Mid-afternoon; a phone call from one of the best friends from my college days saying that her journey to our twice a year reunion had gone better than expected and that she would be a hour early.

Would we be in or should she park up somewhere and join us, later?

Tess the collie was overdue a decent walk. A man in a big Landrover had come to give our log-burner its annual service. Tess had waited patiently but it was wearing thin…

I could feel the cogs whirring. My subconscious mind had spotted a potentially dovetail.

Come off the motorway at Carnforth, I said. Follow the A6 north and turn into Levens Hall and we’ll meet you in the cafe … I glanced at my watch. Forty minutes time…

Tess did not like my pace through what is one of the county’s most beautiful landscapes. I was practically dragging her by the time we crossed the A6 and entered the central estate of the hall – and its cafe. From here – after our coffee and cake – we would have a lift home.

But by then, my camera had in it three of the best sunset-filled shots I have ever taken

Shared here … I hope you like them.

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©Stephen Tanham 2024

All photos taken and 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 a monthly Zoom-based gathering of companions, each one sharing their own, unique journey to deeper states of self-realisation