February 28, 1779
Posted by sydney on Feb 28th, 1779
Gossamer abound. Frogs swarm in the ditches.
Gossamer abound. Frogs swarm in the ditches.
The gardener begins to mow my Brother’s grass-walks.
Drivers use the summer track. Roads dusty.
Field-crickets have opened their holes, & stand in the mouth of them basking in the sun! They do not usually appear ’til March.
Crocus’s blow-out. When the vernal crocus blows, the autumnal crocus peeps out of the ground. Bees gather on the crocus.
A vivid Aurora: a red belt from East to West.
The garden works well: sowed pease, & planted beans. Crocus’s blow.
Lambs come very fast. Bats appear. Field-pease are sowing.