April 2019 – Page 3 – Jill Orme Photography

10 Apr 2019

Evening

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

Back at Christmas, the Offspring were talking about how spread out our little family is now, and suggested that the four of us should make all possible efforts to get together on each of our birthdays – the first of … Continued

9 Apr 2019

Serendipity

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants, Warwickshire | 0

I’m not wholly sure if that’s the right word – I’ve always thought of serendipity as meaning something you find or discover by chance, whereas this is more a happy accident; but fortuity seems ugly, and I can’t come up … Continued

8 Apr 2019

Stormy

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

When I woke up this morning it was so dark that I assumed it wasn’t yet time to get up, but it turned out that we were buried under a layer of rain cloud so thick that we’ve had to … Continued

7 Apr 2019

Honesty

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Honesty is a biennial weed plant, and we’ve always had ‘on’ and ‘off’ years with it here; but in what I’d expected to be an honesty-free spring, some is appearing in the garden. I especially value it because it seems … Continued

6 Apr 2019

Botanicals

by JDO | posted in: Miscellaneous | 0

R and I found ourselves in need of gin this afternoon – well, Brexit will do that to you – and decided to go off-piste. There’s a very small, artisan distillery in Stratford, that I first tripped over at a … Continued

5 Apr 2019

Fascinator

by JDO | posted in: Wild animals, Worcestershire | 0

I think I’m pretty well hidden here. If I keep still, it probably won’t notice me. Ummmm…. honey, I’m sorry, but I have bad news: you need to work on your camouflage strategy. And as for keeping still – you’re … Continued

4 Apr 2019

Crabby

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

Just when we were relaxing and congratulating each other that spring had sprung, the weather has decided to put us in our place. As I drove home from choir last night it was 4°C outside, and my phone was delivering … Continued

3 Apr 2019

Tulip

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants, Still life | 0

Mother’s Day flowers: the gift that keeps on giving! I spent most of the day at my desk, trying to sort out a competition entry before the deadline; I’m closer than I was, but I’m still going to struggle to … Continued

2 Apr 2019

Hoverfly

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

It’s a Eupeodes, but my photos weren’t detailed enough for it to be identified to species.Most probably though it’s E. luniger, which is one of the earliest hoverflies to emerge each spring. The fact that it can be seen as … Continued

1 Apr 2019

Lunch

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

I decided to zoom up to Kemerton Lake this morning, to check on the grebes. But my vision of a peaceful couple of hours in the hide came to nothing – partly because there were other people in it (the … Continued

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