by Steve Tanham
You can come to the memorial gardens within Kendal’s Maude’s Meadow either by Maude Street, which runs off the town centre, or by a dark and tree-overshadowed path from the old Quaker district of Fellside. The latter is the best at this time of the early autumn. Much of the descending path is shrouded in venerable trees. If you’re lucky, upon entering the edge … Read More An army of golden light
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by Steve Tanham
In August, a wonderful peacefulness descends on the estate around Levens Hall – the ancestral home of the Baggot family. The Levens Estate is a few miles south-west of the Cumbrian town of Kendal. The recently upgraded cafe – with its large, open courtyard – makes for an ideal destination by car or, as with me and the Collie, on foot. Many people walk … Read More August comes to the Levens Estate
by Steve Tanham
There’s a tiny road that leads out of our village of Sedgwick, to cross the deep gorge of the often thundering River Kent. A quarter of a mile later it connects with the busy A590 that links the M6 motorway with the heart of The Lake District. There is usually one day, often in January, when a severe winter frost turns the leafless and … Read More A Bridge of Frost
by Steve Tanham
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 … Read More Three gifts from the sunset
by Steve Tanham
I remember my opening thought was ‘how am I going to convey the size and beauty of this place with mere photographs!?’ I had never heard of the Gouffre Géant (giant caves) of Cabrespine, though my son had. He’s of the techno-literati who can get detailed information on his iPhone within seconds – all of it relevant to where you are. We were doing … Read More Shimmering temple of the underworld
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by Steve Tanham
There was something ‘soft and interesting’ about the image: a simple street scene, shot from our table at an Italian cafe in Grado, on the northern shores of the Adriatic. I played with a few of the settings … and settled on this ‘look’. For some reason it reminded me of the poster image of the film ‘L. A. Confidential’ with its luxurious textures … Read More Grado Confidential
by Steve Tanham
(📩 650 words, Travel musings, photography, a five minute read) There’s something defining about the tall wooden figure facing off across the busy harbour-front road with its opponent: the icy-modern loading hoist, made in steel of various hues. We’re in Waterford, the vibrant coastal heart of south-eastern Ireland; home to the famous crystal glass factory. I can close my eyes and still hear the … Read More Norse notes in an Irish song
by Steve Tanham
(📩 300 words, photo and prose. A five minute read) Our evening dog walk takes about forty minutes – a bit longer at the moment as we are looking after a friend’s blind Labrador, Rosie, and, while she’s fully mobile, she has to take things slowly and use her poor nose as eyes… We leave the house through the back gate, then pick up … Read More The place of the sunsets
by Steve Tanham
(-📩 500 words, mainly photos. A five minute browse) It was so late there was literally no-one else around. An unsettled dog with an upset tummy had led me out into the unlit streets of Sedgwick: our small village, which lies about 25 miles from Lake Windermere. With nothing else to do except walk the poor collie until she was tired or cured, I … Read More The village by night-mode
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by Steve Tanham
(📩 300 words, a five-minute read) Roundhay Park in north Leeds. I had stepped in at short notice to drive over the Pennines to help ‘toddler- sit’ our grandson. He was under the weather; possibly teething, and had been sent home from nursery. Dad – my son – was abroad on business and unable to return at short notice. A well wrapped-up walk with … Read More A round of Roundhay
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 … Read More Fish and Chips at Arnside
by Steve Tanham
There was something of the celebrated children’s story ‘The Ice Queen’ about the beauty of the white formation of swans gliding towards me across the mercurial waters of the upper pond in Roundhay Park, Leeds. Saturday, and we were making a delayed New Year visit to our young grandson. Always a challenging journey at this time of the year – along the frozen A65 … Read More The swans of Roundhay
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