A Year of Late Cornish

    2020 Dedh Dew Cans Dogans (Dew Ugens) ha Pajar (Peswar) De Lün, üdnegves warn ügens mis Est Monday, 31 st  August   Hedhyw, nei a wel an diwettha dedh a vis Est ha, martesen, an diwettha dedh a hav. Ma kidnyadh ow tos, ha ma loor leun ow tos ewedh. Newher my a welas an loor - leun ew hei ogastei. An plesour eus dhe nei ew kerdhes e’n jomp. Hedhyw thera cowetha genen – dew flogh. Nag ew anjei ûsyes dhe gerdhes mar bell! Bettegens, da o dhodhans cuntel ha debry mor dû. Ha gwary da o cawas danva a-dhelher dhe’n ys. Nei a drouvyas pôst-qwartron predn coth reb an trolergh. Res veu dhen kerdhes dres nebes mergh, bes còsel ens. Na neu othom dhen a kemeres own. Today, we see the last day of August and, perhaps, the last day of summer. Autumn is coming, and a full moon is coming too. Last night I saw the moon – it is almost full. We enjoy walking in the countryside. Today we had company – two children. They are not used to walking so far! However, they liked picking and e...

  2020 Dedh Dew Cans Dogans  ha Trei De Sül, degves warn ügens mis Est Sunday, 30 th  August Termyn ew dhe wil whel en lowarthow ken gwav. Ma keow dhe drehy ha ma gwedh dhe wil saw ken devedhyans enawellow môy. My a welas nebes tüs a-ûgh gen hesken ha lovan po jynn-trehy ha skeyl. Fatel wr üg an den na crambla emann e'n wedhen na? Ew da ganjo crambla? Na ora vy. Res ew dhodho trehy scorren po diw. Bes gwrewgh mires ort an wedhen et ow lowarth. Ma aswonys genam maw bian neb a gar crambla emann et hy scorednow. Nag eus hesken dhodho - nag eus othom dhodho a drehy traveth. Fatel ell ev skydnya? Ma va ow lebmel! Diownek ew ev. It’s time to do work before winter. There are hedges to cut and there are trees to make safe before the arrival of more storms. I saw several men up high with saw and rope or cutter and ladder. How did that man climb up in that tree? Does he like climbing? I don't know. He's got to cut a branch or two. But look at the tree in my garden. I know a little ...

  2020 Dedh Dew Cans Dogans  ha Dew De Sadorn, nawves warn ügens mis Est Saturday, 29 th  August Kidnyavek ew an gewer hedhyw, kenth ew whath mis Est. Ma gwens yeyn dhort an Noor ha garow ew an mor. An vledhen ma ew calish rag tiogow. Thera howl, sür, saw na veu va e’n termyn own. Ha thera dhen glaw, saw arta, ev a veu en termyn cabm. Losow a wrüg drei rag skyll re holergh ha nag era termyn luck dhe devy hir. Garednow an ys ew berr. Na vedh gwel cala lowr rag an gwav. A-gensow re leb o an awel rag trehy an barlys. Ma othom a drei dedh segh. Whei ell gweles, nag eus olow tractor e’n prei. Bettegens, bledhen dha ew rag oll sortow frûtys. Otta eyrin ha côn parys rag dowr tòbm Hollond. Hedn’ a vedh faverans rag Nadelik! The weather is autumnal today, although it is still August. There’s a cold wind from the North and the sea is rough. This year is hard for farmers. There was sun, certainly, but it wasn’t at the right time. And we had rain, but again, it was at the wrong time....

   2020 Dedh Dew Cans Dogans  ha Wonan   De Gwener, ethves warn ügens mis Est Friday, 28 th  August Pandr’eus gwelys genam e’n mettin ma? Reb an eglos my a drouvyas crows pur goth na wrüga vy merkya kens lebmyn. Devedhys ew hei dhort Arethva Perran e’n tewednow dew vildir alebma. Pes bloodh ew hei? Well! Martesen bloodh hei ew naw cans po mil. Perran a dheuth dhe Gernow dhort Wordhen e’n wheffes cansbledhen. Martesen ev a dhewisas telher sans dhe dherevel. Y arethva o ûsyes nebes cansbledhednyow – terebo encledhys gen tewednow. Complys ew en Lever Domesday (mil pajar ügens ha whegh) avel Lanpiran. Eglos nowydh a veu derevys en ogas e’n dewdhegves cansbledhen – ha hedna a veu encledhys ewedh. Brâssa radn an meyn hei a veu dres ha derevys arta obma. Palys ew an eglos encledhys.  An arethva encledhys a veu palys, encledhys arta (termyn an grows vian ma a veu dres dh’y thelher nowydh), nena palys arta. Ew hobma an grows gottha en Kernow? Ew hedna an greuv po an...

   2020 Dedh Dew Cans ha Dogans (Dew Ügens )   De Yow, seythves warn ügens mis Est Thursday, 27 th  August     Nanj ew dew cans bledhen po nebes an norves a welas ymach gen Hokusai, artiss a Japan. Lebmyn thew an ymach na onan an moyha aswonys dres oll an bes. Argraf ewa, gwres gen block predn trehys hag enk glas. Ma va ow tisqwedhes todn cowrek derag menedh (Fuji). Ma’n todn owth oversettya teyr scath vian. Diantel ew todnow brâs; anjei ell beudhy pub tra et aga vorr.  Ûsyes ew todnow avel metafor rag an pandemek e’n eur-ma. Nag eus whans dhe nei a second todn. Otta An Todn gen surfer. Ma astel morplaynya ow rei dhisqwedhyans da a ombellheans cowethasek, ewedh. P ana vr â ster  ew astel morplaynya? Moy es dew meter, car dre hevel - hirra vel den.         About two hundred years ago the world saw an image by Hokusai, a Japanese artist. Now that image is one of the most recognised all over the world. It is a print made...

     2020 Dedh Dew Cans Nawnjek warn Ügens De Merher, wheffes warn ügens mis Est Wednesday, 26 th  August Terweythyow nei a wel taclow tròbm. Gen ombrederyans, bettele, na dal nei bos sowdhanys. Kidnyadh ew po nebes, ha ma’n nosow ow treylya môy yeyn. Nei a dal qwachas (gwatyas) scavellow cronek dhe devy e’n keow. Otta onan teg, pecar’a velvet dû. Ma va ow tevy war wedhen trehys – ev a wra gweres dhe’n predn dhe bodry. Thera glaw dhen en enawel, meur a dhowr, rag hedna medhalhys ew an dor. Môy es ew lebmyn rag godhes dor dhe wil aga hivorrow dadn agan glesin. Na dal nei kemeres marth dhe weles pil gòdhor. Ha kei en gover en awel dòbm? Dres lycklod! Gwywer gleb y lost ow ladra has? Nag ew hedna marth brâs – nag ew an know parys e'n gwedh.  Sometimes we see unexpected things. With reflection, however, we should not be surprised. It’s almost autumn and the nights are turning colder. We ought to expect toadstools to grow in the hedges. Here’s a pretty one, like blac...

  2020 Dedh Dew Cans Etek warn Ügens   De Meurth, pempes warn ügens mis Est Tuesday, 25 th  August   Leun ew an ayr hedhyw – leun a sawarnow ha sonyow. Nag ew Enawel Francis gellys ettien, etho ma whath gwens ow qwaya an gwedh. Saw pandr’ew an ancresyans na? Nag ew hedna an gwens e’n gwedh. “Clank! Crash!” Jynn ew. Ma tractor brâs gen jynn ow trehy ha terry an ke. Ma sawarn a reden trehys ha lavalow browys – ma gwedhen avalow e’n ke. Shiek ew an vorr, kerry a dal mos en syger! Pelha an vorr ahes, nag ew an keow trehys ha nei ell cuntel mor dû. Ma son ûhel an turbin gwens ow treylya ha'n gwens ow cana e'n linednow power. Bes nag ew hebma sawarn wheg. Pandr’ew an blas drog, an fler ma? Nebonan a wrüg aras an gwanethek ha lesa teyl warnodho.   The air today is full – full of smells and sounds. Storm Francis hasn’t gone completely, so there is still wind moving the trees. But what is that disturbance? That is not the wind in the trees. “Clank! Crash!” A big tra...