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Martins circling over the lake there.

April 7, 1954 - Wed.
  Temp. 80 degrees yesterday, after cold-snap [[strikethrough]] Monday [[/strikethrough]] Thursday & Friday. 81 degrees today - nice gentle rain last night. Cherry blossoms past their peak, also Forsythia to some extent (blooming for 3 weeks); Daffodils beautiful everywhere, as they have been for two weeks; many red tulips for past week; Japonica somewhat past peak after several weeks of bloom; also Magnolia Soulangeana past peak & fading fast.
  Great increase in numbers of birds about.
  Steady breeze from South all day today.

April 8, 1954 - Thursday.
  Temp. 65 degrees at 6: A.M. Hit 83 degrees at 11:1 A.M., but then a brief thunder-storm & winds