14 June. Wednesday. 1/61 calm Clear and almost cloudless morn- ing. Some high cirrus clouds in afternoon lovelying water fog in the distant west. Temp. min.23°; 9d. 33°; 12m. 32°; 4h.28°; 8p.26° Out on shore for 1½ hr photographing birds on cliffs and talus &c. Developed a dozen plates in the afternoon. Heavy wind from E.S.E. (fide H.C.P.) sprang up at noon. Blew fiercely till latter part of afternoon and then died down. Mate broke up our three-handed pinochle game this evening by his fault finding. He led the game all night but was sorely because I told Norman to lead his queen of hearts to me when it made not a particle of difference to the mate, since he had no hearts or trumps and I had the highest heart and because neither Nor- man nor I would outbid him at the end when he (Mate) was 990 that we threw down our hands. The mate broke up the poker games last winter in a similar babyish fashion, and once before in pinochle geth- ered up the cards and refused to let the game go on because he was getting wretched hands. Well - it is a relief to me to have the card play- ing stop. I was getting awfully tired of it any- how. He is a fine man, honest and straight- forward and I really like him better than any other member of the crew, but he has an awful temper and hates to lose games or even tricks worse than any other man I ever played with I think. Many is the time that I have lost to him just to keep him good natured. Captain says - "No more cards in the cabin" 15 June. Thursday. Clear and almost cloudless till 9 o'clock, but soon clouded over and