February 19, 1774
Posted by sydney on Feb 19th, 1774
These great rains retard the preparations for a spring-crop. Grey crows still on the downs.
February 17, 1774
Posted by sydney on Feb 17th, 1774
Ravens begin to build. Spring-like weather.
February 16, 1774
Posted by sydney on Feb 16th, 1774
Skylarks mount, & essay to sing. House-sparrows get in clusters, & chirp, & fight. Thrushes whistle.
February 14, 1774
Posted by sydney on Feb 14th, 1774
The ivy, hedra helix, blows in Sept: Octr & Novr: the berries are now full-grown, & ripen in April: thus fructification goes on in some Instances the winter thro’. When the berries are full ripe they are black.
February 13, 1774
Posted by sydney on Feb 13th, 1774
Hedge-sparrow sings. Great flock of buntings in the fields towards Faringdon.
February 10, 1774
Posted by sydney on Feb 10th, 1774
Weather shifts continually from frost to rain to the detriment of the wheat & turneps. Wheat looks sadly, & is almost heaved-out of the ground.
February 9, 1774
Posted by sydney on Feb 9th, 1774
Jupiter & Venus approximate very fast. Venus is very bright, & makes strong shadows on the floors, & walls.
February 8, 1774
Posted by sydney on Feb 8th, 1774
Freezes sharply all day. The cones of last year fall very fast from ye spruce-firs.
February 7, 1774
Posted by sydney on Feb 7th, 1774
Continual vicissitudes from frost to rain. Land-floods advance.
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