Cambridge - Boston
Ther [Thermometer] MON. DEC. 22, 1913 [Monday, December 22, 1913] Wea [Weather]
Fair
Cloudy with occasional brief glympses [glimpses]
of the sun. Calm & mild.
  Soon after breakfast saw a Brown Creeper
alight on calalapa [catalpa] in front of Museum
whence it descended to ground & fed there
for some time, apparently on crumbs of
suet fallen from lump directly above.
No other birds save House Sparrow, in Garden.
  To Boston at 11 A.M. Went directly to
office & remained there most of time
up to 4 P.M. lunching at Bunch O'Grapes.
Visited vaults & deposited 7 shs. [7 shares] Edison.
Had long talk with Arthur. Signed most
of quarterly disbursements Estate cheques.
Shopping for Christmas presents 4-6, visiting
"Arts & Crafts" store among others. Called on
F.H. Allen in his office. When I passed 
King's Chapel the trees in churchyard was [were]
[margin] almost as dense with roosting Sparrows as they are with leaves in summer.
Home by 6. Very tired - [/margin]
Cambridge - Boston
Ther [Thermometer] TUES. DEC.23, 1913 [Tuesday, December 23, 1913] Wea [Weather]
Dull.
Dense [Densely?] cloudy; mild but chilly with
light E.[east] wind. Heavy rain after dark.
  In Garden (about 9 A.M.) 6 Chickadees,
the Brown Thrasher (in grape arbor) & white
throat Sparrow [White-throated Sparrow], 2 Jays (screaming), several
House Sparrows.
  Spent forenoon in Museum working
on Christmas gifts & preparations.
  Wrote my autograph on almost if not
quite 100 extras of my papers & sent 
them to John Thayer. Sent autograph
copy Birds Camb. Reg. [Birds of the Cambridge Region] to Pearson.
  Went in town after dinner (2-4.30)
Bought copy of picture "Monitor & Merrimac" 
Visited safety vault, saw Arthur at office.
C.[Caroline], E.R.S. [Elizabeth R.Simmons] & I opened our Christmas
presents this evening. I had books mostly 
& not many of them.