2026 Day 217

2026 Dedh Dew Cans ha Seytek

De Merher, pempes mis Est
Wednesday, 5th August

Ma bestes oll adro. Terweythyow nag ens merkyes drefen bos bian. Ma pajar ehen warn ügens a wenen e'n pow ma. Pe lies ew gwelys genowgh? Otta gwenenen vlewek brâs, rüdh hy lost. Pandr'üjy hei ow cül? Üjy hei ow whilas neppeth, po palas toll e'n dor? Calys (calish) ew an dor ena. En ogas ma tycky-Duw war flour pedry pronter. Liwys ew pecar'a gwels marow. Flourys pedry pronter ew da gen gwenen ewedh. Otta dran gen blew rüdhvelyn ha dran aral gen lysten rüdhvelyn war y geyn.

There are animals all around. Sometimes they are not noticed because they are small. There are 24 species of bees in this country. How many have you seen? Here's a big hairy bee, with a red tail. What is she doing? Is she looking for something or digging a hole in tha ground? The ground there is hard. Nearby is a butterfly on a knapweed flower. It's coloured like dead grass. Bees like knapweed flowers, too. Here's a bumblebee with orange hairs and another bumblebee with an orange stripe on its back.

2026 Day 216

2026 Dedh Dew Cans ha Whetek

De Meurth, pajwora mis Est

Tuesday, 4th August

Coynt ew, gweles an tycky-Duw nos teg ma e'n termyn an jedh. Ma va ow neyja e'n termyn an nos. Ma liwans cüdh dhe'n gowdhan bleyn liw treth. Ma mir dhodho pecar'a sethen derrys dhort besowen wydn. My alja y weles war ow yet. My a wrüg y dhegy dhe vos, ha straft tho va cüdhys. Na wra va bewa termyn hir. Na wra va gwavy - còsca dres an gwav. Eus oyow po preves del dhodho solabres? An preves del a res debry lies delen. Üjy anjei en lowarth vy po en lowarth kentrevek? Res ew dhebm whilas preves del war dhelkyow. Anjei ew melyn ha dû. Pupa a dal gwavy dadn an dor, rag dos mes nessa bledhen.

It is strange, seeing this beautiful moth in the daytime. It flies in the night time. The buff-tip moth has cryptic colouration. It looks like a broken twig from a silver birch tree. I could see it on my gate. I carried it to a wall, and it was hidden straight away. It won't live a long time. It will not hibernate - sleep over the winter. Does it already have eggs or caterpillars? The caterpillars must eat a lot of leaves. Are they in my garden or in a neighbour's garden? I must look for caterpillars on leaves. They are yellow and black. A pupa should hibernate under the ground, to come out next year. 

2026 Day 215

2026 Dedh Dew Cans ha Pemdhek

De Lün, tryja mis Est

Monday, 3rd August

Ma meur a whel dhe wil en hav, en mis Est dres ehen, pan vo an gewer segh. Dres an gwav ha'n gwenton, misyow an moyha gleb, ma'n prednweyth a-ves ow qwethhe. Paynt ew kellys, ha ma kewny ow tevy war baynt ha war bredn noth en pecar maner. Paynt lows a dal bos scurrys gen paper treth. Wòja hedna an kewny a dal bos golhys dhe ves. Pa vo segh an predn ha'n paynt coth, termyn ew rag kensa côta a baynt nowydh.

There's a lot of work to do in summer, especially in August, when the weather is dry. Through the winter and the spring, the wettest months, the external woodwork deteriorates. Paint is lost, and alga grows on paint and on bare wood alike. Loose paint should be sanded (scoured) with sand paper. After that the alga should be washed away. When the wood and old paint are dry, it is time for a first coat of new paint.

2026 Day 214

2026 Dedh Dew Cans ha Peswardhek

De Sül, nessa mis Est

Sunday, 2nd August

Nicholas Boson a scrifas daralla Jowan Chei a Horr e'n seytegves cansbledhen. Res veu dhe Jowan whilas whel dhe wil. "Pana whel ellesta gwil?" a wovydnas tiek. Jowan alja gwil "pub whel oll". Pana whel era war vargen tir e'n seytegves cansbledhen? An imajys ma a veu liwys e'n seytegves cansbledhen gen artyss dhort Pow Belj. Nag ew Kernow, saw thera an whel en pub le kehaval. Thera an düs ow trehy gora en mis Gorefen. Nei ell gweles deys gora brâs en gwel gora. Ma nebonan ow còsca e'n gora. Martesen ev ew skith! En mis Est, res veu dhodhans trehy an ys, martesen barlys dhe wil corev. Cuntellys o en manalow. Thera cromednow ha fylhyow rag trehy. Nag era jynnys.

Nicholas Boson wrote the story John of a Ram's House in the seventeenth century. John had to look for work to do. "What work can you do?" a farmer asked. John could do "every sort of work". What work was there on a farm in the seventeenth century. These images were painted in the seventeenth century by an artist from Belgium. It is not Cornwall, but the work everywhere was similar. The men were cutting hay in July. We can see big hay ricks in a hay field. Someone is sleeping in the hay. Perhaps he is tired! In August, they had to cut the corn, perhaps barley to make beer. It was collected into sheaves. There were sickles and scythes for cutting. There were no machines.

2026 Day 213

2026 Dedh Dew Cans ha Terdhek

De Sadorn, kensa mis Est

Saturday, 1st August

Tryja mis an hav ew, ha whath üdn jedh tòbm moy. E veu cowas e'n nos, saw nag o lowr. Thera vy ow teudha. Nag ew da genam mos mes a'n chei. Re grev ew an howl rag ow crehen. Nag eus whans dhebm a vos dhe poyow erel rag degolyow. Re galish (galys) ew vajya. Martesen Islond alja bos moy yeyn! Yey! Ma othom dhebm a rew. Pandr'eus e'n yeyner ha stiver? Ma dehen rew, bes na dal vy debry dehen rew (re a shòger). Frûtys rewys ew an gorryp (gorthyp)! Caletter assoylys.

It's the third month of summer, and yet another hot day. There was a shower in the night, but it was not enough. I am melting. I don't like going out of the house. The sun is too strong for my skin. I do not want to go to other countries for holidays. Travelling is too hard. Perhaps Iceland could be colder! Ice! I need ice. What is there in the fridge and freezer? There is icecream, but I should not eat icecream (too much sugar). Frozen fruits are the answer! Problem solved.

2026 Day 212

2026 Dedh Dew Cans ha Dewdhek

De Gwener, üdnegves warn ügens mis Gorefen
Friday, 31st July

Bestes a res debry. Üdn sîn a vownans ew othom a sòsten. Plansow ell ûsya nerth dhort an howl bès ma othom dhe enevales a voos. Ma tavas hir dhe'n wenenen, rag eva nectar leun a shòger dhort an flourys. Ma gwenen ow neyja e'n ayr dhort flour dhe flour, bes mons ow hedhy dhe vaga. Ma eskelly-grehednas ow neyja e'n ayr ewedh, bes mons ow helhy aga boos ow neyja. Pur üskis ens, nag üjens ow hedhy. My alja gweles dew anodhans e'n gordhûher. Ma nebes edhyn ow neyja dhe'm gwedh avalow ha piga an avalow. Pur browys ew an avalow. (Henn ew da rag an gohy!) Ma gwyweres ow crambla po lebmel rag aga hedhes. Terweythyow my ell gweles merkys dens. Ma whans dhe'n gwiweres a know coll ewedh. Ellowgh gweles onan?

Animals must eat. One sign of life is the need for nutrition. Plants can use energy from the sun, but animals need food. The bee has a long tongue, to drink nectar full of sugar from the flowers. Bees fly in the air from flower to flower, but they stop to feed. Bats also fly in the air too, but they are hunting their flying food. They are very fast, they do not stop. I could see two of them in the evening. Some birds fly to my apple trees and peck the apples. The apples are very damaged. (That is good for the wasps!). Squirrels climb or jump to reach them. Sometimes I can see toothmarks. Squirrels want hazelnuts too. Can you see one?

2026 Day 211

2026 Dedh Dew Cans hag Üdnek

De Yow, degves warn ügens mis Gorefen

Thursday, 30th July

A dal vy omglowes lôwen po trûan, lôwenek po trûedhek? Ma'n bes ow merwel en syger. Thera nei ow lesky glow, oyl ha gass, ha gwil carbon dioxid. Ma hedna ow cacha tòbmder an howl. Ma puptra ow tòbma. Ma bankednow rew ow teudha. Ma tanyow gwels. Ma meur a düs ow kelly trevow. Ma natûr ha gôdhvôwnans ow suffra. Kens es obery warbarth hag assoylya an caletter, ma governanjow ow qwerrya. Trûedh ew hedna. Nag ew an temperedh òbma bes nawnjek degre. Pur gles ew hebma. E veu glaw dhen moy a-varr. An sevy ha reden ew afinys en gwiajow kenis gen jowals. Res ew dhebm minwherthin.

Should I feel happy or sad, joyful or miserable? The world is slowly dying. We are burning coal, oil and gas, and making carbon dioxide. That is trapping the sun's heat. Everything is heating up. Ice caps are melting. There are wild fires. Many people are losing homes. Nature and wild life is suffering. Instead of working together and solving the problem, governments are waging war. That is sad. The temperature here is only 19 degrees. This is very comfortable. We had rain earlier. The wild strawberries and ferns are decorated in jeweled cobwebs. I have to smile.

Gerva rag hedhyw Vocabulary for today

tanyow gwels ~ gwyls wild fires

temeredh (m) temperature

teudha to melt

tòbma to heat, warm up

tòbmder (m) heat, hotness

trevow homes

trûan sad (of person)

trûedh sad (of situation) or sadness (m)

trûedhek sad (of person)

2026 Day 210

2026 Dedh Dew Cans ha Deg

De Merher, nawes warn ügens mis Gorefen
Wednesday, 29th July

Haneth, da via genam gweles an loor leun ow hònan, bès na ellama! Re isel ew hei e'n sooth, ha ma gwedh ha menedhyow ow lettya ow gwel. Loor Leun Yorgh ew hei. Rag fra "Yorgh"? Drefen bos an bestes ow tevy aga hern. Ew "yergh" a vry en Kernow? 

An re ma ew henwyn teleryow ow tòchya "hedh", "carow" ha "kyrwes ~ kerwys", "ewik" ha "ewiges ~ ewigy", "yorgh ~ yorth" ha "yergh  " dhort Craig Weatherhill. Ma nebes henwyn en Sowsnek Coth, bès lies en Kernôwek. En termyn eus passyes thera lies hedh en Kernow, theram ow pedery. Hedh o a bris. Da o gen tüs rych helhy (ha debry kig carow). E veu tre rag maga keun. Ha whath ma park hedh dhe Gwarth an Dre.

Tonight, I'd like to see the full moon myself, but I cannot. It is too low in the south, and there are trees and hills blocking my view. It is a Buck Full Moon. Why "buck"? Because the animals are growing their antlers. Are "bucks" significant in Cornwall? 

These are place names regarding "deer (or red deer), "stag" and "stags", "hind" and "hinds", "roebuck" and "roe bucks" from Craig Weatherhill. There are some names in Old English but many in Cornish. Once upon a time there were many deer in Cornwall, I think. Deer were important. Rich people liked to hunt (and eat venison). There was a farm for breeding dogs. And Prideaux Place still has a deer park.

DARITE (Daryet 1506) deor geat (OE) Deergate “deer gate”   

DURFOLD (Dyrfold c1580) deor fold (OE) Deerfold “deer fold”

GUNHEATH (Goenheth 1310) Goon Hedh “red deer’s downs”

HENSBARROW DOWNS (Goenheyth 1650) Goon Hedh “stag's downs”

CARRANCARROW (Nankerou 1366) Nanscarow “stag’s valley”

KERROWE (Zennor) (Nancarrow 1738) Nanscarow “stag’s valley”

LANCARROW (Nanscarou 1338) Nans Carow “stag’s valley”

NANCARROW (Nanskarow 1476) Nans Carow “stag’s valley”

PENCARROW (Egloshayle) (Pencarou 1314) Pencarow             “stag’s top”

PENARROW POINT (Pencarreu point 1597) Penn Carow “stag’s headland”

PENCARROW HEAD: Penn Carow "stag's head"

NANKERVIS (Nanskerwes 1284) Nans Kerwys “stags’ valley”

HENSBARROW BEACON Hyndes burh (OE)  Hindsburh “hind's barrow”

HENMOOR (Hyndemor 1261) hinde mor (OE) Hindmoor “hind’s marsh”

ROSUICK (Rosewyk 1327) Rosewyk “hind’s roughland”

LANSEAGUE (Nansceueguy 1321) Nans Ewigy “hinds’ valley”

CARNYORTH (Carnyorgh 1334) Carn Yorgh “roebuck tor”   

CARN BEAN (Carnvean 1700; Carn Yorth 1852) Carn Bian/ Carn Yorgh “little tor/ roesbuck’s tor”

LANJETH (Nansyrgh 1356) Nans Yergh “roebucks’ valley”

TREGYE (Tregy 1327) Tregei/Tregy “dog(-breeding) farm”

PRIDEAUX PLACE (Gwarthendrea1702) Gwarth an Dre “above the town”

2026 Day 209

2026 Dedh Dew Cans ha Naw

De Meurth, ethves warn ügens mis Gorefen

Tuesday, 28th July

Lowen o vy hedhyw. My a veu sowdhenys gen cothmans. Na wrüga vy aga gweles termyn hir. Trigys ens pell dhort Kernow, saw hedhyw anjei a dheth dhort Castel Boterel dhe'm visitya. Cothmans o nei trei ügens bledhen ha terdhek. Merastawhei ow hothmans. Lebmyn skith o vy. Nei a gowsas termyn hir!

I am happy today. I was surprised by friends. I hadn't seen them for a long time. They live far from Cornwall, but today they came from Boscastle to visit me. We have been friends for 73 years. Thank you my friends. Now I'm tired. We talked for a long time!

2026 Day 208

2026 Dedh Dew Cans hag Eth

De Lün, seythves warn ügens mis Gorefen
Monday, 27th July

En Hav perh co Gwav. Etho, gorfednys (ma esperans dhebm) ew to an crow brâs. Na wrüg an glaw entra, e'n gwelha pres. Saw, thew an crow bian dres esperans, dres bos sawys. Podrek ew an leur ha terrys ew an daras. Nag ewa saw, e'n gwettha pres. Wòja an to, nei a dal pedery a bredn aral. Ma othom dhe framys an beistry ha'n darjow a baynt. Nebes paynt ew gellys ha kellys. An to ew dû, bès na ell an framys bos payntys dû. Gwydn ew framys an beistry. Wòja payntya an predn, res ew dhen glânhe an gweder. Enebow isel ew an gwettha. "Na wra payntya," emedh an kei. "My a vedn gwary. Gwra towlel ow fel ragam." 

In Summer remember Winter. So, the roof of the big shed is finished (I hope). The rain did not get in, fortunately. But the little shed is beyond hope, beyond being saved. The floor is rotten and the door is broken. It is not safe, unfortunately. After the roof, we should think of other wood. The window and door frames need paint. Some paint is gone and lost. The roof is black, but the frames cannot be painted black. The window frames are white. After painting the wood, we must clean the glass. Low surfaces are the worst. "Don't paint", says the dog. "I want to play. Throw my ball for me."

Geryow rag hedhyw. Words for today.

(notice different types of plural)

beistry < beister (f) window

darjow < daras (m) door

enebow < enep (m) surface, face

e'n gwelha pres fortunately

e'n gwettha pres unfortunately

esperans (m) hope

framys < fram (m) frame

gellys gone (verbal adjective of mos to go)

glânhe to clean, cleaning

gorfednys finished

gweder (m) glass (material, not container)

kellys lost (v.a. of kelly to lose)

payntya to paint, painting (action not image)

pedery ~ perdery ~ predery to think, thinking

pel (f) ball > ow fel my ball

podrek ~ poder rotten, decayed

predn (m) wood (material, not trees)

saw safe

sawys saved (v.a. of sawya to save)

towla ~ towlel to throw (also to plan)

2026 Day 207

2026 Dedh Dew Cans ha Seyth

De Sül, wheffes warn ügens mis Gorefen
Sunday, 26th July

Glaw! Glaw a wrüg en mettin a-varr. Wostiwedh, er ew an ayr ha my a ell anella heb grev. Martesen my a wra còsca gwell haneth en nos. I'm tired. Nos da!

Rain! It rained early in the morning. At last, the air is fresh and I can breathe easily. Perhaps I will sleep better tonight. Skith o vy.Good night!

2026 Day 206

2026 Dedh dew cans ha whegh

De Sadorn, pempes warn ügens mis Gorefen
Saturday, 25th July

"En hav per co gwav." Ma meur a whel dhe wil en hav. "Pana whel ellesta gwil?" (a wovydnas an tiak en JCH). "Pub whel oll." (emedh Jowan). Ellesta owna to an crow? Entei, gen skeyl, paynt ha scübylen baynt. An crow a dal bos stanch ken devedhyans oll an glaw en gwav. Eus paynt lowr? Nag eus. Ma othom dhen a berna moy. Ew an whel gorfednys? Nag ew. Ma othom a gôta moy.

"In summer remember winter." There is a lot of work to do in summer. "What work can you do?" (asked the farmer in JCH). "Every sort of work. (said John). Can you mend the shed roof? Certainly, with a ladder, paint and a paint brush. The shed should be waterproof before the arrival of all the rain in the winter. Is there enough paint? No. We need to buy more. Is the work finished. No. Another coated is needed.

Nebes geryow: A few words

côta (m) coat

crow (m) shed

devedhyans (m) arrival

owna to mend

paynt (m) paint

perna to buy

scübylen baynt (f) paint brush

skeyl (m) ladder

stanch waterproof

tiek (m) farmer

to (m) roof

whel (m) work