Flowers and plants – Page 19 – Jill Orme Photography

18 Dec 2020

Plush

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants | 0

One of my favourite things about Schlumbergera flowers is the fact that the stigma looks as though it’s upholstered in plush fabric. You probably wouldn’t want to sit on it though because it’s sticky, so as to be able to … Continued

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

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