Naushon Island, Mass
1900
May 20, 21
  I went to Naushon on the afternoon of the 19th
and returned to Cambridge on the morning of the 22nd
spending the interim in the house of the late Mr William
Forbes as the guest of Mr Edward W. Emerson, the Forbes 
family being absent. 
  The 20th was clear in the early morning, cloudy the
remainder of the day with strong, cool S.W. wind.
Mr Emerson & I drove about through the woods in the
forenoon going as far W. as the beginning of the "Desert".
In the afternoon we walked to the north Shore where
we saw an unusually fine sunset.
The Woods
The "Desert"
North Shore
  The 21st was clear and just warm enough to be
comfortable but the wind in exposed places was
keen & piercing. I was out all the forenoon with
my camera driving about through the wood roads
over the same ground covered yesterday morning.
Birds were numerous and singing freely the whole
forenoon so that I think I must have noted 
at least all the common species.
A forenoon
spent alone
in the 
woods.
  In the afternoon Mr. Emerson accompanied me
on a long & delightful drive. We followed
the road along the S. shore as far as the Desert
which we crossed diagonally nearly to its western
extremity returning by the north shore road and
reaching the house shortly after sunset.
A long
drive about
the island
with Mr.
Emerson.
  During this drive we passed around the interesting
plantations of broom made by the late Mr. John
Forbes. It is surprisingly rank & flourishing
although more or less of the plants are killed down 
to the ground every winter. A few of them were 
in bloom at the time of our visit.
Tree plantations
made by Mr.
John Forbes. 
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