July 10, 1771
Posted by sydney on Jul 10th, 1771
Vine begins to blow. Very late again! it blowed last year on July 17: usually blows the last week in June.
July 8, 1771
Posted by sydney on Jul 8th, 1771
Ricked the two jobs of hay, and finish’d my rick in delicate order.
July 7, 1771
Posted by sydney on Jul 7th, 1771
Myriads of frogs, a second brood, migrate from J. Knight’s ponds.
July 6, 1771
Posted by sydney on Jul 6th, 1771
Young swallows appear. Cocked the hay in large cocks. No kindly, regular dews all the summer; so that the walks and grass-plots were seldom well-mowed.
July 5, 1771
Posted by sydney on Jul 5th, 1771
Cut the slip and part of the mead. Elder in full bloom.
July 4, 1771
Posted by sydney on Jul 4th, 1771
Ricked 6 jobbs of meadow hay in curious order, and added the St foin to it.
July 1, 1771
Posted by sydney on Jul 1st, 1771
Cut part of the mead: a good crop. Young goldfinches.