2 Deer in fr. [front] of house. Concord.
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, April 24, 1919 Wea [Weather]
Female Downy W. [Downy Woodpecker] drumming. Stormy
Dark cloudy with chill N.E.  [northeast]
wind. Raining steadily from
2 P.M. to dark.
  Birds not much in evidence
Robins & Song Sparrow singing
at day, Vesper Sparrows &
Bluebird in mid P.M.
A female Downy drumming
long & hard at brief intervals
9-10 A.M. in oak grove near barn.
  About 3 P.M. I was sitting
in our S.E. [southeast] lower room when 
Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] called my attention 
to two Deer one apparently a 
big buck altho. showing no
horns. The other a medium sized
doe. Together they entered a patch
of winter rye (now a foot tall) in
front of house & daintily browzed
it here & there taking only a few
mouthfuls altogether. Then the
doe butted the buck playfully &
he chased her into the woods.
  Spent most of day in house.
James set out strawberry plants.

Smoked a pipe to-night - first time since last November.

Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, April 25, 1919 Wea [Weather]
Fair
A bitter wintry day with
an icy N.W. [northwest] gale blowing
ceaselessly. Much the same
kind of a day at April 19, 1875.
Water froze in the poultry yard
last night. Tender vegetation
looking wilted. Several peach
trees in full bloom. Plum
fruit buds showing white
though not quite opened.
  Spent forenoon by the morning
room fire writing letters.
In P.M. went to & through
Cedar Park with James who
cut a lot of birch sprouts to 
send to Cambridge for pea brush.
Heard a Chickadee there & saw
a Song Sparrow in front of
house but not another bird
of any kind came beneath
my notice, They must all
have sought the most sheltered
places & remained there.