Cambridge - Boston.
Ther [Thermometer] Wednesday, July 17, 1918 Wea [Weather]
Fair
Sunny hazy & warm until 4 P.M.
when a thunder storm, preceded by 
a gale of wind, overspread the heavens
and deluged the earth for an hour or more.
  Garden birds. 2 Robins, a Red-eye [Red-eyed Vireo] &
a Goldfinch in full song through much of
day; Chippy [Chipping Sparrow] singing feebly & intermittently.
Flicker shouting [feebly & intermittently] Kingbird calling.
  Every few days one of the big Tadpoles in
Museum pond becomes a Green Frog & several
of the little black tadpoles change to tiny Toads.
There are many Butterflies of several kinds 
now visiting our flowers.
  To Boston just after breakfast. With Dr. Cheeney
in his office, 9.30-10 A.M., talking over C's [Caroline Brewster]
case. He strongly advises immediate operation.
This he has performed six times with perfect
success & without a single failure. If successful it
will preserve her remaining sight. He called
at our home in late P.M. when C. & I saw
him together. He encouraged us by what he said
about the uniform success of his operations.
C. takes it all very calmly & bravely as is
her wont. I wrote to Dr. Gehring about it. 
  Called at Pincham & Smiths this forenoon
to get my new glasses. The reading ones
perfect. Also visited our office & saw Galloupe.
Only one cheque to sign.
Usual evening reading. 

Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, July 18, 1918 Wea [Weather] 
Fine
Clear & warm with light southerly wind.
  Garden birds. 2 Robins singing at intervals
through day & for an hour or more before
sunset thrilling the calm summer air quite
ceaselessly with their sweet, fervent voices.
To me the song of a Robin never becomes
tedious or commonplace but is ever at once
restful and delightful to listen to, being
so refined and so expressive of calm
serenity of spirit. To my mind it is one
of the most musical of bird songs and of
them all the most satisfying & hopeful.
There were three or four Robins running over
the lawn, one a spotted-breasted young bird,
the others adult. Two Flickers probing the
flagging for ants. Red-eye [Red-eyed Vireo] & Chippy [Chipping Sparrow] singing
freely. Goldfinch singing sweetly on wing.
  Spent most of day in Museum writing
letters. Dr. Stevens called to talk with us
about the coming operation on C's [Caroline Brewster] eyes.
She, E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] & I motored to the Palfrey
place & around Cambridge Common to see
the wonderful array of buildings for Radio
men the Government is erecting there. We took
this ride soon after dinner. Lizzy Fuller
at supper with us on back piazza where
we now have most of our meals. E.R.S.
read "Orley Farm" after supper.