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and could have eaten more.  While eating a King Fisher
attracted our attention with its peculiar cry.  Growing 
about us was Euonymus Americanus, now in flower.
Going back to the station we inquired about the trains
but decied to walk to the Balto. & Middle River Electric R.R.
On our way down an Indigo Bird flew across the road.
But what attracted our attention was the great number 
of little frogs, so many of them that we could hardly keep
from tramping on them. Being met here by a young fellow
on his way to the city, we learned from him that they come
from the clouds.  He, too, told us the name of the Kalmia
latifolia - Ivy Flower.  We reached the Back River terminus -
was about 8 o'clock and arrived home a little past 9 p.m.

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June 17, 1899.  The weather during the past week was 
what may be expected in this latitude - a gradual rise 
in temperature Sunday and Monday becoming very warm
Tuesday and Wednesday, Thursday evening a fall in temperature,
becoming decidedly cool Friday and Saturday.  The day 
has been a fine one for tramping.  We met at Camden Station
and took the 7 a.m. train to Glenburnie.  Aboard the 
        