Corvedale cornfields

Tuesday 20 August: It’s harvest time – some of the fields have already been cut, with lines of straw or towers of bales in evidence. Not all – in other fields, the wheat and especially the barley look beautifully ripe and golden. We’re walking from Tigger’s Ickle Shop in Rowe Lane – we’ve stocked up with some plum tomatoes, an aubergine that resembles a black boxing glove and some pieces of cake… (There’s a second Tigger’s Ickle Shop at the other end of the lane, but we’re spent up!) Soon we’re approaching Holdgate, where there’s a chocolate seat with great views to Brown Clee; beyond, the lane is well-edged with ripe blackberries. It’s been a great walk, despite our sticky fingers…