Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, May 12, 1919 Wea [Weather]
40 [degrees] 52 [degrees] Stormy
Continued N.E. [northeast] storm with
wind lulling towards evening
but rain pelting down harder
than ever. Altogether a most 
dismal & comfortless day
albeit somewhat less chilly
than yesterday.
  The only birds noted were
Robins, Song Sparrows &
Chippies [Chipping Sparrow] close about the
house & Crows on wing
further off.
  There are many Red Squirrels
mostly young of this year & scattered
now all over the place. I see
only a few Grays but one living
in a hole in our dooryard elm
is frequently in sight & very tame.
There are almost no chipmunks &
none whatever in the dooryard.
  Spent A.M. in wood shed, the 
men shelling seed corn; P.M. in 
house & mostly in bed for I was
not feeling well.

Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, May 13, 1919 Wea [Weather]
Perfect.
Cloudless with the brightest of warm
sunshine, the gentlest of easterly
wind & the tenderest of porcelain
blue skies. Almost if not quite
the height of apple blossom time
but altho [although] the earlier trees are in 
fullest bloom & even shedding a few
petals the Baldwins & Williams
are still mostly in pink buds.
The wild trees are as usual the
most attractive of all. Every
blossoming tree alive with droning
bees & also much frequented by
Butterflies, mostly Red Admirals, 
but very little to-day birds of
which I saw only a single Warbler
(Usnea [Usnea Warbler]) actually among the blossoms.
   Two pairs of nesting Phoebees [Phoebes], one
at Bungalow, other at old barn, 
both [males] in full song. 
  Spent most of day out of doors
near house sitting in arm chair
moved from place to place as the
men shifted their work. Suffered
greatly from giddiness & nausea
but enjoyed the beauty all about.