My garden – Page 63 – Jill Orme Photography

19 Nov 2021

Shifty

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

While R and I were up in Leeds, L messaged us a photo of Baby B, whom she’d just discovered out in the hall, sitting on the floor in his ‘jamas with a beatifically innocent expression on his face and … Continued

16 Nov 2021

Shepherdess

by JDO | posted in: Arachnids, Bugs, Invertebrates, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

Oh, hello! You’re a gorgeous big fat chap! Oh! Chappess…. sorry! You are mahoosive though – who have you been eating? I hope it wasn’t my hawthorn shieldbug – it was round about here that I last saw it… No … Continued

13 Nov 2021

Adorabubble

by JDO | posted in: Beetles, Invertebrates, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

When I first came across a pair of Oxystoma pomonae roosting like this, I thought it was sweet but probably aberrant behaviour, but now I know that this is how these tiny weevils prefer to settle down for the winter. … Continued

10 Nov 2021

Grounded

by JDO | posted in: My garden | 0

Overnight I developed a nasty reaction to the Covid booster, which is especially surprising as I’d sailed through receiving my previous 2 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Perhaps the microchip in this one was incompatible or something – I certainly … Continued

9 Nov 2021

Greyscale

by JDO | posted in: Beetles, Birds, Invertebrates, My garden, Trees, Warwickshire, Worcestershire | 0

I’m posting two images this evening: this is my favourite of the day, and the extra is R’s. As you can see, it was a pretty drab day in Stratford, but I wasn’t downhearted because – having been summoned via … Continued

7 Nov 2021

Interloper

by JDO | posted in: Beetles, Bugs, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

R wandered into my study just after breakfast this morning, and suggested that I might like to stop slumping around in my dressing gown and get myself outside, where it was currently sunny for what was forecast to be the … Continued

6 Nov 2021

Late

by JDO | posted in: Bugs, Hoverflies, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

I think I may have found the only patch of ivy in the village that’s still flowering – and it happens to be on top of the old farm wall that forms part of our boundary. The bad news is … Continued

3 Nov 2021

Spotted

by JDO | posted in: Beetles, Invertebrates, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

I was scuttling back to the house to avoid the rain that was just starting when I spotted this ladybird on a twig of the cherry plum in the top garden. This was only intended to be a record shot … Continued

31 Oct 2021

Spooky

by JDO | posted in: Bugs, Invertebrates, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

The other day R declared himself to be a member of the Shieldbug Appreciation Society. Which was: a) very gratifying; and b) just as well, because they’re the about the most abundant, and certainly the most photogenic thing I’m finding … Continued

30 Oct 2021

Serendipity

by JDO | posted in: Bugs, Invertebrates, My garden, Trees, Worcestershire | 0

Having posted a hawthorn shieldbug yesterday, and talked about the difference between that and the birch shieldbug, I was pleased to find this little chap down in the wild garden this morning – especially as I hadn’t seen one for … Continued

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