Warwickshire – Page 58 – Jill Orme Photography

8 Jul 2019

Shooting through

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Invertebrates, Warwickshire | 0

I’m not a big fan of messy images like this – it was intended purely as a record shot – but when I saw it on a big screen it made me smile, because it really caught the White Admiral’s … Continued

5 Jul 2019

Hawking

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

Firstly, many thanks to everyone who was so nice about yesterday’s Scarce Chasers. I received some very entertaining comments, my favourite of which came from a Stratford friend, who saw the image on Twitter and captioned it “Brian, I can … Continued

2 Jul 2019

Cryptic

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

Describing Calopteryx virgo, the other British species of demoiselle, Brooks and Cham say, “Although the metallic green females are spectacular in the hand, they are very cryptic against bankside vegetation.” That’s not a use of the word cryptic I’d ever … Continued

17 Jun 2019

Hi-vis

by JDO | posted in: Hoverflies, Invertebrates, Warwickshire | 0

I had a fairly long, though probably useful, session at the hospital in Stratford this morning, after I ‘fessed up to the rheumatologist that I’ve not been especially well for the last few months, and he responded by sending me … Continued

5 Jun 2019

Troglodyte

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

At last night’s camera club meeting (from which I returned home with some unexpected silverware, courtesy of this photo) I was told by another keen nature photographer that one of the best places in the area for butterflies of the … Continued

31 May 2019

Back to the real world

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

We checked out of Cwrt St Thomas this morning, setting off in heavy drizzle; but as we drove eastwards the weather improved, and by the time we arrived home it was a warm, sunny day. This very definitely didn’t match … Continued

20 May 2019

Resplendent

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

From the sublime to the cor blimey: yesterday Chartley Moss, today Coventry, where I had to go for some very minor maintenance on the car. On the plus side, being in Coventry gave me the perfect excuse for visiting Brandon … Continued

13 May 2019

Day Two

by JDO | posted in: Interiors, Warwickshire | 0

Because R and I had a two-day wedding – Registry Office and high tea for a handful of people on the Friday, followed by a church blessing and reception on the Saturday – we feel that we’re morally entitled to … Continued

28 Apr 2019

Birthday Celebrations

by JDO | posted in: People, Warwickshire | 0

William Shakespeare was baptised on 26th April 1564, and died on 23rd April – St George’s day – in 1616; and every year there’s a festival in Stratford-upon-Avon on the nearest weekend to his baptism date. On the Saturday there’s … Continued

9 Apr 2019

Serendipity

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants, Warwickshire | 0

I’m not wholly sure if that’s the right word – I’ve always thought of serendipity as meaning something you find or discover by chance, whereas this is more a happy accident; but fortuity seems ugly, and I can’t come up … Continued

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