February 2026 – Page 2 – Jill Orme Photography

18 Feb 2026

Spiny

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

My first day responsibility-free, after a hectic weekend of child-wrangling… and it rained. Because of course it did. So I went to Hillers, where the hide was not only dank but unpleasantly cold – but at least I got a … Continued

17 Feb 2026

Breakfast club

by JDO | posted in: Family life, Wales, Warwickshire | 0

R had to have blood tests done in Stratford early this morning, and when I mentioned this to the Boy Wonder, giving him the option of either going out with Granddad early doors or meeting up with him for breakfast … Continued

16 Feb 2026

Adventure

by JDO | posted in: Family life, Warwickshire | 0

B bounced awake at 7.30am, fully recovered from whatever it was that laid him low yesterday – though he was barely upright before announcing that he wouldn’t be eating any more cake. “That’s OK,” I said. “It’s your cake, so … Continued

15 Feb 2026

Hectic

by JDO | posted in: Family life, Transport, Worcestershire | 0

We had a crazily busy day today – looking back, I’m not sure how we managed to fit everything in. After breakfast (freshly cooked pastries for R and me, and one chocolate Weetabix and three pains au chocolat for the … Continued

14 Feb 2026

Whooper yoga

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

Whooga, maybe..? Whatever you’d call it, it’s an impressive balancing act – though to be fair, a Whooper Swan must have a pretty low centre of gravity. On the other hand, I have quite a low centre of gravity myself, … Continued

13 Feb 2026

Brave

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

The only time during daylight hours today when it wasn’t pouring with rain, was the hour or so when it was sleeting. Oh God. Please. PLEASE. Please just make it stop. I’d had a vague notion of going into Stratford … Continued

12 Feb 2026

Absolute scenes

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

When I say, as I do quite regularly, that Goldfinches aren’t as charming as their collective name and their melodious twittering might cause you to think they are, this is the kind of behaviour I have in mind. This male … Continued

11 Feb 2026

Tranquil

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

Another reading of the weather runes took me out to Kemerton Lake this afternoon, where (as promised) it was not raining, though I’d driven through quite a heavy shower to get there. I’d barely walked through the door of the … Continued

10 Feb 2026

Marshy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Having consulted all my weather forecasts this morning, I concluded that the best of the available conditions were likely to be found north-east of the Shire, so I made a return visit to Brandon Marsh. Which was… marshy. The five-hides … Continued

9 Feb 2026

Neat

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

There wasn’t much going on in the clearing outside Hillers bird hide this afternoon, though there were plenty of photographers inside it, and I struggled to get photos of anything other than the Goldfinches. In the end though, I thought … Continued

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