Cambridge - Boston
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, April 18, 1918 Wea [Weather]
34 [degrees] Stormy
Dark cloudy with icy N.E. [northeast] wind
and alternating sleety rain &
fine, dry snow flakes.
  Garden birds. 4 Robins, 2 Jays
(one mimicing a Sparrow Hawk
screaming perfectly) a few House
Sparrows & several Bronzed Grackles.
  Accompanied by Gilbert [Robert A. Gilbert] but in
one of Shepard's (Charles Riv. Garage)
cars I motored into Boston at
10 A.M. to have my eyes examined
by Dr. Smyth (69
He found enough trouble to account
in large part for my recent illness - so
he said. Hereafter I must wear glasses
constantly. Mr. Glynes of Pincham & Smith
came by app. [appointment] to Dr. Smyth's office to
get data & measurements for them.
  Home by 11. Two solitary walks
after that. Evening reading of
Trollope in C's [Caroline Brewster] room.

Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, April 19, 1918 Wea [Weather]
36 [degrees], 46 [degrees] Fine
Clear & cool with light easterly wind.
Horse chestnuts, willows & early apple trees
well covered with tender green foliage
Forsythia coming into bloom in sheltered
places. A few hyacinths & jonquils
in full bloom.
  Garden birds. a Hermit Thrush,
2 Robins, several House Sparrows,
4 Crows, several Grackles.
2 Hermit Thrushes together in
H.M. Spelman's garden.
  I was in & out of our garden
many times to-day & twice
visited that of the Spelmans where
I first saw Mrs. & one of the two
children, afterwards Harry who
had called to see me on his way
out of town.
  C. [Caroline Brewster] I dined together up stairs.
E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] went to a meeting of the
Bee at Mrs. Cobb's.