Worcestershire – Page 132 – Jill Orme Photography

8 Mar 2020

Anemone

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

Anemenenenome. Sorry – this is one of the things that brings out my inner Gumby. Anyway… “I thought you were looking for rosemary?” said R, looking up from his phone as I began piling anemenenenomes and French lavender into the … Continued

7 Mar 2020

Prawn crackers

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

Yesterday’s good weather disappeared again overnight, and the prevailing dank gloom returned. There were a couple of intrepid hairy-footed flower bees out and about today; one sat briefly on a leaf in this flower bed and allowed me a photo, … Continued

6 Mar 2020

Flower bee Friday

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

Gifted an unforecast sunny day I decided to go owling, but due to a combination of the owls keeping their distance and the light being highly changeable, I didn’t have the best afternoon with the camera. So my favourite photo … Continued

5 Mar 2020

Catkin

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

It was far too cold and dank today for invertebrates to be out and about – even the shieldbugs that were around on Monday have disappeared back into the ivy – but I was desperate to find some evidence of … Continued

3 Mar 2020

Cones

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

As I think we all know, I’m not much of a gardener. I’m no botanist either – just about the only thing I remember doing with plants in ‘A’ level Biology was taking thin stem slices with a razor blade, … Continued

2 Mar 2020

Transition

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

A very busy day: A trip to Stratford this morning for blood tests (sigh). Back at home, an hour’s gardening (eeurgh) with R. Some bug photography (yay!). A quick late-afternoon visit to the owl field (brrrrr). Choir practice in Pershore … Continued

1 Mar 2020

Confiding

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

R and I spent a happy day together today, in celebration of the fact that it’s 34 years since we had our first date (though we’d known each other for several years before that). This feels pretty strange to both … Continued

28 Feb 2020

Bohemian

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

While I was freezing my…. lens off at the owl field yesterday, a local photographer friend (and frequent owler) was photographing a waxwing against the lovely blue sky, less than a ten minute drive from my house. When I saw … Continued

24 Feb 2020

Cherry plum revisited

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

It occurred to me today that as our pink cherry plum is now flowering, the white variety that grows wild in the hedgerows around the village must be too, so I took the macro lens and went to look. I … Continued

23 Feb 2020

Broadway

by JDO | posted in: Buildings, Worcestershire | 0

It was a slightly warmer day today, though still quite windy. After breakfast R and I went to Broadway, and walked to the top of the Upper High Street – we both love this part of the village, and it’s … Continued

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