Category Archives: River Bela

From the Banks of the Bela

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

Needing to deliver A to a dance class in Milnthorpe, and with the boys in tow, I decided to revisit that stretch of the Bela which the boys and I walked in the spring. Where we’d looked at butterbur flowers … Continue reading →

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Butterbur and Excavations

Posted on April 5, 2011 by

Woefully behind as ever. A week and a half ago: ferrying A to pre-exam ballet lessons in Milnthorpe again, I took the boys too, knowing that they would enjoy the path beside the Bela I had walked earlier in the … Continue reading →

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Milnthorpe and the Bela

Posted on March 28, 2011 by

This is the mill, as it looks today… …and again seen from downstream – you can see where the water diverted to drive the wheel flows out under the building… John Dobson Ltd. still seem to be a going concern. … Continue reading →

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The Moon Under Water

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

Over the course of several months I have noticed that Thursday lunch times have been consistently bright and sunny – and I’ve bored numerous taxi drivers with that observation as they have ferried me to Carnforth. This Thursday it was … Continue reading →

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Rainbow over the Bela

Posted on August 10, 2010 by

TBH and I had been in Kendal (looking at oak flooring if you must know) and had intended to squeeze a short walk in on the way home. The weather was very changeable – sunshine and showers – a rainbow … Continue reading →

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