by Steve Tanham
(📩260 words plus photos. A three minute read)
Although we live on the edge of the Lake District, one of our treats, at the end of a cold winter day, is to drive south on the old A6 trunk road to Milnthorpe, then take the right turn to follow the River Bela along the edge of the Levens estate.
Ten minutes later, we’re in the small seaside village of Arnside. Ideally, we arrive with about thirty minutes of daylight left (currently around four p.m.)
which gives one of us time to run Tess on the shore while the other collects the pre-ordered fish and chips.
Shortly thereafter, with the car warming up further along the promenade, so we can watch the energetic tide race in or out, often twinkling with the light of Grange – across the estuary, while we eat our meal in hungry silence.
Somehow, it’s more fun in winter. But Arnside’s ‘chippy’ is justly famous all year round.
A simple pleasure … but wonderful. The opening photo may convey something of the atmosphere.
©Stephen Tanham 2024
All photos taken and post-processed on an iPhone 12 ProMax.
Stephen Tanham is a writer-photographer and mystical teacher. He is the founding Director of the Silent Eye, which offers an emotionally-guided journey from personality to the awakening of realised personal Self and its world of Being.
http://www.thesilenteye.co.uk and http://www.suningemini.blog
Sun in Gemini 
Beautiful photos Steve x
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Thank you, Giselle. I think we went there?
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Yes we went there Steve and to many other beautiful places , Thankyou
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I thought we had. We went to so many places!
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One of the things I miss most is proper fish and chips eaten out of the paper by the water…it was one of the first things I had when I went back last time… fish and chips on the seafront…Nought to beat it…Lovely images, Steve X
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Thanks, Carol. Next time let me know and we can meet up at Arnside and do that 😊
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That sounds like a plan , Steve …:) x
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Let’s do it 😊x
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A warming experience, fish and chips always better when eaten in a car or a bench / sea wall watching tides roll on or out💜💜
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At the moment the car is the only option, Willow. Anything else and you’d die of cold! ❤️
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Yes I completely understand… Just thinking of summer too wishful thinking 💜
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Nothing nicer! Mind you, in the car, eating good quality fish and chips while the freezing winds rock the car can be refreshing! 😎
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