July 29, 1768

Posted by sydney on Jul 29th, 1768

Vast storms about.  Crickets are silent.

July 28, 1768

Posted by sydney on Jul 28th, 1768

Gathered frenchbeans.

July 26, 1768

Posted by sydney on Jul 26th, 1768

Threat’ning clouds at a distance, but most delicate ripening weather.

July 25, 1768

Posted by sydney on Jul 25th, 1768

Cut the first cantelupe-melon.

July 23, 1768

Posted by sydney on Jul 23rd, 1768

Martins begin to congregate on the maypole.  Ricked my little mead, & finish’d my Hay-making.

July 20, 1768

Posted by sydney on Jul 20th, 1768

Vast aurora borealis.  The white owl has young.  It brings a mouse to its nest about every five minutes beginning at sunset.  Hay in tollerable order.  Cut my little mead.

July 19, 1768

Posted by sydney on Jul 19th, 1768

Young swallows are able to take flies for themselves.

July 18, 1768

Posted by sydney on Jul 18th, 1768

The country is drenched with wet, and quantities of hay were spoiled.

July 17, 1768

Posted by sydney on Jul 17th, 1768

Succade-melons come in heaps.

July 16, 1768

Posted by sydney on Jul 16th, 1768

Grasshopper-lark sings at Bradley.

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