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Trip to Concord, Mass.

1911
Sept. 23

Clear as crystal, mild, still, a perfect day.

Ruthven & I have had a most delightful
day with Will Brewster in Concord. We
took the 10.08 A.M. train at No. Camb. Junc. {North Cambridge Junction}
and were met by Will at the West Bedford
Station. We walked down the track and
through the woods to his boat landing where
his iron or steel boat was lying.

Polygonella articulata is abundant by the
railroad track and I saw it in sandy places
across the river near Balls Hill. Bidens
is very abundant along the cut
through the Great Meadows that was made for
the boat. We crossed the river to the Cabin
where Gilbert was and spent the time before
dinner walking over Balls Hill and along the
river up stream to nearly the end of Will’s
property. The ravages of the Brown Tail
& Gypsies w[h]ere spraying has not been done
are sad. The changing foliage began two
or three days ago and is very beautiful
now. It is especially noticeable in the
Poison Ivy, Sassafras, Sumach &c. On this
walk and after dinner I made some exposures
with my 4 x 5 camera taking some views of
the scenery and of Will & Ruth and of the
Cabin and Gilbert. I was in two views.

We had a nice dinner in the cabin
of steak, carrots, beets, bread, lettuce & water
melon with pleasant conversation. Then we walked to the
Farm House through the

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Diane Rielinger

Initial transcription by Walter Kittredge