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2 51-2 "a good solid winter" 52 the high water year 53 54 55 16 ground appears in ridges
on E. Hosmer's 56 meadow 12 wrack on meadow 		57 58 1st lowest willow bare 59 60
10River when lowest in
April & [gap]
April 4-5 6 not yet so high by
4 or 5 feet as last winter 		4 notice marks
of river
May 15 (?) but still
prob.up
2 water on meadows 		1st been going
down a month at
least		 3rd gone down so
that I have to steer
carefully to avoid hummocks on
meadows
23rd just left bare
for blackbirds		 May 4 generally
off meads.
fast & very low
29 rapidly going down
shows grass on meadow		 12 going down
leaving its wrack
May 1st water
on meads rapidly
going down. am
confined to river for
most part
Say 3rd is quite low ( 14 going down rapidly
Hunt's causeway just bare)		 Say1st (??)
 6 3rd Heron rock
more than 1 foot
out & falling to 6th
at least to 9th
say 9th & prob. below summer level		 Say 10th 10th spring
freshet ends
began Mar. 8
(not to include the winter
one) 17 up again so that I [gap] but is further to Mantatuket's rock
but already falling		Lowest for Mar.
the 31st 3 ft. be-
low H's wall
or 6 1/2 in above
summer level
Lowest ap. 30
or 3+ inches below
- summer level
very low
lowest as yet
2?16River when highest in April
& now high.
(May 31-50 higher)
than it has been at this season
for many years -
water over road below master
Cheney's 		10 high, but
not high for
spring
23rd highest for
year 8 1/2 inch
above horizontal truss (i.e. 8 ft 7 1/2 inch
above SL)
2" up but falling		 7 river raised so that I can cross the
great meadows
May 17 or
9 mead but part-
ially flooded.
say 7 (??) &
not high.		 30 highest for April
say 29 & high 24 rises a little owing to rain of 22nd & 23rd
Mar 17 or 29 nearly as high
as anytime in this year
May 5 far highest in
the year very high the year 54 as
year (on ac. of rain
the 3rdand 4th) arches
quite concealed - highest since
23rd-52 		14 steadily rising
since 1st
19 fallen a little
21 risen again a little
on ac. of rain
23 at height for this rise
higher than before since
winter whole of Lee Mead. covered
28 rather [gap] & 26th 		11 at its height
(v. 23rd)
23rd risen again
over all Hill [gap] 23rd begins to fall
3rd rain at last &
r. rapidly rises
5 over the meads
8 higher 23 nearly as high as 11 can just get over
E. Hosmer's meadow
8th cannot get under
stone bridge 		24 at its
height - higher
than before
(22 higher than be-
fore & rising ---
cut off great bends &
fairly go over Hub B.
causeway)
owing to melting snow		 14 a little higher
on ac. of rain
but no rise of con
sequence
Say 14 (?) but quite low (?)		 1st to Assabet
over meads in boat
10 cannot cross meads
28 Great Meadow partly over X with B & B Say 1st (?) I go to
rock in boat again 		rises some slightly
from Ap. 7 to 14th
falls from 15th to end
being 1/2 inch above
summer level
the 24th at summer level 26th ...
highest the 14th
for Ap. but very little
on meads.
14 ?Smooth reflecting water 11 placid
eve & reflecting
water		 26 - over cast 15 still cloudy day
water smooth & full of
reflections
5th or 6th? 		15 [gap] morning [gap]& overcast May 3-57 Sunday 17 wan & [gap] & no ripple
12 or beforeRipples on ripple lakes 9th 15 F.H. pond
13?Spearing 8th & 30th 1st -7 5th to 8th 16 -25 25 8th 26
Mar 25 ? 1st leave off greatcoat
v Mar.)		 Mar 15
next: Ap. 26 		Mar 26th
Ap. 13 - hear toads
& take off in Haverhill 		Mar 17 too warm
in one
Ap 25 begin to take
off
April 5 & 6 take off 		16 1st regret wearing
great coat
17 18 - & 19 get warmer
& go without greatcoat 		7th & 8 warm
enough to leave off
put it on when I
leave boat
9th leave it		 Feb. 25 (65+°
left at home - single
coat too much		 7 6 & 7th
put on
great coat again
after a week of warm
weather		 Mar. 17 wear
but one --
weather for half-thick
coat 27th & 30th 		Mar 31st 1st leave off
& Ap. 1
15(?)Wear greatcoat again 28 – 29th & 30th 55
10th 		7th AM fire most of April
21begin to wear one coat generally 28 am getting greatcoat off Say 21 (?) 19-60 wear but 1 coat the last
10 days of Ap.
28[gap]
27		sit without fire commonly v below 30 - 30 26 26
do with little now		 19th[gap] 19 May 3rd May 1st&2nd 30 30 20 begin to sit [gap] without fires more
commonly
27first am that I sit with open window 19th 55
weather for half-thick
coat		 27 & 30th 28h 65+ but one thickish coat in [gap]
20Dark evening 26-54 a single cloud 17th rainy & very dark 16th rainy & very dark
23Burning of brush
v winter Mar 30)		 23rd 18 smokes in horizon 27
25 ? Fires in woods late in month 28 21) May 4th dry leaves in woods
time for fires May 6 about end
of very dry leaves		 27th
Plowing a little and planting going on generally 17 19 16 56 15 many planting
now		 12
52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
21 ?Scudding clouds
 21- 24 & 25
10thdark barred spring clouds 10th 24
18 still almost sultry - with
wet looking clouds hanging
about - 1st time		 18
21Sea Turn 18 (a warm day
warmest yet)		 24th & 28 - 29 & 30th
71st Hazy 1st
slight 29th 		1st & 9th 3 1st time but
not so warm as
Mar. 17th 		24 cannot see distant hills 12th hazy
6th the 1st slight bluish
haze		 2nd
17 Fog over river in morning some 21st 28th quite a fog 6th pretty foggy
for several morn
ings
24 ? Cold in last half of month 28 cold & wintery 16 27 & 28 good fires
required		 28 icy cold NW
wind		 24 cold NW
wind no frogs out
& for 3 or 4 days		 18 cold with strong wind 46+
25 -47+
25 ? Mtns still spotted with snow 1st & 4th & 28 18th 4 - 12 28
snow whitening the
mts
1st moon to walk by 11th 54
19 Willow (alba) peels 19th how long? 27 how long? 24 peels several
days		 17 but not
4 or 5 days ago
19 (?)Bass peels 19th how long?
19 (?)S. discolor peels 18 peels well
20 (?) Tremula aspen peels 18 just begun
14Rain after E wind 18 5 days storm
begins after & with
E wind		 13-14 snow &
rain after E wind
the 7th (beginning 18 March
followingan E. wind
another 22)		 11th after E wind the 10th
21?White frosts May 1st platforms white with
5 wets feet 		2 12 (after clear
moon-light)		 21 saves feet a
wetting
8th - 16 		29th & 30th
melting early
17 Evenings very consid. shortened 17th
25Very few leaves indeed on
young oaks		 26th
Begin to sit without fire
commonly		 30 26 19th May 3rd May 1st & 2 30 20th
Warm in last half month 20th - 27 18th - 19th 30h
Flower like scent 21st-26
Dark night 26th in thunder
shower very
Last ice [gap] 16 1 foot [gap]