Trees – Jill Orme Photography

3 Mar 2026

Sallow

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

Yesterday afternoon I had a sudden desire to buy some new plants, so I went off to Stratford Garden Centre, where my usual problem is keeping my purchases to the number of pots I can physically fit in the car. … Continued

23 Feb 2026

In the pink

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

I can’t resist posting this pink cherry plum blossom today, mainly because it’s such a lovely harbinger of spring, but also because I’m always surprised, and just a bit pleased with myself, when I manage to get an entire spray … Continued

13 Feb 2026

Brave

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

The only time during daylight hours today when it wasn’t pouring with rain, was the hour or so when it was sleeting. Oh God. Please. PLEASE. Please just make it stop. I’d had a vague notion of going into Stratford … Continued

13 Mar 2025

Springy

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

It was a four seasons in one day kind of day. Mostly cloudy, said all four of my weather apps, with periods of sunshine, and occasional showers. Which was about right, though they might also have usefully mentioned that the … Continued

8 Mar 2025

Tasty

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

We seem to have moved almost seamlessly from winter into summer: last week I was wearing thermals and the Big Owling Coat, and today when I went off to the garden centre I discovered that I was too warm in … Continued

5 Mar 2025

Sallow

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

It was another sunny day, with the temperature reaching the mid-teens by the afternoon, but the garden remained virtually invertebrate-free. I even went for a walk along the lane, to see if there was an early fruit tree in flower … Continued

16 Feb 2025

Hopeful

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

I spent quite a bit of today making a large batch of chilli con carne in the slow cooker for freezing, and I expected to be posting a quick still life I threw together of some of the fruits and vegetables … Continued

10 Feb 2025

Diffuse

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

Over the past few years I’ve worked with both ring and twin flashes, but they’re difficult to diffuse and tend to produce harsh highlights and shadows, so late last year I made the decision to go back to a traditional … Continued

28 Nov 2024

Thaw

by JDO | posted in: My garden, Trees, Weather | 0

It was both foggy and freezing overnight, and if I’d shaped myself and got out in the garden early this morning, I’d have had an extensive pick of frosty subjects at my disposal. But by the time I actually staggered … Continued

28 Jul 2023

Bronzed

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

I know that I’ve posted a few of these Red-legged Shieldbugs recently, but I simply can’t resist this fabulous beast, which I swept out of the Lawson cypress this morning. Given the proximity of the cypress to the willow-leaved cotoneaster … Continued

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