A Year of Late Cornish

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Deg De Sül, seythves warn ügens mis Gwedngala Sunday, 27th September  Soweth, glaw a wra ha gwenjek ew hei. Ow mab a wra dos gans y dhew vab. Ma whans dhen mos dhe neb telher wheg et y garr brâs. Bès eus telher wheg e'n glaw? An treth ew da gen an flehes, ha'n park gwary magata. Saw nag ew na treth gleb na park gleb pur dha. Na ell an flehes mos dhe'n tavern! Ma othom dhe vabm an flehes a stüdhya en cosel. Martesen an glaw a wra hedhy. Whath thew mettin a-bres. My a vedn madra towl an gewer. E'n gwelha pres, ma mir da lowr dhe'n dohajedh. Sadly, it's raining and it is windy. My son will come with his two sons. We want to go to somewhere nice in his big car. But is there a nice place in the rain? The children like the beach, and the playpark as well. But neither a wet beach nor a wet park is very good. The children can't go to the pub! The children's mum needs to study quietly. Perhaps the rain will cease. It is still ea...

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Naw De Sadorn, wheffes warn ügens mis Gwedngala Saturday, 26th September Gellys ew Kehesnos Kidnyadh, gellys ew arwòdh an Zodiak an Werhes, ha devedhys ew arwòdh an Zodiak an Vantol. Ma kidnyadh òbma en certan. Ha otta an kensa loor leun kidnyadh. Hy hanow hengovek ew Loor Trevas, ke veu trevajow a-varr e'n vledhen ma. Avorow e vedh gool deys e'n eglos. Gone is the Autumn Equinox, gone is the Zodiac sign Virgo, and arrived is the Zodiac sign Libra (the Scales). Autumn is certainly here. And here's the first autumn full moon. Its traditional name is Harvest Moon, though there were early harvests this year. Tomorrow there will be a harvest festival in the church.

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens hag Eth De Gwener, pempes warn ügens mis Gwedngala Friday, 25th September Pandr'ew hedna war an dor dadn an wedhen reb an ke? Ma'n wedhen dadn gabel electrek. Eus kevren? Pil a blüv ew.  Plüv ens dhort colobmen coos. Ma lies plüven vian. A veu hei tredanladhys? Nag eus corf. Martesen hei a veu kemerys dhe ves gen neb best. Ma lewern, dorgeun, oulys ha bargejyas e'n qwartron ma. Terweythyow thera vy ow clowes best en termyn an nos. Ma lowarn ow hartha, ha ma dew oula. Ma'n eyl ow creia "too wit" hag y gila "too woo"! What is that on the ground under the tree by the hedge? The tree is under an electric cable. Is there a connection? It's a pile of feathers. They are feathers from a wood pigeon. There are a lot of little feathers. Was it electrocuted? There is no body. Perhaps it was taken by some animal. There are foxes, badgers, owls and buzzards in the neighbourhood. Sometimes I hear animals at night time. A fox bar...

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Seyth De Yow, pajwora warn ügens mis Gwedngala Thursday, 24th September Ew hebma rew pow glouth poos e'n mettin a-varr? Yeyn o, saw nag o yeyn lowr rag rew, na whath. Lebmyn howl a wra ha gellys ew brâssa radn a'n glebor. An gweres ew tòbm lowr ha gleb lowr rag bulük ha bestes bian erel. A wrüg an gòdhor palas pil gòdhor moy hag ev ow whilas neppeth dhe dhebry? Po ew hebma crüg moryan nowydh? Üjy an gòdhor ow tebry mòryon? Is this frost or heavy dew in the early morning? It was cold, but it was not cold enough for frost, not yet. Now the sun is shining and most of the moisture has gone. The soil is warm enough and damp enough for earthworms and other little animals. Did the mole dig another mole-hill as it was looking for something to eat? Or is this a new ant-hill? Is the mole eating ants? Nebes ger rag hedhyw Some words for today bulük (coll.) earthworms > bulügen (f)   gellys gone (va of mos to go) glebor (m) moisture, dampness, wetnes...

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Whegh De Merher, tryja warn ügens mis Gwedngala Wednesday, 23rd September Kehesnos lôwen! Ma puptra ow treylya. De an jedh a veu hirra vel an nos. Avorow an jedh a vedh cottha vel an nos. Ma'n loor ow cressya; scon hei a vedh leun. Ma mir dhedhy pur vrâs ha spladn haneth, a-dhelher dhe'n gwedh ha cloudys. Ma'n gwedh ow cressya ewedh, tabm ha tabm, dedh wòja dedh. En kensa bian enjei, nena thens re hir ha res bos trehys iselha. A ellowgh gweles an deffrans tredh an dhew fotos ma (hav ha kidnyadh)? Res veu an capel electrek bos gwres saw rag an gwav. E vedh gwens.   Happy Equinox! Everything is changing. Yesterday the day was longer than the night. Tomorrow the day will be shorter than the night. The moon is waxing; soon it will be full. It looks very big and bright tonight, behind the trees and clouds. The trees are increasing too, bit by bit, day after day. At first they are small, then they are too tall and have to be cut lower. Can you...

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Pemp De Meurth, nessa warn ügens mis Gwedngala Tuesday, 22nd September Tew ew an ayr gen son a wenen e'n ke. Overdevys ew an colwedh gen idhyow. Ma'n idhyow ow pleujowa ha meurgerys ew an flourys gen gwenen blewek gwyls. Ass ew wheg an bestes bian ma! Trink ew an mor dû lebmyn - nag ens da gen nagonan.  The air is dense with the sound of bees in the hedge. The hazel trees are overgrown with ivy. The ivy is in flower and the flowers are much loved by the wild hairy bees. How sweet these little animals are! The blackberries are sour now - nobody likes them.

  2026 Dedh Dew Cans Trei Ügens ha Pajar De Lün, kensa warn ügens mis Gwedngala Monday, 21st September Ma'n gewer ow treylya. Gellys ew howl an hav ha'n tòbmder. Gellys ew an dedhyow hir. Nag eus othom dhen a 'gan dilhas hav na velha. Nei ell gòrra a-drenewen agan hevejyow ha powsyow hav cotton scav ha drei mes agan frâwkys poos, agan cardigans ha gwlânegow erel. En scon nei a vedh gweskys en côtys stanch ha bombadys (botys stanch). Anjei ell bos costek, bes gwell ens avel treys gleb. The weather is turning. Gone is the the summer sun and the heat. Gone are the long days. We no longer need our summer clothes. We can put aside our lightweight cotton shirts and summer dresses and bring out our heavy jerseys,  our cardigans and other woollies. Soon we will be clad in waterproof coats and wellingtons (waterproof boots). They can be expensive, but they are better than wet feet.