canal – Page 6 – Jill Orme Photography

Interlude

23 Aug 2021

Interlude

by JDO | posted in: Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Wales | 0

Baby B was on fine form today, but he’s in the process of transitioning down from three daytime naps to only two, which meant that R and I were fully (and happily) employed for much of the day, and it … Continued

Juve

2 Aug 2021

Juve

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wales | 0

“How can you bear not to post your Welsh dragon?” said R, when I told him that this was today’s photo. I did, it’s true, get a Welsh dragon, and he was even the right colour, being a Common Darter, … Continued

Basking

26 Jul 2021

Basking

by JDO | posted in: Damselflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Wales | 0

R and I were in Cardiff again today, where Baby B (nearly seven months old now!) was his best self for us. We had a wonderful day. While B was taking his late morning nap at home, we went off … Continued

Nodonata

12 Jul 2021

Nodonata

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wales | 0

R and I went to Cardiff today to play with Baby B, and while he was having his lunchtime nap we took ourselves off to the nearby Forest Farm nature reserve. This is a an excellent amenity, especially given that … Continued

Floof

4 May 2021

Floof

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R and I went to Stratford this morning to run several errands, most of which were unsuccessful. We also got rained on, more than once, and I was almost blown into the Bancroft Basin while taking today’s photos. So it … Continued

Babe

28 Apr 2021

Babe

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I’ve never understood the whole ‘ugly duckling’ thing: I think cygnets are prettier than ducklings, though that may be partly because I prefer grey to yellow. They’re especially cute at close quarters, when they look like an explosion in a … Continued

Strange…

30 Dec 2020

Strange…

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

This morning R and I went for what will have to be our last walk in Stratford for a while: as of midnight it will be moving into Tier 4, and non-essential travel into the area, though not prohibited, will … Continued

Lunch

29 Nov 2020

Lunch

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Late last night I checked my emails for the last time before closing everything down and going to bed, and found an email that had just come in from the NHS, confirming that the CV-19 test I took on Friday … Continued

Incoming

17 Jan 2020

Incoming

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I went to Stratford this afternoon to get a couple of competition images printed, only to discover that Photo Zone’s big printer is broken. It could have been worse – I might have been the person driving to Cornwall to … Continued

Colour pop

11 Jan 2020

Colour pop

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

In contrast to yesterday, today was cold, dark, windy, grey, and generally quite dreary, so it was nice to see the colour pop of this gull’s vivid bill as I walked past the Bancroft Basin this afternoon. It was also … Continued