Avon – Page 20 – Jill Orme Photography

10 Dec 2021

Skimming

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I had an early blood test appointment at Stratford Hospital this morning, and R sweetly offered to drive me into town. After (very good) coffee and cake in a new independent café called Arcle, we took a walk and caught … Continued

8 Dec 2021

Profile

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Landscape, Warwickshire | 0

R and I went into Stratford today, to do a little Christmas shopping, get some photos printed, and have restorative coffee and cake. It’s occurred to me that though I often talk about walking into town along the south side … Continued

12 Nov 2021

Gift

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I probably need hardly say that I know this isn’t the best photo you’ll ever see of a kingfisher. It’s almost certainly not even the best photo you’ll see of a kingfisher today. But when I tell you that it … Continued

11 Nov 2021

Mobile

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

After my lost day yesterday, it was a relief to wake up this morning feeling better – still sub-prime, but at least capable of being up and (more or less) functional. The weather was as dreary as I was, which … Continued

9 Nov 2021

Greyscale

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

I’m posting two images this evening: this is my favourite of the day, and the extra is R’s. As you can see, it was a pretty drab day in Stratford, but I wasn’t downhearted because – having been summoned via … Continued

1 Nov 2021

Windswept

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

After the heavy rain of the weekend we were treated to a cold but sparkling morning, and Baby B graciously consented to allow R and me to take him to Stratford, for coffee and cake (us) and water and apple … Continued

28 Oct 2021

Leading lines

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

When they said, “Fill the frame,” I’m not sure they meant, “Realise belatedly that the creaking, swooshing, splashing noise that’s approaching you at speed is a family of swans, running along the river in an attempt to reach escape velocity, … Continued

27 Oct 2021

Striking

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Imagine finding yourself on the receiving end of that stare…. The weather forecast predicted sunshine in Stratford this afternoon, and I decided to believe it and went off to walk along the river. And indeed, the cloud did break – … Continued

22 Oct 2021

Strange

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

In today’s edition of Herons Behaving Weirdly, we meet one of the Stratford-upon-Avon birds, which decided today to climb up onto an abandoned coot nest, several feet above the river, from where it had a good view of the fish … Continued

20 Oct 2021

Patience

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

The forecast had promised a wet and horrible day, but the weather had other ideas and threw all its worst stuff at us overnight, so although it was still very windy today, it was also warm and sunny. I even … Continued

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