Manchester.
Ther [Thermometer] Sunday, Sept. 9, 1917 [September 9, 1917 Wea [Weather]
Glorious
Brilliantly clear with fresh cool E. [east] wind
& warm sunshine. Ocean rich purplish
blue with small white capped waves.
  Manchester birds. A Chippy [Chipping Sparrow] on 
lawn, a Hummingbird (W.T. [white throat]) at flower
garden, a Barn Swallow & Chimney Swift
on wing, 8 Sandling [Sanderling] & 6 Semipalmated
Sandpipers on beach, Am Scoter [American Scoter] in water 
close to shore & Old Squaw close to island,
a few Herring Gulls.
  Dick [Richard Henry Dana Jr.] & his son Dick went to church
in forenoon which I spent partly by a
short, solitary woodland ramble, partly
talking with Miss Longfellow on piazza, 
A bi-plane flying very high passed S. [south] at
11 A.M. It looked very like a flock of
Geese in harrow formation.
  We dined on piazza with all the
children. Miss Longfellow & Mrs. Alston Dana
Dick & I spent afternoon in his woods &
in the Lane's flower garden, now as well
cared for as ever, fully developed along lines
planned by Gardiner Lane & the most
beautiful one of its kind I have ever seen.
Called on Mrs. Lane at 5 P.M. & had
afternoon tea with her & several others
including Senator Beveridge [Albert J. Beveridge]. Spent evening
in Dana parlor with family.

Manchester - Boston - Cambridge - Concord
Ther [Thermometer] Monday, Sept. 10, 1917 [September 10, 1917] Wea [Weather]
50 [degrees] (sunset) 38 [degrees] at 10 P.M. Fine
Early morn cloudy. Rest of day brilliantly
clear with strong, chill north wind.
  Cambridge Garden birds. 2 Robins, a
Redstart in [female] pl [plumage], a Red-eyed Vireo and
3 ad [adult male] Goldfinches feeding on sunflower
seeds.
  Left Manchester by 9.31 A.M. train
reaching Boston at 10.40. Albert Brown
joined me in smoking car. Spent an
hour at office where I saw Arthur,
Darling and Galloupe. Home in time
to dine with C. [Caroline Brewster] in her Peace Room at
1. She seemed miserable & depressed.
Ordered 5 tons furnace coal for Mus. [Museum],
from Willington & Buck, by telephone.
Started for Concord at 3.30 the car
behaving badly & balking again.
Went by usual route via Arlington
& Lexington. Saw 2 Pied-bill Greebes [Pied-bill Grebes]
in Black's Nook, Fresh Pond.
Reached Farm in time for short walk
before sunset. Very cold & windy
there.