Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Thursday, Dec. 26, 1918 [December 26, 1918] Wea [Weather]
Dull.
Dark cloudy with an inch or
so of wet snow falling just
before and after sunset,
whitening all grassy surfaces
but melting for the most part
on stone or asphalt ones.
  Garden birds. A Starling seen,
Crows & a Jay heard.
  In the house all day. Slept
most of forenoon. Wrote to
Dr. Gehring in late P.M.
Dr. Stevens called as twilight
was falling. He seemed
disappointed to find me in
no better shape but new tonics
will be tried. He wishes me
to see Dr. Gehring if possible.
The latter has just sent us 
word that he, Mrs. G., Bingham
& Miss Pease will go to California
in early January to remain there
all winter & perhaps longer.
  E.R.S. [Elizabeth R. Simmons] read David Copperfield
to me after supper.

Cambridge.
Ther [Thermometer] Friday, Dec. 27, 1918 [December 27, 1918] Wea [Weather]
Dull.
Cloudy, calm, chilly. Surface of
ground & snow that fell yesterday
stiffened somewhat by light frost.
  Garden birds. 6+ Chickadees in willows;
2 Downy Woodpeckers & one Hairy [Hairy Woodpecker];
a Crow on wing; 4 Pine Grosbeaks
and about 15 Starlings, eating
Parkman apples; 14 (counted) Goldfinches
eating seeds of canoe birches, at head
of Garden. Three of the Grosbeaks looked
like young [males], the fourth like a [female].
Accompanied by his handsome little
brown pointer dog Outram Bangs
came at 9 A.M. to pass entire forenoon
with me in Museum looking over
bird skins & selecting some that
he desires to use in exchanges. He
also brought back very many which
he & Batchelder borrowed for study
last spring. I enjoyed seeing both
him & the dog & was sorry to have
them depart at 1 P.M.
  Wrote a little after that.
Usual evening reading.