow, even on higher
mountain summits. Grass on village
lawns as green as in early autumn.
Smaller ponds skimmed over with thin
ice. No birds noted until mid forenoon
when many suddenly appeared. I then
heard Redpolls, a Pine Grosbeak, a
Hudsonian Tit & a Shrike & saw a Tree
Sparrow & a Junco. Jay heard later.
Crows apparently all gone. One Partridge.
  In forenoon the Doctor examined me
very thoroughly finding nothing wrong save
tired out nerves. After that we walked
about place & down into woods by shack.
Dined at Bethel Inn with Dr. & Mrs. G.[Dr. & Mrs. Gehring] & with
Mr. Upson, Mr. Bingham & his sister as hosts.
  In P.M. went all around shores of
mill ponds, recently bought by Upson
& Bingham. Spent evening in lounge.
Bethel.
Ther [Thermometer] MON. NOV.17, 1913 Wea [Weather]
Superb.
Brilliant sunshine, cloudless sky,
[?], frosty air almost dead calm
combined to make a rarely perfect
late autumnal day. A dozen or more
dandelions in full bloom close about houses.
Redpolls heard calling at frequent intervals
but none sighted. Chickadees heard, also.
  Walked to village after breakfast to
mail letter & make a few purchases at
Ceylon Rowe's where I got a heavy
reefing jacket, moccasins etc. Returning
wrote letters & in diary. Luncheon
at 12.15. Shortly after it the Doctor &
I went to Shack Woods where we had
a fire fed with sticks & branches in
a recently cleared space. He gave me
a hypnotic treatment still later. Spent
evening in lounge talking with
family & guests.