Warwickshire – Page 42 – Jill Orme Photography

Fresh

17 May 2021

Fresh

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Warwickshire | 0

It was another day of crazy weather. During a visit to Grove Hill this morning I was rained on, hailed on, blown hither and yon, and steamed by brief periods of blazing sunshine. I also narrowly missed getting fried on … Continued

Devotion

12 May 2021

Devotion

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R and I reached our 32nd wedding anniversary today – a feat which at the very least has spared two other people three decades and a bit of having to live with either of us. We went for a walk … Continued

Hybrid

8 May 2021

Hybrid

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I’m feeling a little rough today, following my second dose of CV19 vaccine – which is to say, profoundly tired, with a headache and a slightly sore throat. None of which is a surprise, and I’ll take it any day … Continued

Ambitious

7 May 2021

Ambitious

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

“That’s never going to happen,” said the woman with the binoculars, who was sitting a few metres further along the bank from where I was standing. “Not in a month of Sundays,” I agreed. We were both wrong, as it … Continued

Raven

5 May 2021

Raven

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

After I put this photo up in a bird forum to check that I wasn’t deluding myself about the identification, my notifications went wild: birders, it seems, love a raven. I’m fairly keen on them myself, though if I had … Continued

Floof

4 May 2021

Floof

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R and I went to Stratford this morning to run several errands, most of which were unsuccessful. We also got rained on, more than once, and I was almost blown into the Bancroft Basin while taking today’s photos. So it … Continued

Love

30 Apr 2021

Love

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I’ve been so busy recently that seven weeks have somehow slipped past since my last visit to Compton Verney, but I managed to remedy that situation this morning, and spent three happy hours at the lake. Few things unscramble my … Continued

Babe

28 Apr 2021

Babe

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I’ve never understood the whole ‘ugly duckling’ thing: I think cygnets are prettier than ducklings, though that may be partly because I prefer grey to yellow. They’re especially cute at close quarters, when they look like an explosion in a … Continued

Calculation

26 Apr 2021

Calculation

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

H and S set off northwards this morning, and R and I found ourselves feeling a little sad and deflated after the excitement of the weekend, so we went off to Stratford for a walk along the river and a … Continued

Red

9 Apr 2021

Red

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

If I’d known that this 2-spot ladybird was going to provide my favourite photo of the day, I’d have cleaned some of the dust bunnies off it when I rescued it from the kitchen sink, before moving it outside onto … Continued