Friday, November 25, 2011

220 Years Ago Today -- Gilbert White -- The Naturalist's Journal, 1791










November 25.  Well rises very fast.











From:: The Essential Gilbert White of Selborne.  Boston.  David R. Godine, 1985.

Book illustration from Tacuinum Sanitatis,  14th century, Unknown Master.

2 comments:

  1. Thank you. Hope you had a peaceful and pleasant Thanksgiving. We did and today it's off to Manhattan for haircuts and other errands. Yesterday was a day for avoiding the news and it makes me want to repeat that today. Curtis

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