April 15

Posted by sydney on Apr 15th, 2009
  • 1793: April 15, 1793 – Sowed fringed bore-cole, & Savoys, & leeks.
  • 1791: April 15, 1791 – A nightingale sings in my outlet. Sowed sweet peas, candy-tuft, sweet alyssum, &c.  A man brought me half a dozen good mushrooms from a pasture field!  a great rarity at this season of the year!
  • 1788: April 15, 1788 – Pronged the asparagus-beds. Sowed Mrs Eveleigh’s curious asters in a hot-bed; & several perennials in the cold ground.
  • 1785: April 15, 1785 – Hot sun. Muddy sky. Goose-berries & honey-suckles begin to bud, & look green. Pronged the asparagus beds. My fine jasmine is dead. Timothy the tortoise roused himself from his winter-slumbers & came forth. He was hidden in the laurel-hedge under the wall-nut tree, among the dead leaves.
  • 1784: April 15, 1784 – Dogs-toothed violets blow.
  • 1780: April 15, 1780 – Cucumbers swell.  Tortoise sleeps on.  Radishes are drawn.
  • 1779: April 15, 1779 – Thunder-like clouds in the W. at break of day.  Nightingale sings in my outlet.  Black-cap sings.  Dark clouds to the W. & N.W.  Lightening.
  • 1773: April 15, 1773 – Titlark begins to whilst.  Wind changing with every shower: soft growing weather.
  • 1772: April 15, 1772 – Luscinia!  Nightingale sings sweetly.  Grass grows.  Wheat looks well.
  • 1771: April 15, 1771 – Hail in the night.  Flights of snow at times: harsh biting day.  Themomr abroad at 10 at night, down to 14 degrees!!!

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