flower – Page 34 – Jill Orme Photography

29 Mar 2022

Opening

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

The easy pickings, macro-wise, of the past week have now come to an end – though only temporarily, I hope. Today was dreary and overcast, with a cold, cutting wind and regular spatterings of drizzle. Not Enticing At All. I … Continued

28 Mar 2022

Cherry flavoured

by JDO | posted in: Bees, Flowers and plants, Invertebrates, Trees, Wales | 0

Poor Baby B has Covid, which means that he can’t attend nursery this week, so R and I (assuming ourselves currently immune) went over to Cardiff today to help out. To say that he’s a snot bucket is not to … Continued

27 Mar 2022

Genius

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

Mother’s Day: croissants with chocolate spread for breakfast, phone calls and flowers from the Offspring, a trip to the garden centre with R, a happy hour chasing invertebrates around the garden in the spring sunshine, and finally this afternoon, a … Continued

26 Mar 2022

Feeding frenzy

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

I spent much of the day dipping in and out of an on line Royal Photographic Society Nature Group Advisory Day for potential ARPS and FRPS panels, which – unlike the last one, which I enjoyed – left me feeling … Continued

21 Mar 2022

Cowslip

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

My garden hosts numerous primroses, but only two small patches of cowslip. This one is under the tree canopy down in the rather boggy wild garden – which on paper isn’t ideal territory for a plant that’s said to favour … Continued

20 Mar 2022

Flight

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

If I was allowed to change one thing about my body, I wouldn’t ask for sylph-like thighs or a slender, straight nose – or even for fewer chins than I have currently. Instead, I’d like a pair of wings. I … Continued

16 Mar 2022

Soggy

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

Well. I wasn’t expecting this. The forecast for the day, on the last occasion I’d checked, had been for light cloud but no rain, and this was indeed the situation when I got up. The light wasn’t enticing enough to … Continued

14 Mar 2022

Game on

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

Today brought another couple of solitary bee species to the garden, as well as my first two butterflies of the year, and a single bee-fly. The season is properly under way! This little beauty, which I spotted on the winter … Continued

13 Mar 2022

Sunday brunch

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

Walking into the kitchen half way through the morning, I was pulled up short by the sight of this great spotted woodpecker brunching on peanuts. We have two peanut feeders, but the woodpeckers will only use this one, which is … Continued

12 Mar 2022

Motion

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

I missed the best part of the day, photographically speaking, because I was cooking this morning, and by the time everything was under way and could be left to its own devices, the warm sunshine had turned patchy, the wind … Continued