cleared away late, wind wind hard. M. W. & falling thermometer. First wood wall heard smothering. A very raw windy day and nights. 30th, still windy, glass 25, Clear. Glass 36 by noon, but sun shot it melted considerably. And died away about 31, and by 5 some thin broken clouds in west, in stripes and blotches. This clear- ed away after sunset, but stars are far off, and air perfectly still. It appears to you were blown? & could we hearl soft. An echo air. jt portends! The baro quite variable. Have not seen woodpeckers for several days. No Nuthatches for more.