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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