Worcestershire – Page 67 – Jill Orme Photography

18 Dec 2022

Vantage point

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

R and I have had a quiet day today. Both of us are a little anticlimactic after yesterday’s Christmas concert, and the weather hasn’t helped to pep us up: it was sleeting at 9am, and raining by early afternoon, and … Continued

17 Dec 2022

Apple ice

by JDO | posted in: Fruit and vegetables, My garden, Weather, Wild animals, Worcestershire | 0

Today was a very busy day, with a long orchestral rehearsal this afternoon and then the concert this evening. I also had to spend nearly forty minutes in the back yard at lunch time, digging my car out from under … Continued

15 Dec 2022

Just ducky

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

R and I went to Stratford this morning, to finish our Christmas shopping and run a couple of errands we forgot to take care of yesterday. We combined this with a walk along the south side of the river, where … Continued

13 Dec 2022

Freezing

by JDO | posted in: Miscellaneous, My garden, Weather, Worcestershire | 0

It’s five years since I last tried freezing soap bubbles, largely because it’s rarely cold enough here in the Shire. Today wasn’t ideal either, to be honest – when R came back from a trip to Evesham he said that … Continued

12 Dec 2022

Slippery

by JDO | posted in: Buildings, People, Pets, Weather, Worcestershire | 0

R and I went to Broadway again this morning, to try to finish our Christmas shopping – which we almost succeeded in doing, so yay us. It’s hard for Broadway not to look picturesque in any circumstances, but in the … Continued

11 Dec 2022

‘Mazin’

by JDO | posted in: Family life, Landscape, My garden, Weather, Worcestershire | 0

“Look at that!” I said, lifting B at the kitchen window, and showing him the snow falling thick and fast outside. “Snow!” “Yes. ‘Noe,” said B. “Wow!” I said. “Wow,” replied B agreeably, in the tone of a Boy who … Continued

9 Dec 2022

Freeze

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

Knowing that we had a busy day in store, I flung on multiple layers of clothing as soon as I emerged from under the duvet this morning, and rushed out into a freezing dawn to photograph the frost on the … Continued

6 Dec 2022

Hanging out

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

Unexpectedly, the sun came out today – defying the weather forecast, which continued to predict cloud even as the garden glowed in the low, golden sunlight. Over the course of the morning the temperature slowly climbed, and by the time … Continued

5 Dec 2022

Broadway

by JDO | posted in: Food, Fruit and vegetables, Transport, Worcestershire | 0

After cleaning the conservatory yesterday, R and I brought out the boxes of Christmas decorations, and discovered a file note in R’s handwriting, stating that we’d discarded one of our sets of tree lights when we packed everything away back … Continued

28 Nov 2022

Lazy Monday

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

The squirrels around here are getting a mite overconfident, I think. I’m used to them wandering around within feet of the house, eating all the peanuts I put out for the birds, and reacting with irritation when I walk towards … Continued

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