A Year of Late Cornish

  2023 Dedh Trei Hans ha Pajar De Meurth,  ü dnegves warn  ügens  mis Hedra Tuesday, 31st October Ma dowr lowr rag an lydn ha'n gover. Glebor ew da gen fungi ewedh. Mons ow tevy en gweres gleb ha predn poder. Da ew ganjans lig. Ellowgh whei desernya fungi deffrans? Na worama lies hanow en Sowsnek, ha nag eus bes "scavel gronek" en Kernowek. Pana scavellow cronek a ell bos debrys? Radn an re ma ew debrys gen bestes bian. Bes my a's perna en gorvarhas, na wr ü ga vy besca aga huntel e'n gwylfos. There's enough water for the pond and the stream. Fungi like dampness too. They grow in damp soil and rotten wood. They like compost. Can you identify different fungi? I don't know many names in English, and there's only "toadstool" in Cornish. Which mushrooms are edible? Some of these are eaten by little animals. But I buy them from a supermarket, I've never collected them in the wild.

  2023 Dedh Trei Hans ha Trei De Lun, degves warn ugens mis Hedra Monday, 30th October Ma cloudys gwydn e'n eborn drefen bos an loor mar spladn. My ell gweles planet golow ewedh. Nag ew an nos cosel, ke nag eus gwens. Ma loor leun, rag hedna ma mortid  brâs. Saw trig ew ha na ellama clowes todnow. Pandr'ew an tros? My ell clowes lies carr. Ma degeans an v orr vrâs (A30) ha ma'n daromres oll ow sewya  treylyans a'n vorr ogas dhe obma (A3075). There are white clouds in the sky because the moon is so bright. I can see a bright planet too. The night is not quiet, though there is no wind. There is a full moon, therefore there is a spring tide. But the tide is out and I cannot hear waves. What is the noise? I can hear a lot of cars. There's closure of the main road (A30) and all the traffic is following a diversion near here (A3075).

  2023 Dedh Trei Hans ha Dew De Sul, nawes warn ugens mis Hedra Sunday, 29th October My a gar ow flehes wydn, ha my a gar keun, bes anjei ell bos whel calish dhe dhidhana, mebyon yonk ha kelyn dres ehen. Ma dhodhans kebmys nerth! Bettegens, termyn mons warbarth, anjei ell didhana an eyl y gila. Da ew gen an maw towla pel ha da ew gen an kei helhy pel - k esûnyans da. Anjei ell ponya an dhew. E'n kettermyn ma'n kei coth ha'n cathes ow qwitha aga felder. Nag ew da ganjans na mebyon yonk na kelyn. I love my grandchildren, and I love dogs, but they can be hard work to entertain, especially young boys and puppies. They have so much energy! However, when they are together, they can entertain one another. The boy likes throwing a ball and the dog likes chasing a ball - a good combination. They can both run. Meanwhile, the old dog and the cats keep their distance. They do not like young boys nor puppies.

  2023 Dedh Trei Hans ha Wonan De Sadorn, ethves warn ugens mis Hedra Saturday, 28th October O whei helhor? Haneth en nos ma loor leun ragowgh, Loor Helhoryon Leun. Nag o vy helhores. Pe bestes predh ew helhys gen  lòrgan? My a welas an  loor ow terevel nehewer dres an menedh. C ò sel o an  gordhûher, a-der oula e'n coos. Are you a hunter? Tonight there is a full moon for you, a Full Hunters' Moon. I am not a hunter. What prey animals are hunted by moonlight? I saw the moon rising last night over the hill. The evening was quiet, apart from an owl in the wood.

  2023 Dedh Trei Hans De Gwener, seythves warn  ü gens mis Hedra Friday, 27th October Da lowr! My a viras war  tûa'n est ha gweles eborn blou. Etho my a gerras (gerdhas) mes. Nena my a wr ü g mires  tûa noor, ha'n mor ha'n eborn o glas, maga loos avel  lüjiw . En scon my a welas an glaw ow tos dres an tewednow (tewenyow). Res veu dhebm festyna tre en  ü skis. Saw wostiwedh ma dowr e'n gover bian. OK! I looked towards the east and saw blue sky. So I walked out. Then I looked northward, and the sea and sky were grey, grey as ashes. Soon I saw the rain coming over the dunes. I had to hurry home quickly. But at last there is water in the little stream.

  2023 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ugens ha Nawnjek De Yow, wheffes warn ugens mis Hedra Thursday, 26th October Taclow a godh! Nei a whel glaw, ergh ha kesar codha dhort cloudys keweresys gen gravedh. Gwedh a godh. Terweythow an reson ew gwens ha glaw. An wedhen ma ew war Vorr an Sans. Ma del ow talla codha lebmyn, saw nag ew oll an del marow whath. Ma nebes delkyow ow clena ort aga gwedh - terebo an nessa gwens. Saw na wrug an gwens sqwattya dor an post-sin ma. (Na ellama trouvya ow foto!) Kevys war an diwedh. Things fall! We see rain, snow and hail falling from clouds - aided by gravity. Trees fall. Sometimes the reason is wind and rain. This tree is on the Saint's Trail. Leaves are starting to fall now, but the leaves are not all dead yet. Some leaves are clinging to their trees - until the next wind. But the wind did not knock down this signpost. (I can't find my photo!) Found at last.

  2023 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Etek De Merher, pempes warn ugens mis Hedra Wednesday, 25th October My a verkyas stullyow en Ewny Redrudh war nebes treven coth ogas dhe'n savla tren ha savla kyttrin. Pandr'ew an whel; mendyans po amendyans? Na dal an treven coth bos diswres - thens storek. En telher aral, chei coth bian a veu diswres ha otta chei  brâssa  arnowydh et y le. Nag ewa gorfednys whath. An stullyow ew bian, bes an dus whel ell crambla dhe'n to. Da ew gen ow mebyon wydn crambla, etho ma derevyans nowydh dhodhans gwres gen aga thas e'n lowarth. I noticed scaffolding in Redruth on several old buildings near the railway station and bus stop. What is the work; repair or improvement? The old buildings should not be demolished - they're historic. In another place a little old house was demolished and here's a bigger modern house in its place. It's not finished yet. The scaffolding is small, but the workmen can climb to the roof. My grandsons like cli

   2023 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ugens ha Seytek De Meurth, pajwora warn ugens mis Hedra Tuesday, 24th October Nag o an gewer pur dha hedhyw, bettegens jorna spladn o raga vy. My a welas ow noyth (nith) e'n chei agan mab en Penrynn. Ma  degòlyow  dhedhy ha ma hei owth ostya gen c ò thmans en Porth Leven. Ma Penrynn tredh Porth Leven ha Peran Treth. Benyn hir ew hei - po martesen my a wrug treylya berra! Ow eskern ew nebes medhal. The weather was not very good today, however it was a splendid day for me. I saw my niece at my son's house in Penryn. She's on holiday and she's staying with friends in Porthleven. Penryn is between Porthleven and Perranzabuloe. She's a tall woman - or perhaps I've got shorter! My bones are a bit soft.

  2023 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ugens ha Whetek De Lun, tryja warn ugens mis Hedra Monday, 23rd October My a welas an loor. E veu loor derevel (drehevel). Ew hei loor leun?  Pur vras ew hei, saw an eborn ew comolek ha nag eus dhedhy min cler. En gwir etta, haneth en nos thew an kensa qwatron tro an loor. An nessa loor leun a vedh moy diwedhes e'n mis. Na ellen nei gweles bes hanter an loor lebmyn. Hedhyw thew dedh treylyans ewedh, ma'n Scorpyon ow tallath. Gellys ew an Vantol. I saw the moon. It was moonrise. Is it a full moon? It is very big, but the sky is cloudy and it does not have a clear edge. Actually, tonight is the first quarter of the moon's cycle. The next full moon will be later in the month. We can see only half of the moon now. Today is also a day of change, Scorpio begins. Libra is gone.

  2023 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ugens ha Pemdhek De Sul, nessa warn ugens mis Hedra Sunday, 22nd October Whath na ellen nei usya an gist letherow ma - nei ell gweles lies gwenenen vian ow neyja oll adro - martesen ma neyth. My a gerdhas en ogas dhedhy gen an maw bian ha'n kei - dhe vetya gen ow mergh wydn. An sesons ew kemyskys - an del coth ew whath war lies gwedhen bes ma solabres eythin nowydh war an menedh. We still can't use this letterbox - we can see lots of little bees flying all around - perhaps there's a nest. I walked near it with the little boy and the dog - to meet my granddaughter. The seasons are muddled - the old leaves are still on many trees but there is already new gorse on the hill.

  2023 Dedh Dew Cans  Pajar Ügens ha Peswardhek De Sadorn, kensa warn ugens mis Hedra Saturday, 21st October Ma defra (diwvregh) tydn dhebm lebmyn. E'n dohajedh e veu dhebm pigow breghlin. Dew  big breghlin, an eyl e'n vregh gledh rag flou ha y gila e'n vregh dhyhow rag Covid. Ma'n vedhegva reb an mor, ha lowen o nei dhe mos ena, ha woja hedna dhe'n park gen agan mergh ha hy mab wydn. I have a pair of sore arms now. In the afternoon I had vaccinations. Two vaccinations, one in the left arm for flu and the other in the right arm for Covid. The surgery is by the sea and we were happy to go there, and after that to the park with our daughter and her grandson.  

  2023 Dedh Dew Cans  Pajar Ügens ha Terdhek De Gwener, ügens ves mis Hedra Friday, 20th October Thera othom dhen arta a whel electrek. Thera prichell wòlow heb sekerder - thera neujen dhigelmy enny. Üdn bolla o marow ha oll an rerol o peryl tan. Thera neuj coth dadn an bordys planchen, gen transformyers brâs ha heb neujen dhor veth. Thera whans dhebm a wòlowow nowydh - saw ha fin. Lôwen o vy lebmyn gen ow gòlowow nowydh.   We needed electrical work done again. There was an unreliable light switch - there was a disconnected wire in it. One light bulb was dead and all the others were a fire risk. There were old wires under the floorboards - with big transformers and without any earth wire. I wanted new lights - safe and smart. I'm happy now with my new lights.