XXX diēs feri - Minimus has been exploring the natural world!
Minimus will be taking part in #30DaysWild again, (or #XXXdiesferi as he prefers to call it!). Minimus, wildlife and Latin - an unbeatable combination!
Day 1
nonne butyrum amas, Minime? (Do you like butter, Minimus?)
Day 2
flores sambuci suave olent. Minimus bacas amat! (Elderflowers smell sweet. Minimus likes the berries!)
Day 3
Minimus folia bellidis carpit. “me amat, me non amat”. (Minimus picks daisy petals. “She loves me she loves me not”)
Day 4
cave pulverem herbae, Minime, ne sternuas! (Mind the grass pollen, Minimus, in case you sneeze!)
Day 5
ecce grumulus, sed ubi est talpa? (Here's a molehill, but where's the mole?)
Day 6
ros in araneo micat. bibe, Minime, si sitis! (Dew twinkles on a spiderweb. Drink, Minimus, if you're thirsty
Day 7
Minimus bufoni maculato occurrit (Minimus meets a spotty toad)
Day 9
oniscus in bracchio Minimi repit! (a woodlouse is crawling on Minimus’ arm)
Day 10
“salve, apicula! nonne nectar colligis et mel mihi facis?” (“Hello, little bee. Won’t you collect nectar and make honey for me?)
Day 12
pullus coccinellae valde dissimilis matri est! (The baby ladybird is very different from its mother!)
Day 13 Minimus limacem non timet, quamquam mucosa est! (Minimus isn’t afraid of the slug, although it’s slimy)
Day 14
bombus fessus est; Minimus ei flores offert. (The bumblebee is tired; Minimus brings it flowers)
Day 15
Minimus ranunculos in stagno invenit; mox in ranas vertent. (Minimus finds tadpoles in the pond; soon they will turn into frogs)
Day 16
hi fungi similes petasis sunt! (These mushrooms are like hats!)
Day 17
cur adsunt multi scarabei? quod flores flavi scarabeos delectant! (Why are there lots of beetles? Because beetles love yellow flowers!)
Day 18
Minimus pedes centipedis numerat - modo triginta adsunt! (Minimus counts the centipede's feet - there are only 30!)
Day 19
extremae crispae filices evolvunt. (The curly tips of the ferns are unrolling)
Day 20
nova planta ex arbore mortua crescit. (A new plant is growing from a dead tree)
Minimus in nido merulae dormit. (Minimus is sleeping in a blackbird's nest)
amenta betulae plena granorum sunt. (The birch catkins are full of seeds.)
Minimus pappum taraxaci afflat. quota hora est?
(Minimus blows on the dandelion fluff. What's the time?)
vermiculi tabulam fecerunt; Minimus Vindolandam quaerit. (Grubs made a map; Minimus looks for Vindolanda)
Minimus poma crescentia inspicit, sed nondum matura sunt! (Minimus inspects the growing apples, but they aren’t ripe yet!)
Minimus inter plurima papavera perambulat. (Minimus walks among a lot of poppies)
aparinē tenax Minimum implicat. (Sticky goosegrass entangles Minimus)
stellio parvulus est! (The newt is tiny!)
mora rubra Minimo delectant! (Minimus loves blackberries!)
Minimus mel ē flore gustat! (Minimus tastes honey from a flower!)