Worcestershire – Page 128 – Jill Orme Photography

22 Apr 2020

Frothy

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

And so another day of not very much at all has drifted past. I got myself in a bit of a tizz this morning when I discovered that my second batch of pond plants is nowhere even close to being … Continued

21 Apr 2020

Waspish

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

I did a lot of gardening yesterday (eeeurgh), and this morning I was feeling tired and a bit waspish, so I decided to give myself a break and just let the day flow, rather than trying to achieve anything. As … Continued

20 Apr 2020

Flower bees

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

I said the other day that I was only seeing female hairy-footed flower bees now, and that I feared the males had died off. Happily it turned out that I was being too pessimistic: there are far fewer about than, … Continued

19 Apr 2020

Spotlit

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

Overnight I found myself pondering ways in which I could rapidly improve the environment around the wild pond, and making a mental list of plants I could move from their present homes. This morning I lifted a large clump of … Continued

18 Apr 2020

Honesty

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

When the rain finally cleared this afternoon I went for a squelch round the garden with the camera. Nothing was looking especially lovely in the murky light, but of the few photos I took this is my favourite. When we … Continued

17 Apr 2020

Lacy

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

The weather has turned today: it was chilly and overcast this morning, and wet this afternoon – which to be honest I don’t mind, because the garden needs it, and it saves me from putting on the sprinkler. I managed … Continued

16 Apr 2020

Mourning

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

I love it when a plan comes together. The pond plants I ordered before Easter came from a local grower, who sends them out bare-rooted. I was able to buy planting baskets and liners from the same source, but I … Continued

15 Apr 2020

Secretive

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

This isn’t a very good photo, but I’m not apologising for posting it because it represents a fascinating half-hour I spent this afternoon, watching this female red-tailed mason bee (Osmia bicolor) thatching her nest. She was very secretive and flighty, … Continued

14 Apr 2020

Speckled Wood

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

I was stalking a tiny and uncooperative Holly Blue around the garden with a long lens this afternoon, when I was distracted by some butterflyish fluttering up in the top of the weeping pear tree. It took me a while … Continued

13 Apr 2020

Syrphus

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

The wind switched round overnight, and a storm blew in on a cold easterly. I was kept awake through much of a night that felt as though it went on for several days by the howling wind, the house creaking … Continued