Concord, Mass. 
1914
March 17
to
May 31
(No 3)

May.

  May-day [May 1, 1914] was decidedly winterish in character for a violent
& piercingly chilly N.W. [northwest] wind neutralized the warm of sunbeams from a
cloudless sky. Moreover there was actually ice in the early morning, as
thick as window glass in a pan in our poultry yard, skimming over 
many a shallow puddle in the muddy roads. After this the weather
became more normal and was for the most part fine through the
month. On the 26th [May 26, 1914] the temperature rose to 90 [degrees] & on the 27th [May 27, 1914] to 92 [degrees].
I noticed the first unfolded apple blossoms on the 11th [May 11, 1914] but our trees
were not generally in full bloom until the 18th [May 18, 1914] nor wholly out
of bloom before the 25th [May 25, 1914]. At the latter date [May 25, 1914] the oak leaves were 1/4
to 1/2 grown and not fully developed until the very end of the month.
The first gypsy moth larvae hatched on the 14th [May 14, 1914]. Dragon flies
appeared in great swarms in the 28th [May 28, 1914]. Four of the migratory
Bats reappeared in out shed loft of the 9th [May 9, 1914]. On the 10th [May 10, 1914]
there were nine, on the 11th [May 11, 1914] fourteen which proved to be the
maximum number or at least remained so until June 3 [June 3, 1914].