Concord - Lancaster - Concord.
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Oct. 23, 1914 [October 23, 1914] Wea [Weather]
Flying Squirrel in wood shed. Fine
  Brilliantly clear with bracingly cool
N.W. [Northwest] wind of moderate strength.
  Spend earlier part of forenoon at
Farm, mostly in Cedar Park directing
work on prospective flower beds to
which George was assigned. Manson &
Casper working partly on trench for
subterranean electric conduit from
street to house which was put in
before night by a town gang of laborers
Two of Steven's electricians wiring house
at 10 A.M. they called my attention to a
Flying Squirrel which ran out from our
wood shed & up trunk of large elm to fork
where it crouched blinking in bright sunshine
occasionally nibbling at something in its paws.
These men said they laid hands on it once in
the shed. George Baker says he often saw it
there last summer. It looked to me like
a young one scarce half grown with tail of
same size as one picked up in lane last Tuesday.
  Leaving Farm at 11 Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] & I motored to
Lancaster via Acton, Littleton, Ayer, Harvard &
Still River. It must be 30 miles that way for
we were over two hours on the road. Picked up
C. [Caroline Brewster] at Holman cottage and kept on to lunch with
Mr. & Mrs. John Thayer & Natalie. Left there at 3
& stopped again at cottage to leave C. She has had
"Sun", the chow, there since Tuesday. He greeted
me lovingly & poor little Tim ferociously.
  Started for Concord at 3.30. At Harvard took 
road recommended by the Thayers. It runs straight
to Concord Junction through only one village
West Acton & is the best & smoothest road I
know with most attractive scenery. Saw almost
no birds save a cock Pheasant & a Bluebird.
[margin]Reached Concord village at 4.45 & (after stopping there) the Farm at dusk. Forbush
arrived at 6 to spend the night. We spent long evening chatting in the parlor[/margin].

Concord (Farm)
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, Oct. 24, 1914 [October 24, 1914] Wea [Weather]
Cloudy with rather warm & humid
wind from a little to S. of W. [south of west].
  Spent most of day in Cedar Park
superintending work by George, Manson,
Casper & Zeph. We got out & took off
a lot of large stones, prepared beds
for flowers etc. Very few birds. Two
Purple Finches & 3 or 4 Robins, 2 Goldcrest
Kinglets, 8 or 10 White-throated Sparrows,
& one or two Yellow rumps [Yellow-rumped Warbler] being about
all I noticed. Burbank & Zeph began
addition to hen house yesterday &
almost finished it to-day.
  The Darlings & Galloupes called at
4 P.M. I took them for a short
walk through our Berry Pasture &
afterwards gave them afternoon tea
in the old farm house. Forbush
left it at 8.30 this morning to
return to Boston. He seems very 
well & in excellent spirits. He says
the Mass. Fish & Game Prve. Ass. [Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association] want me
to serve again as President. I told him
that I could not be & I would not consider it.