A Year of Late Cornish

2020 Dedh Cans Dewdhek ha Dogens De Sül, üdnegves warn ügens mis Me Sunday, 31st May Ma lies hanow telher ew calish (cales) rag an düs na wor clappya Kern ô wek. Da ew genam gwandra adro en Lanberran ha Porth Perran ha my a wel terweythyow treven henwys "Rose Cottage" po nep-tra kehevel - en ogas dhe telher henwys "Rose". Ha ma dhodhans ymach a rosen war aga yett. Bes nag ew an hanow “Rose” kelmys gen flour. “Ros” ew tir garow gen losow gwels. Dor heb gonisogeth ew ev. Ma Rose ogas dhe Goonhavern. En termyn eus passyes nag o Goonhavern gonethys naneyl - ha nag era lies chei. Û syes o en hav avel gwerwels rag gwarrak (gwarthak) ha chattal erel. Thera an bestes trigys e'n plas a'n dre en gwav. Tho hedna vorr (fordh) hengovek rag lav ü r an dor. Henn ew an reson rag trevow bian scattrys oll adro en Kernow. Terweythyow tho an bargen tir gwav henwys “Hendra” - ha ma lies hendra en Kernow. Ma nebes anodhans ogas dhe Goonhavern ha Rose. There are lots of place

2020 Dedh Ü dnek ha Dogens

2020 Dedh Cans ha Hanter Cans De Gwener, nawhes warn ügens mis Me    Friday, 29th May Ma flour purpur teg nowydh et agan lowarth. Lowen o vy dh'y weles. An kensa aranen ew. Pe sort, pe ehen? Na w ò ra vy. Martesen thew hei bleujen burpur a'n gog. Gellys ew oll an brially ha'n bleujyow a'n guckou. Thens flourys gwenton. Thew gwenton gorfednys ogastei. My a wel hebma avel flour hav avarr. Ma flourys melyn ewedh. My a welas chicoges hedhyw ewedh. Nag eus leyj en ogas lebmyn. Fatel ell anjei byldya aga neythow e'n skiber caravans? An caravans a dalvia bos gellys lebmyn, bes nag eus c übmyas whath rag degolyow. Ma kerry ow mos en üskis war an vorr veur. Nag eus havyjy whath. Terweythyow ma “bargas” ow neyja a-ûgh. Rag fra? Creslû? Sawya? Ambûlans Ayr? There is a new beautiful purple flower in our garden. I am happy to see it. It's the first wild orchid. What sort, what kind? I don't know. Perhaps it's an early purple orchid (a purple cuckoo flower). All the

2020 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Naw

2020 Dedh Cans Dogens hag Eth De Merher, seythves warn ügens mis Me Wednesday, 27th May

Dedh Cans Dogens ha Seyth De Meurth, wheffes warn ügens mis Me Tuesday, 26th May Hedhyw ma othom a vires emann. Ma pub tra ow wharvos a-warra (a-wartha). Ma rosen grambla e'n saben reb an vownder ha ma gwedhros en keow a-ûgh an vorr (fordh). Thew an keow hir drefen bos an vorrow war rünyow. Whei ell gweles godra vian henwys "Reen" war rün en pelder. Ma'n manegow lowarn purpur ow tevy hir war an ke. An gwenen gwels a's car. An edhyn a gar neyja en ayr tòbm, môns ow "marhoga" war ayr tòbm assendya. My a welas trei bargas. Ma hedna ow helhy dres gwel. My a welas chicoges (copel üdnek) saw re üskis êns. Na aljama kemeres foto. Today there's a need to look up. Everything is happening above. There's a climbing rose in the fir tree by the lane and there's honeysuckle in the hedges above the road. The hedges are tall because the roads are on slopes. You can see a little hamlet called "Reen" on a slope in the distance. The purp

2020 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Whegh   De Lün, pempes warn ügens mis Me Monday, 25th May Terweythyow, ha my ow mos en vorr (fordh) po e'n pow aderdro, my a wel neb tra. Ma'n dra ma ow senjy ow attendyans. Hedhyw e veu dedh war ven bedh e'n gorla Lanberran: nawnjek cans hag ügens, nanj ew cans bledhen. Leun a gajow brâs ew an gorla bes my a welas an men bedh na. "Rag fra," my a vednas ort ow honan, "ew a vry an jedh ma?" Trûedhek ew pub pres gweles mernansow flehes, saw rag fra a wrüg an flehes na merwel e'n vledhen na? Thera flou Spaynek whath e'n eur-na. Ass o anfujik an teylû na - kelly üdn mab brâs en bell ha dew vab bian en ball. Ha dama ha sira - na wrüg anjei gweles cres wòja diwedh an diwettha cas.  My a verkyas men aral en gwel. Golowder a'n howl a'n cachas poran - ellama gweles remenat men trehys, martesen ledrys dhort eglos goth nanj ew termyn hir? Pe oos ew ev? Sometimes, as I walk along the road or in the surrounding cou

2020 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Pemp   De Sül, pajwora mis Me Sunday, 24th May Pecar'a Metêrn Arthor, nag ew marow an camera! E veu en còsca. Neb tra a veu stagys ha lebmyn delivrys ew -  deglenys ew! My a'n kemeras genam rag kerdh. Tho an ayr leun a saworyow wheg - bleujyow spern gwydn, flourys scaw, ros gwyls ha gwedhros. My ell kemeres ymach saw na ellama gansenjy sawor. Soweth! Nag ew an flourys gwydnrüdh reb an mòngleudh coth aswonys genam, saw an gwenen a's car. Ma sawarn dha lowr dhe'n reden ewedh. Nag eus sawor veth dhe'n egrow Duw, saw teg ens. Ass ew lies flourys gwydn! Like King Arthur, the camera is not dead! It was asleep. Something was stuck and now it has been freed - it has come unstuck!. I took it with me for a walk. The air was full of sweet fragrances - hawthorn blossom, elderflowers, wild roses and honeysuckle. I can take an image but I can't capture a smell. What a pity! I am not familiar with the pink flowers by the old quarry, but the b

2020 Dedh  Cans Dogens ha Pajar De Sadorn, tryja warn ügens mis Me Saturday, 23rd May Ma whans dhebm a scrifa nebes geryow deffrans. Ma othom dhebm a scrifa ow tòchya mater deffrans. Bes, soweth, nag eus gwres genam traveth deffrans hedhyw - na termyn hir. Nag eus camera genam òbma whath, etho res vedh genam whilas fotos coth et ow "hovscrif". Ma nebes taclow ow trei plesour. Môns ow senjy covyon da a düs wheg po wharvosow lôwen. Da ew genam taclow gwres a bredn, henwys "treen" en Sowsnek. Ma gwywer  rüdh pur vian pernys rag ow dama termyn my a veu môs. My a veu dhebm degol campya gen cowethesow. Ma diw dra -  edhen gantolbren ha trig pyncels - dhort Zelond Nowydh. Tho anjei royow dhort cowetha erel. An olifanjes African a dheuth dhort moderep hag ownter ow gour. Anjei a wrüg lavürya ena nanj ew lies bledhen. Mar lies person wheg dhe vos remembrys. Bestes erel gwres a brei - covyon a dhama, wheger ha whor, kenth ew an gath ow seny piano peth vy. Ma kellys ge

2020 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Trei De Gwener, nessa warn ügens mis Me Friday, 22nd May Hedhyw, thera vy ow pedery adro dhe gledhedhyow! Nag eus cledha dhebm ow honan, pur dhiogel, ha na wrüga vy besca gweles cledha gwir, marnas en disqwedhva. Bettegens, ma dhebm gwary compûter dhe dreylya a aventur (ha nebes hager-viajow) gen cledha varthys. Scon e vedh parys raga whei dh'y wary, dr'eus esperans dhebm. Cledhedhyow ew arvow pur goth. Dhia pana dermyn?  A-dhia an Romans, ha whath kens hedna. Ellowgh whei gweles havalder tredh an ger Roman (gladius) hag an ger Kernôwek (c/gledha)? Ma lies cledha e'n Beybel Sans. 1 Samuel 25:13 Ha Davyth a leverys dh'y düs, "Gwrens kenyver onan ahanowgh gorra y gledha et y gerhyn!" Hag y oll a wrüg endelha. Ha Davyth a gemeras y gledha ewedh. Mathew 26:52 Nena Jesu a leverys, "Gorr dha gledha in y woon, rag neb a vewa dre gledha, dre gledha e vedh ledhys. Ma cledhedhyow marthys en lies lever ha lies fylm

2020 Dedh Cans Dogens ha Dew De Yow, kensa warn ügens mis Me Thursday, 21st May Ma meur a whel dhe wil. Bes po nag eus whel thera nei ow whilas whel dhe wil! Ma othom dhe nei a vos besy.  Ma hedna ow treylya agan pederyansow dhort agan caletterow. Gwrewgh gwitha agas diwla bewek ha 'gas bres (pedn) còsel. Ma lies person ow tascavas dornweythyow. En termyn eus passyes res veu pòrres dhe wil gwiscow en chei. Môy res o ha môy personek. Pescadoryon a wrüg degy frâwkys gwlânweyth. Nei ell aga gwia whath gans an pecar patrons. Nei ell gwia po higa tekheansow ha gwaryellow keffres ha dilhas. Ottòbma cabmdhavas hag ottena nebes enevales medhel. Po whei alja gwreha neppeth pecar'a hebma - brosweyth en Kresen Kernow.  Vednow whei lôwsel? Gwrewgh saya gwary mildam gen pictour wheg a Gernow.   There's a lot of work to do. But if there isn't any work we look for work to do! We need to be busy. That turns our thoughts away from our troubles. Keep your hands active and your

2020 Dedh Cans Dogens hag Onen De Merher, ügensves mis Me Wednesday, 20th May Kellys oma heb camera! Hedhyw my a welas stenor gwydn ha dû wheg war an glesin - an kensa visit ev dh'agan lowarth nei. Ev a wrüg whilas gwibes martesen, saw na aljama kemeres y skeusen. Res veu dhebm cavos foto nebonan aral dhort an gwias. Ma lost hir dhodho. Nei a gerdhas e'n gwelyow òja (wosa) li ha gosôwes ort melwhes. Ma onan anodhans dhe'n leha ow türya, en despeyt dhe'n whennladh. Nag eus gwelys genam melwhes pur glôs. Edhen unliw lowr ew hei. Ma hei ow tebry gwibes ewedh. Edhen leun a liw ew pescader an metêrn. My a welas onan anodhans eneth en Truru, reb dowr bian ogas dhe'n beneglos - ow peskecha. Blou pescader an metêrn o liw moyha kerys o wheger. An liw en plüv an edhen ew tòll a wòlow - framweythel ew ev. Nei a wel plüv blou teg en payonys ewedh. Nag ew hedna pigment kymygel naneyl. I am lost without a camera! Today I saw a pied wagtail on the lawn - its first vis