Concord - Cambridge - Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, Oct. [October 5, 1914] Wea [Weather]
Perfect.
Cloudless, Calm, very warm.
  Leaving the Farm at 9.A.M. I 
started for Cambridge with Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert].
Before we had gone far the Ford car
began to thump & kick & its power
well nigh gave out altogether at
Lexington. Gilbert thought the
trouble must be with spark plugs so
we had two new ones installed at
a garage but this change only made
matters worse. We managed to chug
along slowly, however, & finally reached
Mus. Comp. Zool. [Museum of Comparative Zoology] at 10.45. I had
planned to write my annual report
there to-day but conditions were
unfavorable & I did no more than
[?] material for it, spending most
of time chatting with Bangs, Barbour,
Bigelow & Brooks (just back fr Alaska.)
Dined with them at Colonial Club.
Spent an hour or more (2-3.30) at house
Garden almost devoid of birds. Gilbert
left car at Ford shops for repairs &
returned with me to Concord by 4.25 train.
Mc.Manus motored us to Farm.

Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, Oct. 6, 1914 [October 6, 1914] Wea [Weather] 
Red maple foliage at height aut. coloring [autumn coloring] Fair
Forenoon cloudy with fresh, chill E. [east] wind
Afternoon brilliantly clear, windless, rather warm.
  Spent most of day at Barrett Spring
with Burbank, Zeph, Manson & Casper.
We put the last finishing touches on new
cement dam, stoned a small well in 
hollow by Causeway and hauled off a lot
of brush. Meanwhile Pierce & 3 men
were pruning the long line of oaks
below our peach orchard & also some
orchard trees. Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] went to
Cambridge to dust books. He returned
in late P.M. in Ford car bringing back
little Tim.
  3 Cat birds, at least 30 Peabody birds,
a few Yellow rumps [Yellow-rumped Warbler], near house. Winter
Wren in branch by wood road near run
- a very tame & inquisitive bird, who
hopped close about me.
  Maple foliage at it very best & truly
splendid in our Berry Pasture & below orchard
Hickory foliage appearing its richest old gold.