South Yarmouth
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Aug. 17, 1916 [August 17, 1916] Wea [Weather]
Perfect.
  Brilliantly clear, warm in sunny, sheltered
places, cool in all shaded ones exposed to fresh
crisp easterly breeze; altogether rarely perfect day.
  Spent most of forenoon in or near house, also in
calling on the Frothinghams, Howes, Gary's, Miss
Kittridge & other neighbors dwelling along shores of
Bass River. Song Sparrow singing steadily 6 - 10 A.M. 
on vane of wind-mill. No other bird in full song.
Chippies [Chipping Sparrows] flitting close about house; Jays through willows
in front of it; Hummers [Hummingbirds] paying frequent visits to
flower garden; a Swift careering overhead; Meadow
Lark [Meadowlark] flying past; a few Terns circling high, with
shrill calling, over river & marsh.
  With Mrs. Stone, Miss Whiting & Miss Susan Brandeis,
walked to Swan Pond, 4-6.30 P.M. Never
before has it seemed to me quite so entrancingly
serene & beautiful. Tree, shrub & herbaceous vegetation
obviously more luxuriant than ever before & viewed
to rare advantage through the pellucid air &
bright sunlight. Very many birds there, too.Terns
circling & screaming, Laughing & Herring Gulls every now
& then in sight, Kingfisher, Green Heron & several
Spotted Sandpipers along shores near fish house,
Usnea Warbler, Black & White W. [Black & White Warbler], family party of
Prairie Warblers, Wood Pewee, 2 Towhees, 5 Jays
etc. in pine woods close about. Clethras,
white-fringed Orchids, Golden rod [Goldenrod] etc. in bloom.
  Miss Davis supped with us & spent
evening.

  Only one big green Grasshopper heard shrilling after dark.

South Yarmouth.
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Aug. 18, 1916. [August 18, 1916] Wea [Weather]
Fine
  Sunny & warm with light, cool
easterly breeze. Sky flecked with
rose-tinted clouds at sunset.
  Spent forenoon in or near house. At
4 P.M. went with Mrs. Stone to baseball
grounds by river to witness Annual
Village Sports. Very many villages &
summer residents there with their
children, all intermingling in a 
happy throng & many taking part
in races & other competative [competitive]  frolicing [frolicking]
of varied kinds. Climbing greased pole
most diverting & also hopelessly difficult
at first. 
  Miss Whiting left us just after dinner
& Miss Crombie arrived by a late
afternoon train. With the latter we
sat up late in the parlor talking
of many things.