July 9, 1786
Posted by sydney on Jul 9th, 1786
Roses, sweet-williams, pinks, white & orange lilies make a gaudy show in my garden. Annuals are stunted for want of rain. Mr White’s tank at Newton measure three feet in water.
July 8, 1786
Posted by sydney on Jul 8th, 1786
The rick sweats, & fumes, & is in fine order. The pond at Faringdon is dry; my well is very low, having been much exhausted by long waterings. Received five gallons, & a pint of brandy from Mr Edmd Woods.
July 7, 1786
Posted by sydney on Jul 7th, 1786
Alton
Many swifts near Kingston. Vast rain at Bagshot. Hops are healthy round Alton, & Selborne.
July 3, 1786
Posted by sydney on Jul 3rd, 1786
The fruit of Dr Wesdale’s great St. Germain pear swells, & grows large. Dwarf kidney-beans begin to pod. A cloud of swifts over Clapham: they probably have brought out their young. On this day Thomas got up all my hay in good order, & finished my rick, which contains eight good jobbs or loads; at least six tuns. Thatched & secured my hay-rick. Two jobbs of the hay were from Baker’s hill, the other six from the meadow, & slip. Baker’s hill cut the 19th year: the Saint foin is got very thin, but other grasses prevail.
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