Cambridge - Boston
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, Dec. 26, 1917 [December 26, 1917] Wea [Weather]
12 [degrees] Fine
Clear & cold with light northerly
wind. Streets & sidewalks encased in
ice & dangerously slippery in many places.
  Garden birds. A Chickadee; a White-
throat [White-throated Sparrow] heard chirping at sunset;
a dozen or more House Sparrows;
2 Blue Jays together in rhododendrons
within a yard of my study window;
8 Starlings eating Parkman apples
until we put stuffed Cat therein
after which they were seen no more.
  To Boston at 11 A.M. Spent
about 3 hours in our office, signing
quarterly Estate cheques etc. Bade
good bye to Arthur [Arthur Estabrook] who goes to 
New York on Friday to sail on
Saturday for Porto Rico. He was
very busy preparing for departure etc
Galloupe & I visited Boston Safe Dep.
vaults to take out a mortgage.
I deposited $1000 Lib. bond in State St. vault
Home by 4.15 E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] reading Jane Austin
to me after supper.

Cambridge
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Dec. 27, 1917 [December 27, 1917] Wea [Weather]
5 [degrees] Fair
Clear and cold with little or no wind.
Clouds gathering in late P.M.
  Garden birds: 3 Chickadees; 4 Starlings
in Parkman apple tree; 3 obviously hungry 
Crows flitting through Jungle & also coming
close under Museum window to snatch up
crusts of bread dropped there by the
House Sparrows.
  Despite increasing & now rather serious
trouble with my eyes I worked all the
forenoon at my writing. The afternoon 
was given up to entertaining Outram
Bangs and Dr. Sanford of New Haven
who came by appointment at 2.30 P.M.
and stayed on until after sunset
looking at bird skins and discussing
various ornithological matters.
I was especially glad to thus become
further acquainted with Sanford - an
interesting man whom one cannot fail to 
like. E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] went in town to a school
reunion. She read to me after supper,
as usual.