Posted by sydney on Oct 23rd, 1786

Red-wings are late this autumn.  Perhaps the vintage was late this year in Germany; so that these birds were detained by the grapes, which they did not wish to exchange for our hips & haws.  Red-wings do much damage in vineyards, when the grapes are ripe.  My tall hedges, & the hanging woods, do not shew their usual beautiful tints & colours: the reason is because the foliage was so much torn & shattered by the rain & tempests.

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