A Year of Late Cornish Day 353

Trei Hansves Dedh Terdhek ha Dogans

De Yow, ügensves mis Kevardhû.

Thursday, 20^th December

Cres an gwav ew ha pur isel ha gwadn ew an howl hanter dedh. Nag eus golow an howl et agan lowarth. E vedh avorow Mantol, an berra jorna. Òja hedna an dedhyow a wra dalla ystyn ha’n howl a vedh moy ûhel. Saw na vedh dhe ’gan lowarth spladnder an howl terebo gwenton. Nena nei wra gweles blejow a’n gùckou ha brially war an menedh ma. Nag eus delen veth war lies gwedhen. An del marow ew whethys dhe ves bes ma buddys solabres war nebes barrow. E’n prisk ma thew an skill gwithys rag gwens ha rew gen flourys marow.

It’s the middle of the winter and the midday sun is very low and weak. There is no sunshine in our garden. Tomorrow will be the Winter Solstice, the shortest day. After that the days will begin to lengthen and the sun will be higher. But our garden won’t have sunshine till spring. Then we will see bluebells and primroses on this hillside. There are no leaves at all on many trees, The dead leaves have blown away but there are already buds on some branches. In this shrub the green shoots are protected from wind and frost by dead flowers.