October 2020 – Page 3 – Jill Orme Photography

11 Oct 2020

Nymphomania

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

This is a final instar Hawthorn Shieldbug nymph – a rather unexpected find in the garden today, given the date. I was a little worried when I spotted him, because he doesn’t have much time to complete his transformation to … Continued

10 Oct 2020

Mummy long-legs

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

It was a strange kind of day, weather-wise: periods of bright and even warm sunshine, interspersed with bouts of heavy rain. By dodging the showers, and resorting to flash when necessary, I managed to capture some reasonably pleasing bug portraits, … Continued

9 Oct 2020

Worn out

by JDO | posted in: Buildings, Skies, Warwickshire, Wild animals | 0

The observant among you will have spotted this this is a big old fallow buck, and concluded that I didn’t take the photo in my garden. R, whose phone number I’d inadvertently given to the Covid testing people (seriously, don’t … Continued

8 Oct 2020

Centurion

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

This is a female Twin-spot Centurion – Sargus bipunctatus – which is a large and quite commonplace soldier fly. The term ‘soldier fly’ seems to suggest that they’re in some way dangerous, but that’s so far from being the case … Continued

7 Oct 2020

Marsh flies

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

I’ve been seeing single specimens of these orange-eyed flies hanging around the wildlife pond for a few months now, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen a pair of them getting jiggy. And as I know you like … Continued

6 Oct 2020

Orb-weaver

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

I had a rather more memorable day today than has become the norm in 2020, because I was invited by the King’s College London/ZOE Covid Symptom Study to take a Covid-19 test. I’ve been using their app for quite a … Continued

5 Oct 2020

Nick

by JDO | posted in: My garden, Trees, Wild animals, Worcestershire | 0

Sorry…? Seed……? I’m not sure what… oh! That! Yes, sorry! Didn’t know what we were talking about there for a minute! No. Not me. No, no, no. Definitely not. Ummmm….. I just came over in case you might be having … Continued

4 Oct 2020

Blushing

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

I only had a few minutes early this afternoon, between the heavy rain stopping and the deadline to begin making lunch so that R and I could eat before our family Zoom call, to get out into the garden with … Continued

3 Oct 2020

Weathered

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

This is a reasonable representation of what my hair looked like after ten minutes out in the garden this afternoon. It was a really horrible day, but I may yet have to break out the gerberas again as a subject … Continued

2 Oct 2020

Pastel

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

I made a rare visit to Waitrose in Stratford this morning, in search of a few things we can no longer buy from Ocado, and for which Ocado provide no acceptable substitute. I hate supermarkets, but as I was there … Continued

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