Flowers and plants – Page 19 – Jill Orme Photography

8 Dec 2020

Seasonally confused

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

Our next-door neighbour gave me a couple of cerinthe plants a few years ago, joking that we’d never now be rid of them. In fact they reacted with disfavour to the (relatively) nice bit of soil I found for them, … Continued

6 Dec 2020

Naughty bits

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants | 0

It being a number of years (46) since I took A-level Biology, I was checking on the interwebs to be sure that I understood the reproductive anatomy of this flower correctly, and found one page that was especially factual and … Continued

24 Nov 2020

Hellebore

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants | 0

A day which began very well ended in annoyance and frustration. This morning I did some administrative stuff, and then took a few minutes to photograph the central reproductive bits and pieces of the little hellebore I bought at the … Continued

20 Nov 2020

Moody

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants | 0

The photo that is – I’m not feeling at all moody, though I have had to step away from my news feeds, because reading about the current political machinations in the USA is proving detrimental to my peace of mind. … Continued

19 Nov 2020

Spindle

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

I don’t think this is the best photo I took today, but I’ve chosen it for my blip because I don’t believe I’ve ever posted spindle before. If you don’t know, these are the pink fruits and orange seeds of … Continued

12 Oct 2020

Lichen

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

I got myself into a Slough of Despond this morning about the state of our politics, the state of the country generally, and the state of the pandemic. Then I looked out of the window, saw that it was raining, … 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

16 Sep 2020

Fun guys

by JDO | posted in: Dragonflies, Flowers and plants, Gloucestershire, Odonata, Worcestershire | 0

R suggested to me this afternoon that it might be an idea if I stopped grumping around the house, and went out for some fresh air and exercise – advice that I used to receive quite often when I was … Continued

28 Aug 2020

Lurking

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

Another day, another experiment in getting photos of a tiny male Misumena vatia. I was irritated at how small he still was in the frame by the time I reached the minimum focus distance of the macro, so I decided … Continued

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