flower – Page 51 – Jill Orme Photography

18 Mar 2020

Chilli flower

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants | 0

I must be some kind of psychic plant whisperer or something, because despite my wanton physical neglect of the poor thing, the chilli plant I bought a few weeks ago is wildly flowering. Which to be fair, wasn’t a bad … Continued

15 Mar 2020

Perky

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

I’m still protecting the anemones and French lavender that I bought last week by bringing them inside overnight, but during the day they get to enjoy the fresh air and light out on the patio. Today, as you can see, … Continued

11 Mar 2020

Coy

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

There were four competing hairy-footed flower bees in the front garden this morning, and at least as many in the wild garden. I’ve been keeping an eye on the wallflowers growing out of the front wall for a few days … Continued

10 Mar 2020

Nectaring

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

I did my favourite kind of gardening this morning: standing around with a mug of tea in one hand and a camera in the other, issuing instructions while R did all the actual work. Once he’d removed all the bramble … Continued

8 Mar 2020

Anemone

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

Anemenenenome. Sorry – this is one of the things that brings out my inner Gumby. Anyway… “I thought you were looking for rosemary?” said R, looking up from his phone as I began piling anemenenenomes and French lavender into the … Continued

7 Mar 2020

Prawn crackers

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

Yesterday’s good weather disappeared again overnight, and the prevailing dank gloom returned. There were a couple of intrepid hairy-footed flower bees out and about today; one sat briefly on a leaf in this flower bed and allowed me a photo, … Continued

5 Mar 2020

Catkin

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

It was far too cold and dank today for invertebrates to be out and about – even the shieldbugs that were around on Monday have disappeared back into the ivy – but I was desperate to find some evidence of … Continued

24 Feb 2020

Cherry plum revisited

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

It occurred to me today that as our pink cherry plum is now flowering, the white variety that grows wild in the hedgerows around the village must be too, so I took the macro lens and went to look. I … Continued

22 Feb 2020

Cherry plum

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

It was another stormy day here – not especially wet, but dark, cold, and windy. I am now very definitely ready for this dreary winter to end. I spent the morning at my desk, mining old photos in search of … Continued

19 Feb 2020

Casualty

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants, Still life | 0

Actually, that’s not quite correct. Sacrificial victim would be closer to the mark. I spent much of the day planning my dragonfly year: with the help of books, maps, and web pages I’ve created a spreadsheet to help me maximize … Continued

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