July 13
Posted by sydney on Jul 13th, 2009
- 1792: July 13, 1792 – Whortle-berries offered at the door. Cherries have little flavour.
- 1791: July 13, 1791 – My brother gathered a sieve of mush-rooms: they come up in the flower-borders, which have been manured with dung from the old hot beds.
- 1787: July 13, 1787 – The apricots drop off in a surprizing manner. Planted a bed of Savoys.
- 1784: July 13, 1784 – Finished ripping, furring, & tiling the back part of my house; a great jobb. Garden-beans come in.
- 1783: July 13, 1783 – Five great white sea-gulls flew over the village toward the forest.
- 1779: July 13, 1779 – Therm. 79! The grass-mowers complain of the heat.
- 1778: July 13, 1778 – Bestowed great waterings in the garden.
- 1777: July 13, 1777 – The backward wheat is in beautiful bloom: the fields look quite white with blossoms. The forward wheat is out of bloom, & therefore from the late weather not likely to be so good.
- 1774: July 13, 1774 – Martins hover at the mouth of their nests, & feed their young without settling.
- 1773: July 13, 1773 – Finished stopping the vines: much bloom & much fruit set. Finished cutting the tall hedges.
- 1772: July 13, 1772 – Lime blows, & smells sweetly, & is much frequented by bees.
- 1770: July 13, 1770 – Cut my great mead, a good crop. Young bank-martins are flyers: this species every year is the first that brings forth it’s young. Quer: Do they feed their young flying, or not?
- 1769: July 13, 1769 – Oxford
Vast flocks of young wag-tails on the banks of the charwel. - 1768: July 13 – Truffles began to be taken for ye first time in my Brother Henry White’s grove; & will continue to be found in great abundance every fort-night till about Lady-day.
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