Birds – Page 33 – Jill Orme Photography

14 Nov 2023

Dusk

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R had errands to run in Stratford this afternoon, and I tagged along for the steps, and the coffee. It had been a dreary morning, and in any case I’d been too busy to go out in the garden with … Continued

12 Nov 2023

Duck!

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

“So tell me,” I enquired of R when I caught up with him in Boston Tea Party, “did you also get half way across the bridge, hear yourself say “Duck!”, and when the people walking in front of you turned … Continued

11 Nov 2023

Golden hour

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

It’s gone time that I started taking my own advice. The weather today was almost Mediterranean compared with yesterday, the wind having swung round into the west and decreased significantly, so as long as you were standing in sun you … Continued

10 Nov 2023

In the pink

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

Owling days are here again. As the light was lovely this morning I went up to the owl field as soon as I could get away, and arrived – very hopeful – just a little after noon. Then I got … Continued

8 Nov 2023

Well met

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

The last time I saw a Short-eared Owl was on the 6th of March 2020, though that day I chose to post a Hairy-footed Flower Bee. If I’d known at the time that it would be three years and eight … Continued

6 Nov 2023

Breezy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

The Boy Wonder took his mother back to Wales straight after breakfast this morning, leaving R and me in our normal conflicted state: traumatised at being deprived of our Best Boy, yet simultaneously relieved that he’d gone. We know by … Continued

2 Nov 2023

Sharing

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wales | 0

R and I had a wonderful day with the Boy Wonder, who was on absolutely top form. It was so much fun that we’ve been exchanging anecdotes ever since we left (with the Boy standing in the doorway, waving energetically … Continued

31 Oct 2023

Creepy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Late last night the power began cutting in and out – lights were going on and off, switches were tripping on the fuse panels in the utility room, and the UPS packs we use to protect the computers were clicking … Continued

30 Oct 2023

Clean

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I was back in Stratford this morning to have bloods taken at the hospital. Afterwards R and I met up for coffee, then he went to do some shopping while I walked down to the river. When I first saw … Continued

29 Oct 2023

Sunny

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R and I played a blinder this morning. We’d been thinking of an early walk at Charlecote, but the estate flooded very badly a week ago and much of it is still closed for recovery, so we had to change … Continued

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