December 4
Posted by sydney on Dec 4th, 2008
- 1792: December 4, 1792 – Timothy is gone under a tuft of long grass, but is not yet buried in the ground.
- 1788: December 4, 1788 – The plows have been stopped by the frost some days. Men cart earth & dung for their hop-grounds. Covered the lettuces, artichokes, spinage, & celeri with straw. Took in the urns.
- 1783: December 4, 1783 – Mowed some of the grass-walks! Farmer Lassam cuts some of his lambs: they are near a month old.
- 1782: December 4, 1782 – Farmer Lassam’s lambs begins to fall.
- 1776: December 4, 1776 – Vat condensations on walls & wainscot, which run in streams; these things are colder than the warm wet air.
- 1775: December 4, 1775 – Furze blows. Colds & feverish complaints obtain in this neighbourhood. in London, Portsmouth, & other places colds, & coughs have been general: in Dublin also.
- 1773: December 4, 1773 – The county of Sussex abounds in turneps.
- 1772: December 4, 1772 – Dark and spitting. Nasturtiums blow yet. Indian flowers in Decr! Song thrush sings.
- 1770: December 4, 1770 – Most owls seem to hoot exactly in B flat according to several pitch-pipes used in tuning of harpsichords, & sold as strictly at concert pitch.
- 1769: December 4, 1769 – White water-wagtail appears.