Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Feb. 13, 1914 [February 13, 1914] Wea [Weather]
4 [degrees] + 10 [degrees] Fine
Brilliantly clear & so nearly windless
that it did not seem cold despite
the continued low temperature.
  In the Garden heard a Jay & a
House Sparrow calling but noted
nothing else - not even a Chickadee.
[Thrasher started from vine by Percy, 5 P.M.]
  The writing went well to-day.
I began on the Owls and
composed four pages relating to
them, finishing what little there
is to say about the Long-eared
Owl & getting a longer Short-
eared Owl story fairly started.
No one came to interrupt me
but I had to write two letters.
  C. [Caroline Brewster] & E. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] were with me at luncheon
but I have just dined alone in
the den, they having gone to
their Bee. They have just decided
to sail for England in the Franconia
on April 15. I am thinking a little
of going with them but probably shall not.
[margin As Percy Harris was entering Museum about 5 P.M. the Brown Thrasher
flew from the vine by the door into the lilacs pursued by "Sun", the Chow dog.
I did not learn of this until two days later.[/margin]

Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, Feb 14, 1914 [February 14, 1914] Wea [Weather]
34 [degrees] + 24 [degrees] Snow storm.
Snowing hard at daybreak. Trees
already loaded with damp, heavy snow.
About 10 inches had fallen by noon
when it turned to rain which fell in
sheets for an hour or two. After that
a north wind sent the temperature down
again. Sky clear with ther. [thermometer] 24 [degrees].
  No birds of any kind seen or heard.
  Spent forenoon fussing over the 4 pp. [pages]
composed yesterday revising or rewriting
several of the paragraphs. In afternoon
added a couple of pages to Shorteared Owl
story basing the matter on notes
written years ago at the lake. 
  C. & E. [Caroline Brewster and Elizabeth R. Simmons] stayed in all day. We had
the usual reading of "Ayala" in 
the hall this evening. Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert]
made his customary Saturday morning 
trip to Concord for chickens & eggs.
Burbank met him & reports everything
going well.