2026 Day 289

2026 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Naw

De Gwener, whetegves mis Hedra
Friday, 16th October

Gellys ew Kehesnos ha ma Mantol ow tos. Ma'n tewlder ow tos! Nag o an gwav sêson meurgerys gen an düs Kernow en termyn eus passyes. Gwrew mires orth henwyn an misyow - Mis Dû ha Mis Kevardhû. Ma henwyn teleryow neb ew tewal ewedh - Trethew, Cardew, Baldhu rag samplow. En gwelha pres, thera degòlyow rag drei lôwender. Ha whath mons ow rei plesour dhe nei.

The Equinox has gone and the Winter Solstice is coming. The darkness is coming! Winter was not a popular season with the people of Cornwall in the past. Look at the names of the months -  Black Month (November) and Month of Black Weather (December). There are place names that are gloomy too - Dark Farm, Dark Fort, Dark Mine-workings for examples. Fortunately, there were festivals for bringing joy. And they still give pleasure to us.

2026 Day 288

2026 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens hag Eth

De Yow, pemdhegves mis Hedra

Thursday, 15th October

De, my a welas bush brâs a vog, cloudys gwydn dadn an gwedh. Hedhyw, theram ow mires orth an eborn. Da ew genam howldrevel gen cloudys bian. Nag ew an eborn cüdhys gen cloud, nag ewa re gomolek, nag ewa gorherys. Ma'n howl en dadn an cloudys ha thens golòwys adhadnans. Derevys ew bondys a gloud isel dhort an soothwest. Moy ûhel, dres an cloudys na, my ell gweles ol ayrplayn, ha ev ow neyja tûa'n sooth. Whethys ew an eth tua'n west gen gwens ûhel e'n ayrgelgh.

Yesterday, I saw a cloud of smoke, white clouds under the trees. Today, I am looking at the sky. I like sunrise with little clouds. The sky is not hidden by cloud, it isn't too cloudy, it isn't overcast. The sun is underneath the clouds and they are lit up from below them. Bands of low cloud have come from the south west. Higher up, beyond those clouds, I can see a vapour trail of a aeroplane, flying towards the south. The vapour is being blown towards the west by a wind high in the atmosphere.

2026 Day 287

2026 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Seyth

De Merher, pajardegves mis Hedra
Wednesday, 14th October

Nag ew hebma tan gwyls! Nag ew. Re leb ew oll an glasneth dhe lesky. Ma tanjys en nessa lowarth. Nag üjy va ow lesky pur dha. Ma'n lowarther ow saya dhe lesky bern a whynas ha barrednow trehys dhort an gwedh (rag gwitha an tredan). Nag eus lies delen marow. Ma greun rüdh war spernen wydn, saw an del e'n gwedh ew whath glas. Na ellama gweles flamm veth. Ma bush brâs a vog gwydn drefen bos an predn re leb. Na wra an tan lesa pecar'a tan gwyls. Na wra va lebmel an ke dhe 'gan gwels.

This is not wildfire! No. All the vegetation is too wet to burn. There is a bonfire in the next garden. It is not burning very well. The gardener is trying to burn a heap of weeds and branches cut from the trees (to protect the electricity). There are not a lot of dead leaves. There are red berries on the hawthorn, but the leaves in the trees are still green. I can't see any flame at all. There is a cloud of white smoke because the wood is too wet. The fire will not spread like wild fire. It won't jump the hedge to our grass.

2026 Day 286

2026 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Whegh

De Meurth, terdhegves mis Hedra
Tuesday, 13th October

Dohajedh spladn o ha my ow mos dhe'n chei medhek reb an treth. My a gerdhas radn an vorr, bes rag an radn aral my a ûsyas cador-ros. Ow gour a herdhyas! My a gemeras marth dhe weles mar lies person e'n dre ha war an treth. An brâssa radn anodhans, theram ow pedery, o tüs omdednys. Ma'n flehes en schol. Terweythyow en gwav ma moy gòlanes avel tüs. Nag o pubonan coth. Nei a welas nebonan ow saya gwil keytsurf. Bes nag o an mordarth pur dha - nebes strolek o. Ha nag o an gwens pur grev.

It was a splendid afternoon as I  went to the doctor's surgery by the beach. I walked part of the way, but for the other part I used a wheelchair. My husband shoved! I was surprised to see so many people in the village and on the beach. The majority of them, I think, were retired people. The children are in school. Sometimes in winter there are more gulls than people. Not everyone was old. We saw someone trying to do kitesurfing. But the surf wasn't very good - it was a bit messy. And the wind wasn't very strong.

2026 Day 285

2026 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Pemp

De Lün. dewdhegves mis Hedra
Monday, 12th October

My a viras ort lies blogg coth rag an mis ma en bledhednyow tremenys. Pandra wrüga vy scrifa? My a scrifas adro dhe Gernow ha'm chei ha lowarth. My a scrifas descansow gramatek hir. My a scrifas nebes geryow adro dhe'm bestes. Nanj ew deg bledhen my a gomendyas Bertie, ow hath. Whath thew Bertie ow hath, e'n keth chei ha lowarth. Cottha ew ev lebmyn, ha nag üjy va ow còsca en seher na velha. Na veu va dasûsys. 

I looked at a lot of old blogs for this month in past years. What did I write? I wrote about Cornwall and my house and garden. I wrote long grammar lessons. I wrote some words about my animals. Ten years ago I introduced Bertie, my cat. Bertie is still my cat, in the same house and garden. He is older now, and he no longer sleeps in bags. He was not recycled.

2026 Day 284

2026 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Pajar

De Sül, üdnegves mis Hedra
Sunday, 11th October

Ma bregh dydn genam wòja bos brehlinys bedn Covid. Saw gwell ew bos tydn avel bos tòchys gen Covid. System difresyans ow horf ew ervys lebmyn ha gwithys o vy rag Covid (ha flou). Dres lycklod my a vedh tòchys gen an annes kebmyn  avorow! 

I have a sore arm after being vaccinated against Covid. But it's better to be sore than to be infected with Covid. My body's defence system is now armed and I am protected against Covid (and flu). Probably I'll catch the common cold tomorrow! 

2026 Day 283

 2026 Dedh Dew Cans Pajar Ügens ha Trei

De Sadorn, degves mis Hedra

Saturday, 10th October

"My a vedn derevel ow lagajow tro ha'n menedhyow." Hemm ew an kensa linen Salm Cans Onan Warn Ügens. Menyng an scrifer o an menedhyow en Jerusalem, bes ma menedhyow dhe nei en Kernow. Nag era nei ow whilas gweres a-dhor an menedhyow. Thera nei ow convedhes agan le gen agan menedhyow. My a wel Carn Bre ha my a wör an dre ma ew Redrüdh. Thera vy ow qweles Ker Kif (po ew hedna Caer Dane?) ha otta vy en Peran Treth. Nei a wel Carn Breanek ha nei a wör an tû Breanek.

"I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills." That is the first line of Psalm 121. The meaning of the writer was the hills in Jerusalem, but we have hills in Cornwall. We are not seeking help from the hills. We perceive our position by our hills. I see Carn Brea (Hill Tor) and I know this town is Redruth. I see Caer Kief (Treestump Fort) (or is that one Caer Dane?) and here I am in Perranzabuloe. We see St Agnes Beacon and we know the direction of St Agnes.