November 26

Posted by sydney on Nov 26th, 2008
  • 1792: November 26, 1792 – Timothy hides.
  • 1791: November 26, 1791 – 3 gallons of brandy from London
  • 1788: November 26, 1788 – Finished shovelling the zigzag, & bostal.  Wildfowl on Wolmer-pond.
  • 1787: November 26, 1787 – Monthly roses now in bloom.
  • 1786: November 26, 1786 – Mr Cane saw in one flock some hundreds of whistling plovers on the downs.
  • 1784: November 26, 1784 – Haws in such quantities that they weigh down the white-thorns.
  • 1783: November 26, 1783 – The farmers have long since sown all their wheat, & ploughed-up most of their wheat-stubbles.
  • 1782: November 26, 1782 – The woods, & hedges are beautifully fringed with snow. Ordered thomas carefully to beat-off the snow that lodges on the Sought side of the laurels & laurustines.
  • 1781: November 26, 1781 – The planet Venus now is visible at Selborne over the hanger.  Planted against the fruit-wall, three well-trained trees that are to begin to bear fruit next year: viz: 1 Peterboro’ nectarine N.E. end.  1 mantaban peach.  1 red Magdalen peach, against the scullery.  1 Elrouge Nectarine.  These trees came from Mr Shiell’s nursery at Lambeth & cost 7s. 6d. on the spot.  They have healthy wood, & well-trained heads.  Planted a Virginian creeper against the wall of my house next the garden.
  • 1776: November 26, 1776 – A man brought me a common sea-gull alive: three crows had got it down in a field, & were endeavouring to demolish it.
  • 1775: November 26, 1775 – Very dark season: dark within doors a little after 3 o’clock in the afternoon.
  • 1773: November 26, 1773 – A profusion of turneps probably all the kingdom over: on which account lean sheep are very dear.  Hops at present lie on hand: were carried to Weyhill, then to Andover: & now are bringing home again.  Snow gone except under hedges.  Birds do not seem to touch the berries of the tamus cummunis ‘tho they look very red, & inviting: the berries also of the bryonia alba seem not to be meddled with.  Perhaps they are too acrid.  There is a fine crop of clover of last spring: the frequent showers of last summer occasioned also a vast growth of grass.
  • 1772: November 26, 1772 – At Mr. Pink’s at Faringdon is a rook’s nest with young in it.
  • 1771: November 26, 1771 – September-like weather.  Footpaths dry like march.
  • 1768: Novmeber 26, 1768 – Ice, fine day. Soft afternoon.  Many gnats appear.  A martin seen it was very brisk, & lively.
  • 1768: November 26, 1768 – Ice, fine day.  Soft afternoon.  Many gnats appear.  A martin seen: it was very brisk, & lively.

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