1925 Dec.12-Dec.20- Tos tried to prepare for Christmas or write letters. Read and rested whenever possible . Wnt to Cooper Club- meeting Dec.17 - in rain - Nominated for President for coming year- Very little frost so far. Dec.21. A banded Hermit Thrush came to pool . Band very new and shining. Dec. 27,23. Banded Thrush seen at pool. Dec 23-30- Beautiful weather. Chilly nights, clear sunny days. Dec.31- Drove to Saratoga where we spent the night at the Inn. Stopped at San Jose where we bought six fruit trees . Jan.1- 1926. Drove on to Boulder Creek over the Los Gatos Highway- a glorious morning - Arrived about 11 a. m and planted seven fruit trees on our lot before lunch. Lunched at Redwood Rest. Returned to the lot where I heard a Water Ouzel singing . Watched it five minutes, while it sang continually . The white eyedid flashed out very clearly - Noticed that its motions on top of a stone were the same as the motions of the water as it rippled past a stone which projected just above the water. The color of the bird was also the same as the wet granite. Returned by way of the Big Basin where we saw eight or ten deer - very tame. Then from the Basin direct to Saratoga - Such wonder-