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Wed. rain during the morning clearing in the afternoon, Thur.
clear. Friday it poured down.  To-day beautiful clear & cold but
the roads! no dust to-day.  Arrived at L. we took a 
road to-wards Sulphur Spring Rd.  We stopped a moment
at the swamp at the intersection of Sulphur Sp. Rd.
and Washington Rds.  Here the climbing fern was found
growing in profusion, although during the summer, <s>although</s> I searched
most diligently, no trace of the plant was noticed.
A short distance beyond another <s>wasp's</s> hornet's nest was
seen high up in a tree.  We continued out the road to
the road to Avalon.  On the highest portion of this road
particularly on the Dobbins property a most beautiful
view may be had.  Off in the distance is seen the 
broad Patapsco and the city of Baltimore.  How beautiful
were the trees with the various tints caused by the light
of the sun & the shadows cast by the clouds, which
were quite plentiful just at the time.  Reaching Mr [Smith's]
property we stopped to view the country from it, but
although very pretty also, could not compare with the view
from Dobbin's.  Mr. S. showed us a hickory tree which bore
        