February 2024 – Page 2 – Jill Orme Photography

19 Feb 2024

Unexpected owl

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

It was supposed to be at least partly sunny up at the owl field this afternoon, but as you can see, it wasn’t. It was also supposed to be reasonably warm, and it wasn’t that either. And as for owls… … Continued

18 Feb 2024

Love

by JDO | posted in: Family life | 0

“I love marmalade,” said the Boy Wonder. Which was just as well, because by this point he was covered in the stuff, and still intent on getting every last morsel out of the bowl. To be honest, I’m a little … Continued

17 Feb 2024

Playtime

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Family life, Gloucestershire | 0

R and I took temporary possession of the Boy Wonder in the car park at Slimbridge this morning. He was still obviously a bit viral – wan, taciturn, and more fragile and contrary than usual – but offered the choice … Continued

16 Feb 2024

Dark

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

I had stuff to do this morning, including running errands with R in Stratford, and I didn’t make it up to the owl field until just after 2pm, by which time it was impossible to park in the lane. Driving … Continued

15 Feb 2024

Under the weather

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

All of us were more or less under the weather in Cardiff today, which made for rather less fun times than usual. R and I managed to get the Boy Wonder to the park for a while, but we were … Continued

14 Feb 2024

Emergence

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

The invertebrate season begins. Today I spotted my first Buff-tailed Bumblebee of the year, and my first hoverfly – a female Eristalis tenax. I also found some beetles and bugs, including this Hairy Shieldbug, in the Lawson cypress. For a … Continued

13 Feb 2024

Toxic

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

I bought a new computer today. As you do – though in my case at least, not often. My current iMac is eight and a half years old, and well past its best-before date: when I typed the serial number … Continued

12 Feb 2024

Chouette

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

Here’s the thing about Short-eared Owls: they’re tricksy. You can look at the weather forecast, check the wind speed, calculate how long you reckon they might have to feed themselves up before migrating northwards again, and think that today you’re … Continued

11 Feb 2024

Intent

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

This morning I did my weekly web site update, then made up some butter bean stew (always known in this family, for reasons, as ‘slunge’) in the slow cooker, and finally prepped a third batch of marmalade. Then R and … Continued

10 Feb 2024

Nutty

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Overnight, local flooding got worse as water moved down the River Avon, which was already over its banks in many places. Our village is still fine, thankfully, though houses on the other side of the loop remain under threat, and … Continued

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