My garden – Page 76 – Jill Orme Photography

3 Feb 2021

ALAN!!!

by JDO | posted in: Birds, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Sorry. You probably have to be my age to remember this. It wasn’t as nice a day today as yesterday, but still warm enough for me to have been able to spend an hour or so outside, communing with nature. … Continued

2 Feb 2021

Creeping

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

What a difference a day makes. After days of horrible weather, and yet more rain overnight, today was warm and sunny, with a (much-needed) drying breeze, and suddenly the garden was full of busy birds – and me. Absolutely nothing … Continued

1 Feb 2021

Hellebore

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

I suffer from Hellebore Envy. Not because I don’t have enough hellebores – by any objective standard, I do – but because when I see photos of other people’s they always look pristine, whereas all of mine tend to look … Continued

31 Jan 2021

Edging

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

Yesterday’s flooding subsided overnight, and the dipping temperature had us waking up to a few pockets of ice around the garden. I scuttled out with the macro straight after breakfast in the hope of recording some of them, but most … Continued

28 Jan 2021

Acrobat

by JDO | posted in: My garden, Wild animals, Worcestershire | 0

Our limited lockdown life became even more circumscribed today: we woke this morning to discover that the heavy overnight rain had completely flooded the lane outside our house. This saga has played out at intervals over a number of years … Continued

27 Jan 2021

Pole dancing

by JDO | posted in: My garden, Wild animals, Worcestershire | 0

“I wouldn’t want him climbing up my leg, that’s for sure.” (RLO) A pair of squirrels in the back garden gave me a couple of minutes of amusement and pleasure this morning, while I was in the kitchen making tea. … Continued

26 Jan 2021

Viburnum

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

It was a bitterly cold and dreary day. On the plus side, the window cleaner came, so we were able to see how dank and icy it was outside without actually leaving the house – especially after R, who is … Continued

25 Jan 2021

Wall screw-moss

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

This morning dawned bright and sunny, but cold and frosty, with a little of yesterday’s snow still present and glistening enticingly. R and I had tickets for an early walk at Charlecote, but having been caught out on New Year’s … Continued

24 Jan 2021

Dusting

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Buildings, Landscape, My garden, Weather, Worcestershire | 0

It was snowing when we got up this morning, and a reasonable dusting had settled, but by the time we were dressed and ready to go out for a walk the fall was easing, and the lying stuff was already … Continued

23 Jan 2021

Snowy morning

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

We had a light fall of snow overnight, but it was so warm this morning that it melted very quickly. I did manage to find a few spots that were still icy when I went out with the macro at … Continued

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