May 30, 1776

Posted by sydney on May 30th, 1776

Strawberries blow well.  The first effectual rain after a long dry season.

May 29, 1776

Posted by sydney on May 29th, 1776

Laburnums in beautiful bloom.  Hawthorns blow finely.

May 26, 1776

Posted by sydney on May 26th, 1776

Fern-owl first seen; a late summer bird of passage.

may 25, 1776

Posted by sydney on May 25th, 1776

The frost has killed the tops of the wallnut shoots, & ashes; & the annuals where they touched the glass of the frames; also many kidney-beans.  The tops of hops, & potatoes were cut-off by this frost.  Tops of laurels killed.  The wall-nut trees promised for a vast crop, ’til the shoots were cut off by ye frost.

May 23, 1776

Posted by sydney on May 23rd, 1776

Female wasps abound.  Young rooks venture-out to the neighbouring trees.

May 21, 1776

Posted by sydney on May 21st, 1776

Medlar blows: this is the most uncouth tree in its growth, the boughs never continuing streight for two feet together.

May 20, 1776

Posted by sydney on May 20th, 1776

Wheat on the downs begins to spindle for ear.

May 14, 1776

Posted by sydney on May 14th, 1776

Spring-corn in a sad state, not half come up.

May 12, 1776

Posted by sydney on May 12th, 1776

The sycamore or great maple, is in bloom, & at this season makes a beautiful appearance, & affords much pablum for the bees, smelling strongly like honey.  The foliage of this tree is very fine, & very ornamental to outlets.

May 10, 1776

Posted by sydney on May 10th, 1776

Apis longicornis.  This bee appears, but does not bore nests in the ground yet.

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