November 13

Posted by sydney on Nov 13th, 2008
  • 1792: November 13, 1792 – Mr. Ed. White & man brought a good fine young white poplare from his out-let at Newton, & planted it at ye top of Parson’s, slip behind the bench, where it will be ornamental.
  • 1791: November 13, 1791 – Thunder in the night.  Thomas heard the Portsmouth evening gun.
  • 1790: November 13, 1790 – Bror. & Sister Benj. left us.
  • 1787: November 13, 1787 – The Fyfield players performed Richard the Third.
  • 1785: November 13, 1785 – Mr Ben White left us, & went to London.
  • 1780: November 13, 1780 – Wheat-stubbles plow-up in fine order; green wheat comes up well.  Tortoise goes under ground: over him is thrown a coat of moss.  The border being very light & mellow, the tortoise has thrown the mould entirely over his shell, leaving only a small breatheing hole near his head.  Timothy lies in the border under the fruit-wall, in an aspect where he will enjoy the warmth of the sun, & where no wet can annoy him: a hen-coop over his back protects him from dogs, &c.
  • 1776: November 13, 1776 – Nuthatches rap about on the trees.  Crocuss begins to sprout.  The leaves of the medlar-tree are now turned of a bright yellow.  On of the first trees that becomes naked is the wall-nut: the mulberry, & the ash, especially if it bears many keys, and hte Horse-chestnut come next.  All lopped trees, while their heads are young, carry their leaves a long while.  Apple-trees & peaches remain green ’til very late, often ’til the end of Novr: young beeches never cast their leaves ’til spring, ’til the new leaves sprout & push them off: in the autumn the beechen-leaves turn of a deep chestnut color.  Tall beeches cast their leaves towards the end of Octr.  Magpies sometimes, I see, perch on the backs of sheep, & pick the lice & ticks out of their wool; nay, mount on their very heads; while those meek quadrupeds seem pleased, & stand perfectly still, little aware that their eyes are in no small danger; & that their assiduous friends would be glad of an opportunity of picking their bones.
  • 1775: November 13, 1775 – Charadrius pluvialis.  Green whistling plovers appear: they come in the autumn to us, but do not breed here.  They haunt the downs.
  • 1773: November 13, 1773 – The turfing of the level ground goes on briskly.  No late martins have appeared this Novr: a flight sometimes is seen about the first week in this month.
  • 1771: November 13, 1771 – Saw 16 fork-tailed kites at one on the downs.
  • 1769: November 13, 1769 – The hedge-sparrow makes its winter piping.
  • 1768: November 13, 1768 – The Ground dries much.  Wheat continues to be sown.  Elms are still in full leaf.

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