December 22
Posted by sydney on Dec 22nd, 2008
- 1788: December 22, 1788 – A considerable flight of wood-cocks around the Barnet.
- 1786: December 22, 1786 – Ice in my chamber.
- 1784: December 22, 1784 – Farmer Lassam’s Dorsetshire ewes begin to lamb. His turnips are frozen as hard as stones.
- 1780: December 22, 1780 – Antir. Cymbalaria still in bloom. Two hares in the garden last night. Snow wastes: eaves drip. Cocks crow.
- 1779: December 22, 1779 – Ground covered with snow.
- 1777: December 22, 1777 – For want of rain the millers are much in want of water. Carried out many loads of dung from the cucumber beds on the great meadow. Finished the cornice of the great parlor.
- 1772: December 22, 1772 – First ice. icicles. Ground very white. Nasturtiums cut all down, & rotten.
- 1772: December 22, 1772 – Vast fog. Nasturtiums still.
- 1770: December 22, 1770 – Trenched up the quarters of the garden for the winter.
- 1769: December 22, 1769 – Thunder, lightening & hail before day-break. Hen chaffinches congregate.
- 1768: December 22, 1768 – French-beans are planted in the hot-house at Hartley. Pines are still cutting.
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