Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Dec. 14, 1917 [December 14, 1917] Wea [Weather]
Fine
Sunny & not unseasonably cold but
chilly & windy. Snow that fell overnight
covered the ground this morning to a
depth of 3 or 4 inches.
  Garden birds: In our Parkman's apple
tree at 9 A.M. were assembled a [female] Robin, 
a rosy red & a plain-colored Purple Finch,
& 7 or 8 Starlings. All these remained for
half an hour or more busily engaged
in eating the tiny apples or their seeds.
There was also a Chickadee nearer the
Museum and close to my study window
two White-throats [White-throated Sparrow] chirping just before
sunset. House Sparrows to the 
number of 30 or 40 clustered
in the vines over the Museum door
as I approached the building soon
after luncheon. I have not seen so
many here before this winter.
  Worked all day on the Introduction
but made no progress whatever.
C. [Caroline Brewster] depressed again & evidently suffering
a good deal from a rheumatic [?].
E. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] read Trollope to me after supper.
We have regularly 2 chapters of it now.

Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Dec. 14, 1917 [December 14, 1917] Wea [Weather]
Fine
Clear & cold with brisk northerly
wind. Excellent sleighing here & at
Concord but few horse drawn sleds
left to make use of it.
  Garden birds: a Robin, a plain colored
Purple Finch busy with the fruit of
Parkman's apple. 3 Chickadees at a
fresh lump of suet hung recently
near my study window. One or
more White-throats heard chirping
in rhododendrons. 20+ House Sparrows
flitting hither & thither. No Squirrels
of late.
  Freshly stripped off skins of a
handsome pair of Pintails shot at
Onset Mass. [Onset, Massachusetts] reached me last night
as a gift from C.A. Robbins [Charles Albert Sumner Robbins].
  Spent day in Museum working
part of time on Introduction, also
writing letters. C. [Caroline Brewster] weary & depressed
again. Usual evening reading.