Worcestershire – Page 131 – Jill Orme Photography

23 Mar 2020

Boxed in

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

On what already feels like Day 167 of the Covid-19 crisis, but probably isn’t, the Prime Minister has announced a lockdown. Sort of. The police (who of course have nothing better to do) now have to to distinguish between people … Continued

22 Mar 2020

Bombtastic

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

After a winter that has felt interminable, today we were finally treated to some properly spring-like weather. R and I had been planning a walk around the park at Croome, but luckily we checked the National Trust app before setting … Continued

19 Mar 2020

Crab apple buds

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

Honestly, I’m running out of things to say about our beastly weather now. Today was more like November than March: by the time I’d put out some bird food and squelched round the garden for five minutes in search of … Continued

17 Mar 2020

Spotty

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

Ladybirds are beginning to come out of hibernation now, and are trundling about in search of food and mates. Although some of their habits are less than appealing, I always find them amusing, and I think it’s because they put … Continued

16 Mar 2020

Social distancing

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

R and I took ourselves off to Croome this morning, lugging a large flask of coffee which we drank sitting on a bench overlooking the lake. You can’t completely avoid people there of course – you have to enter through … Continued

15 Mar 2020

Perky

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

I’m still protecting the anemones and French lavender that I bought last week by bringing them inside overnight, but during the day they get to enjoy the fresh air and light out on the patio. Today, as you can see, … Continued

14 Mar 2020

Solitary

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

After having such a good day yesterday, today was a sad one for me: this morning I emailed Choir Two and withdrew from their current season. I then sat down and cried at the thought of not singing the Brahms … Continued

11 Mar 2020

Coy

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

There were four competing hairy-footed flower bees in the front garden this morning, and at least as many in the wild garden. I’ve been keeping an eye on the wallflowers growing out of the front wall for a few days … Continued

10 Mar 2020

Nectaring

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

I did my favourite kind of gardening this morning: standing around with a mug of tea in one hand and a camera in the other, issuing instructions while R did all the actual work. Once he’d removed all the bramble … Continued

9 Mar 2020

Garden helper

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

I did gardening in the rain this afternoon. Double eeeurgh. We have at least two resident robins, but this is the bolder one – it barely waits for us to get out of the way before checking any freshly turned … Continued