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Monthly Archives: December 2008
31.12.38
Three eggs (102 eggs since 26.10.38[1] , or nearly 12 a week). [1]‘28’ written by mistake. Peter Davison
30.12.38
Large flight (about 200) of storks or cranes passing over. Large white birds, apparently with black edges to their wings. Flying northward, but probably merely circling around to find a place to settle, as they must be migrants from Europe. … Continue reading
29.12.38
Two eggs. Clear & fine. We have got a cock-pigeon (Frs. 4.50) & put him in the cage with the hen to get acquainted. She started pecking his head gently, I think picking out lice.
26-28.12.38
Have been ill. Not certain about number of eggs, but about 9. Weather clear & fine. Second cylinder of Butagaz ended 27.12.38. Exactly 3 weeks (same as last time.)[1] [1] The previous cylinder lasted five weeks; see 24.11.38. Peter Davison
25.12.38
Quite a heavy frost in the night, everything white this morning & a little cat-ice on the pools. Curious sight of oranges & lemons on the trees frosted over, & lemon blossom frozen stiff. Do not know yet whether it … Continue reading
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Tagged bougainvillea, frost, frozen blossom, ice, lemons, mountains, oranges, snow, weather
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24.12.38
Four eggs. Both the pigeons eggs broken – do not know how, possibly a cat tried to get up to the nest & scared the bird off. Evidently fertile eggs as they were streaked with blood. Clear & fine.
23.12.38
The pigeon has laid two eggs & is sitting on them. Cold & fine. The Oued Tensift has shrunk to about twice its original size. Three eggs.
22.12.38
Three eggs. Finer in the morning, rain in the afternoon. The surviving pigeon (presumably the hen) is sitting on a nest. Do not know whether it can survive, but possibly we may be able to get another cock for it. … Continue reading
VILLA SIMONT, 22.12.38
After heavy rain such as that of the last few days the rivers swell enormously. The Oued Tensift, normally about 10 yards wide, has filled the whole valley it runs in, about 300 yards wide. But judging from the vegetation … Continue reading
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