July 14, 1775

Posted by sydney on Jul 14th, 1775

Hay much damaged: many meadows not cut. This dripping season, which hurts individuals in their hay, does marvelous service to the public, in the spring-corn, after-grass, turneps, fallows, &c. Oats are much recovered, & brought-on. Wheat begins to change colour; is not lodged.

* When a person approaches the haunt of fern-owls (caprimulgi) in an evening, they continue flying round the head of the obtruder; & striking their wings together above their backs, in the manner that the pigeons called smiters are known to do, make a smart snap: perhaps at that time they are jealous for their young; & their noise & gesture are intended by way of menace.

Entries By Category

algae amphibians antiquities ants arachnids astronomy atmosphere autumn barometers bats bees behaviour blooming butterflies caprimulgi cats cattle chickens clouds cold collecting commerce corvids crickets cuckoo customs deer diaster disaster dogs dragonflies drought earthworms exclamation mark! farm life fish floods flowers fly catchers food & drink fossils fowl friends & family frost fruit fuel fungi game birds gardening geology grain grapes grass hawthorn hay health heat highlights hirundines hops horses household hunting ice improvements insects ion laburnum lark latin longer entry mammals meteorology migration natural philosophy NHoS nightingale owls parish matters pests pheasant pigs poetry quail quarae querae rain raptors rare birds redstart reptiles seabirds sheep shore birds small mammals snails snow songbirds storms swallow The Sublime Timothy the tortoise trees Uncategorized unusual plants vegetables vines wasps water waterfowl weather wheat wider world wildflowers winter worms
July 1775
M T W T F S S
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31  

Meta