A Year of Late Cornish

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Whetek De Gwener, tryja warn ügens mis Hedra Friday, 23rd October My a viras der an daras. Ma neppeth deffrans! Pandr'ew kellys? My ell gweles ebòrn moy. Na wrüg agan besowen wydn kelly hy delkyow marow, etho poos o an branchys. Enawel Austen a dheuth a-dhia an noor dres an nos. E'n mettin, otta an  wedhen, codhys dhe'n dor, ow tisqwedhes an sooth. An corf-gwedhen ew diberhys ha'n gwredhow ew  sqwardys dhort an dor. Duw genes, a grow coth! I looked through the door. There's something different! What is missing? I can see more sky. Our silver birch did not lose her dead leaves, so the branches were heavy. Storm Austen came from the north in the night. In the morning, here's the tree, fallen to the ground, pointing south. The tree trunk is broken off and the roots are ripped from the ground. Goodbye, old shed!

   2026 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Pemdhek De Yow, nessa warn ügens mis Hedra Thursday, 22nd October Bedhowgh parys rag an enawel. Henn ew an cussül ew res dhe nei. Nei alja kelly an tredan en termyn nos, pecar'a e'n diwettha enawel. Pandr'eus othom dhen? Rag gòlow ma othom dhen lugern gen batrys. Ma dhen cantolyow ewedh gen tanbrednyer dh'aga anowy. Na vedn an tòbmheans cres kerdhes heb power ha nag eus whans dhen ûsya an vorn bredn. Ma diw vorn gampya gen gass e'n copart. Nei ell bryjyon tekel a dhowr rag bolla' de ha bottel dowr tòbm.     Be prepared for the storm. That is the advice we are given. We could lose the electricity in the night, like in the last storm. What do we need? For light, we need lamps with batteries. We also have candles with matches to light them. The central heating will not work without power and we do not want to use the woodburner. There are two camping gas stoves in the cupboard. We can boil a kettle of water for a cup of tea and ...

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Peswardhek De Merher, kensa warn ügens mis Hedra Wednesday, 21st October Gwenjek ew hei hedhyw, pur wenjek. Gwens a-dhia an west ew. Wotiwedh, ma'n enwedhen ow kelly hy del. Mons en pub telher, e'n laundrys ha war an to gweder. Ma'n gwedh bythwer ha'n colwedh ow qwaya e'n gwens, bes nag üjens ow kelly aga del whath. En scon e vedh gwens creffa. Ma gwarnyans amber rag Kernow. Ma Enawel Austen ow tos de Gwener. It's windy today, very windy. It's a westerly wind. At last, the ash tree is losing its leaves. They are everywhere, in the launders (gutters) and on the glass roof. The evergreen trees and hazels are swaying in the wind, but they are not losing their leaves yet. Soon there will be a stronger wind. There is an amber warning for Cornwall. Storm Austen is coming on Friday.

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Terdhek   De Meurth, ügensves mis Hedra Tuesday, 20th October Otta an loor. Nag ew hei leun. Thew an kensa qwarter. Nag üjy hei ûhel e'n ebòrn. Rag fra üjy hei mar isel e'n ebòrn? Nag era vy owth ònderstondya an loor! Üjy hei ow sedha po derevel? Ma hei emesk an cloudys adhelher dhe'n gwedh. Here's the moon. It's not full. It's the first quarter. It is not high in the sky. Why is it so low in the sky? I do not understand the moon! Is it setting or rising? It's among the clouds behind the trees.

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Dewdhek De Lün, nawnjegves mis Hedra Monday, 19th October Lavar coth: Cabmdhavas e'n mettin, glaw bos etten. My a welas cabmdhavas e'n noor-west ha'n howl ow terevel e'n sooth-est. E'n gwelha pres, nag eus whans dhebm mos dhe'n mor ha nag eus othom dhebm a whesa e'n gwelyow. Lavar coth: Neb na ell dismygya a res whesa. E'n gwelha pres my ell ûsya ow fydnyon, keherow vy nag ew pur dha. Lavar coth: Ebòrn rüdh e'n mettin, gwarnyans bügoledh .  Proverb: Rainbow in the morning, rain be in it. I saw a rainbow in the north-west, as the sun was rising in the south-east. Fortunately, I don't want to go to sea and I don't need to work (sweat) in the fields. Proverb: Who can't schemey must lowster. (If you can't work with your brain you have to toil with your hands.) Luckily, I can use my brain, my muscles are not very good. Proverb: Red sky in the morning, shepherds' warning.

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Üdnek De Sül, etegves mis Hedra Sunday, 18th October An gòlow en Kernow ew brentin. Meurgerys ew gen lymners ha liwyoryon. Gòlow e'n mettin ha gòlow e'n dohajedh ew deffrans. Da ew genam gweles gwedhen gen gòlow a-dhelher dhedhy. Gòlowys ew an delkyow. Ma whans dhebm a liwya. The light in Cornwall is brilliant. It is popular with painters and colourists. Light in the morning and light in the afternoon is different. I like to see a tree with light behind it. The leaves are illuminated. I want to paint.