Glendale
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, July 28, 1916 Wea [Weather]
Fine
  Cloudless but densely hazy with fresh, cool
easterly wind; altogether most comfortable day since 19th.
  Despite this marked & rather abrupt
change to dryer [drier], cooler weather or perhaps
because of it the total volume of bird music
to-day was decidly [decidedly] less than on any previous
sunny day thus far this summer even the
Red-eyed vireos & Chippies [Chipping sparrows] singing only occasionally
& listlessly while there were prologued [prolonged] periods of
total silence on the part of all our local birds.
Quite evidently their annual song period is fast
nearing its end as indeed always happens about
this date - more's the pity.
  At noon Mrs. French called Dan [Daniel French] & me from the
studio to see two deer in the field west of the house.
We watched them for at least 15 minutes as they
fed slowly across it in their usual dainty manner,
nibbling here & there at what [looked] like tufts of fresh clover
& between bites stretching up their long necks to
watch & listen for any sign of impending danger.
Some of their poses were exquisitely beautiful & all their 
movements easy & graceful. Both were well-grown does
in bright red summer coats. One had an almost hairless
[?] & that of the other was but thinly fringed.
  Mrs. French's afternoon at home very numerously
attended. Upwards of 20 people came to it among them
Miss Alice Longfellow with Mrs. Williams (nee Susy Sturgis),
an old friend of C's [Caroline Brewster]), Mrs. Ludlow, Mr. & Mrs. Lamond,
Mr. Crowninshield, Mrs. Hoffmann, a young French violinist
& others. Dick Dana rejoined us at 5 P.M. We spent
evening in parlor beside a big open fire.

Wood Thrush at rear of studio & Hermit on crest of ridge in full continuous song for 15 min. [minutes] at sunset.

Glendale
Ther [Thermometer] Saturday, July 29, 1916 Wea [Weather] Fair
59 [degrees] at 8 A.M.
Sunny all day but with sky obscured &
all except nearer mountain ridges quite blotted out
by dense smoky haze - coming no one knows
whence. Early morn [morning] almost uncomfortably chilly.
Mid-day hours just agreeably warm with light
southerly breezes.
  Even less bird music than yesterday with
prolongued [prolonged] periods broken only by the occasional
song of a Red-eye [Red-eyed Vireo], an Indigo bird [Indigo bunting] or a Chippy [Chipping sparrow].
A Hermit & a Towhee singing steadily in 
mid P.M., however, and a Solitary Vireo at sunset.
Wood Thrush & Robin severely silent.
Butterflies of all kinds continue very scarce.
I see no more than 2 or 3 [per?] day  even the 
familiar Yellow Clouded Sulphur and the whitish
Cabbage Butterflies being few in numbers.
  Dick [Dick Dana]  & Dan [Daniel Chester French] went to Stockbridge in forenoon. I spent
it in my chamber, writing. In early afternoon we
three set forth for a walk through woods & fields just
as in boyhood days, near Cambridge. Entering woodland
behind studio we crossed the little brook beyond &
emerged in Knights' pasture where a few Barn Swallows
we [were] still skimming over the uncut grass. Next we
reclined for almost an hour on a pine clad slope
listening to the voice of a Hermit & talking over old times.
Thence we crossed the larger brook & followed it down
to the road, finally reaching Mc.Intosh's place where
we lingered long with its interesting owner who
entertained us as usual with wine, spring water & cookies.
Dick motored over to the Lamonds, with Mr. F. [Mr. French] & Margaret.
After supper, Dan, Miss Longman (who arrived this P.M.)
spent evening in studio playing records.