A Year of Late Cornish

Trei Hansves Dedh ha Peswardhek De Sül, üdnegves mis Dû. Sunday, 11 th  November Otta nebes geryow rag can meurgerys Pete Seegar: Ple ma oll an flourys   wheg, pell tremenys? Ple ma oll an flourys wheg, pell dhe'n eur-ma? Ple ma oll an flourys wheg? Cuntellys gen mosy teg. Pe eur vedh deskys da Messach an geryow-ma? Ple ma oll an mosy teg, pell tremenys? Ple ma oll an mosy teg, pell dhe'n eur-ma? Ple ma oll an mosy teg? Demedhys dhe vebyon yonk  Pe eur vedh deskys da Messach an geryow-ma? Ple ma oll an vebyon yonk, pell tremenys? Ple ma oll an vebyon yonk, pell dhe'n eur-ma? Ple ma oll an vebyon yonk? Gellys rag soudoryon.  Pe eur vedh deskys da Messach an geryow-ma? Pe le ma’n soudoryon, pell tremenys? Pe le ma’n soudoryon, pell dhe'n eur-ma? Pe le ma’n soudoryon? En corffladnow, pubonan. Pe eur vedh deskys da Messach an geryow-ma? Ple ma oll an corffladnow, pell tremenys? Ple ma oll ...

Trei Hansves Dedh ha Terdhek De Sadorn, degves mis Dû. Saturday, 10 th  November Pes misva a law a wrüg codha e’n seythen eus passyes? Da via genam godhvos. Ma meur a dhowr oll adro! E’n hav tho an gover en Melinjy isel, ha cler lowr o an dowr. Ma scantlyn/scauntlin war an ladn. Na wrüg an dowr bes hedhes never dew ha nag o an fros pur üskis. Hedhyw, òja meur a law, ma dowr down etto – ha tewl ew an dowr. Gorherys ew pub never dadn seyth ha ma’n gover o resek pur üskis. War an treth ma’n gover o fedna adres an tewes dhe’n mor.    How many inches of rain fell in the past week? I’d like to know. There’s a lot of water around! In the summer the stream in Bolingey was low, and the water was quite clear. There is a gauge on the bank. The water only reached number two and the current was not very fast. Today, after a lot of rain, there is deep water in it – and the water is murky. Every number under seven is covered and the stream is running very fast. ...

Trei Hansves Dedh hag Dewdhek De Gwener, nawhes mis Dû. Friday, 9 th  November Tewal ew an nos. Nag eus bes loor vian haneth. Nag ew hei bes adro dhe pemp cansran golowys. An loor nowydh a veu nanj ew dew nos. Na ellama gweles an loor, en neb cas - re gomolek ew. An awel hedhyw o hager – na wrüga vy moas mes (marnas kerdh bian e’n lowarth gens an keun). Ma liv (lanwes) reb an daras rag. Res veu dhebm ûsya an daras adenewen. Lies delen marow ew gorrys dor gens an glaw ha’n gwens – tagys ew oll an laundrys ha’n kenalow. Res ew dhebm moas mes avorow. An gewer a vedh gwell, ma esperans dhebm.     The night is dark. There is only a small moon tonight. It is only about 5% illuminated. The new moon was two nights ago. I can’t see the moon, anyway – it is too cloudy. The weather today was bad – I didn’t go out (except for a little walk in the garden with the dogs). There is a flood by the front door. I had to use the side door. The rain and wind have brought...

Trei Hansves Dedh hag Üdnek De Yow, ethves mis Dû. Thursday, 8 th  November Dohajedh ew e’n imach ma, peder eur androweyth. Ma’n mor tid en lenel (lenwel), saw nag ew morlanow whath. Pe le ma’n treth? Ma va dadn dhowr. Pe liw ew an mor? Glas ew – pub pres ew an mor glas – glas ew mor-liw! Eus whans dhe whei boas kewar? Whei alja lavaral dr’ew loos an mor ha’n ebòrn. Comolek ew an ebòrn, pur gomolek – ma glaw o toas. Gwenjek ew ewedh. Thew an mordardh garow ha strolyek ha’n todnow broas – na alja den veth mordardha e’n dohajedh ma. It’s afternoon in this image, four o’clock afternoon-time. The tide is coming in, but it is not high tide yet. Where is the beach? It is under water. What colour is the sea? It is blue/grey/green – the sea is always blue/grey/green – blue/grey/green is sea-colour! Do you want to be exact? You could say that the sea and the sky are grey. The sky is cloudy, very cloudy – rain is coming. It is windy as well. The surf is rough and messy a...

Trei Hansves Dedh ha Deg De Merher, seythves mis Dû. Wednesday, 7 th  November Ew hebma lidn? Ma skeus a wedh gen del kidnyavek. Nag ew lidn; plodn ewa e’n vownder. Pur leb o an gewer newher. Meur a law, pur boos, pur drosek. Na wrüg an dowr sygera dhe ves. Bes e'n coos ma dowr o resek. An gover bian o segh dres oll an hav ha lebmyn leun a dhowr ew ev - nebes misvaow (meusvaow)! Is this a lake? There’s a reflection of trees with autumnal leaves. It’s not a lake; it’s a puddle in the lane.The weather was very wet last night. Lots of rain, very heavy, very noisy. The water didn’t drain away. But in the wood there is water running. The little stream was dry throughout the summer and now it is full of water - several inches!

Trei Hansves Dedh ha Naw De Meurth, wheffes mis Dû. Tuesday, 6 th  November En gwella pres, nag o drog an gewer newher, rag oll an tanweyth ha tanjesow. Na veu lies tanweythen en ogas dhe chei nei ha na wrüg an kei clowes tra veth. Hedna veu fortüdnyes – ma own dhodho. Me a welas flambow spenys reb an vorr (fordh) e’n mettin. An glaw a dhallathas codha hanter dedh – calish rag lewyadoryon, ha calish dhe weles dres beister an kyttrin. E veu caletter aral en Breanek – toll e’n vorr reb chei pur goth (Manerjy Goonlas). Tüs whel a’n palas rag pibow – bes pur ledan ew. Na alja ev boas scant tremenys gans an kyttrin. Na veu lowen an lewyader!     Fortunately, the weather last night wasn’t bad, for all the fireworks and bonfires. There weren’t many fireworks near our hose and the dog didn’t hear anything. That was lucky – it is scared. I saw a spent rocket by the road in the morning. The rain started to fall at midday – difficult for drivers, and ha...

Trei Hansves Dedh hag Eth De Lün, pempes mis Dû. Monday, 5 th  November An nos ew hei haneth rag tanweyth ha tanjesow - golowow liwys spladn en ebòrn tewal. Gwres ew an liwyow gen kemigieth. Ma holan metelyek o lesky gen liwyow diffrans. Mars eus whans a rüdh, ma odhom a “strontium carbonate” en tanweythen.  Ma cober o qwil blou, ha strontium ha cober warbarth o qwil purpur. Ma metelyow (metols) erel o comprehendya barium (rag gwer), calcium (rag rüdhvelyn) ha sodium (rag melyn). Tanweyth ew da gen flehes saw nag ens da gen keun. It’s the night tonight for fireworks and bonfires – bright coloured lights in a dark sky. The colours are made by chemistry. Metallic salts burn with different colours. If red is wanted, it needs strontium carbonate in a firework. Copper makes blue, and strontium and copper together make purple. Other metals include barium (for green), calcium (for orange) and sodium (for yellow). Children like fireworks but dogs do not like th...