New York - Washington
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, Nov. 2, 1914 [November 2, 1914] Wea [Weather] 
Fine.
Clear & mild with light
westerly breezes.
  Left New York at 10.08 A.M.
& reached Washington at 3.20
P.M. Late autumnal coloring 
of oaks, huckleberry brush etc.
Very brilliant south of Baltimore
Maryland fields picturesque with
"stooked" corn. First Buzzards
near Wilmington, plenty of them
further on. No water fowl in
Gunpowder or Bush Rivers save
a vast flock of white, tame Ducks
in former river where I used (in the 70's)
to see big rafts of wild birds from the train.
  Henry met me at station. We
went directly to "Ontario" & passed
the evening there "talking over things."
When I arrived Henry had a flourishing
aquarium. He cleaned the glass shortly
afterwards with a new brush. Two hours
later every fish, save one Horn Pout, was dead.
Two Horn Pouts & 7 Minnows perished probably
poisoned by something in brush.

Washington
Ther [Thermometer] Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1914 [November 3, 1914] Wea [Weather] 
Fine.
Cloudless. Rather cool with brisk
N.W. [northwest] wind.
  Beautiful display of late autumnal
coloring, mostly of oaks, when I looked 
out of our north window this morning.
The belt of woods furnishing it is fast
becoming circumscribed by city blocks of houses.
  Henry & I breakfasted & rode down town
together. I was in Dr. Casteel's chair shortly
after 9. He worked on me until 10.30,
taking out an old bridge put in by Allen
six or seven years ago. After leaving his
office I crossed to Lafayette Park where no
less than 19 Purple Grackles were walking
about over grass. A park policeman said one
had remained there through last winter[.]
At Cosmos reading & writing, 11-3. Osgood
dropped in & told me many interesting things
about his recent experience with the fur seals.
Lunched with him, Henry, Nelson & Howard.
  To Braeburn golf links at 3.30. Walked over
there with Henry & Osgood as they played.
Very beautiful there towards sunset. Called on 
Dr. & Mrs. Mann this evening. Tried Victrola in early P.M.