November 5, 1789
Posted by sydney on Nov 5th, 1789
Bro. & Sister Benj. came to us from Newton.
November 4, 1789
Posted by sydney on Nov 4th, 1789
The wind on Saturday last occasioned much damage among the shipping in the river, & on the E. coast.
November 3, 1789
Posted by sydney on Nov 3rd, 1789
Planted 150 cabbages to stand the winter: dunged the ground. Grapes all very bad. Two swallows were seen this morning at Newton vicarage house, hovering & settling on the roofs, & outbuildings. None have been observed at Selborne since Octobr. 11. It is very remarkable, that after the hirundines have disappeared for some weeks, a few are occasionally seen again sometimes, in the first week of November, & that only for one day. Do they withdraw & slumber in some hiding-place during the interval? for we cannot suppose they had migrated to warmer climes, & so returned again for one day. Is it not more probable that they are awakened from sleep, & like the bats are come forth to collect a little food? Bats appear at all seasons through the autumn & spring months, when the Thermomr is at 50, because then phalaenae & moths are stirring. These swallows looked like young ones.
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