Author Archives: JDO

I’m going to try very hard not to whine on again about the weather/light/fact that there’s absolutely nothing to do in Worcestershire at this time of year – but really, it’s getting beyond a joke now. My mood today wasn’t … Continued

I bought a bunch of chrysanthemums the other day – they were pretty cheap, and I liked the strong colour mix of green, white and ox-blood red. As I was trimming them to go into a vase a small bloom … Continued

R and I spent the day in Cheltenham. We had tickets for the touring exhibition Audrey Hepburn: Portraits of an Icon at The Wilson gallery – an interesting selection of the images that made her an icon of style and … Continued

I started the day by taking a dog to the vet: Arthur this time, who has become quite lumpy and bumpy in his old age, and has developed a skin tag right on the edge of one lower eyelid. It’s … Continued

It was another murky, cold, drizzly day today – not conducive to getting out and about with the camera. Instead I did more work on my web site, tidying up the photo galleries, and made grape jelly. Because at some … Continued

I pruned our Fragola grape vine this morning, and brought in about 2kg of (over)ripe grapes to be boiled up for grape jelly. I had sorted them into edible and not, and was washing the usable ones in a colander, … Continued

I had an idea for today’s Mono Monday theme, which involved R riding past me on a bicycle, wearing a silly hat and holding up an umbrella. But when I suggested this to him, the lack of enthusiasm in his … Continued

R spotted this fieldfare from one of the back bedrooms this morning – the first that either of us has seen in the garden this winter. I got quite a few reasonable shots – surprisingly, as I was shooting through … Continued

It was the final rehearsal for our concert this afternoon, and by the time I left Chipping Campden the light was fading fast. I managed to get to Windmill Hill and take this shot across the Vale just before the … Continued

I swung by Stratford Garden Centre the other day to see if they had any poinsettias (which they did), but when I saw these Cymbidium orchids I couldn’t resist buying them too. I have quite an emotional response to them, … Continued