bee – Page 12 – Jill Orme Photography

12 Mar 2024

Neat

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

It rained again. And again, and again. Because this had put me in a vile mood anyway, it seemed worth me spending the morning challenging my car insurance renewal, which was being quoted at a 50% hike over last year’s … Continued

11 Mar 2024

Fine

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

It was fine this morning, which was a major improvement on yesterday, and I was raging to be out and about, but it was still pretty dull and overcast, and after checking all of my birding and weather apps I … Continued

8 Mar 2024

Lethargic

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

I’m not sure whether the plumpies or I were more torpid today, but certainly none of us was moving at any kind of speed. To be fair, it was very cold – technically over 10°C, but with a fierce easterly … Continued

3 Mar 2024

Refreshment break

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

It was an unexpectedly bright day today, though still cold. At intervals through the day I thought about going up to the owl field, but I really wanted to get Lightroom working on the new Mac, and all my files … Continued

25 Feb 2024

Chilly

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

This was the one and only plumpie out in the garden today, and he spent most of the time I was watching him sitting on a leaf, with his back turned to the sun that could just be seen and … Continued

24 Feb 2024

Plump

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

Part way through a rather mad morning – an early trip to Stratford to top up on shopping, followed by a couple of hours in the kitchen, making a batch of slow-cooker Stifado and next week’s breakfast yoghurt – I … Continued

21 Feb 2024

Buff

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

I spent quite a large part of the day raging against the weather – as if that could possibly achieve anything. But it was stormy again this morning, with gusty winds and heavy rain, and frankly I’m utterly sick of … Continued

20 Feb 2024

Chocolate miner

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

“That sounds like a job for me,” said R. “I think I’d enjoy chocolate mining.” Maybe so, but I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t enjoy being this Chocolate Mining Bee (Andrena scotica), which was one of two I spotted in the … Continued

16 Sep 2023

Ivy Bee

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

The weather went off today, taking me with it – I could barely lift my head off the pillow this morning, and wound up asleep again this afternoon. Maybe my love of beetles and bugs is leading me to adopt … Continued

27 Aug 2023

Resting

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

I’ve spent most of the day at my desk, tackling the raw file mountain that (as ever) is threatening to collapse and bring down the house. The fun part (if anything to do with Lightroom can ever be said to … Continued

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