flower – Page 7 – Jill Orme Photography

4 Nov 2025

Me and my leaf

by JDO | posted in: Art and craft, Birds, Buildings, Warwickshire | 0

R and I had to go to Warwick this morning, and on the way back we stopped off in Stratford so we could top up our already sky-high sugar levels, and I could get a photo. We parked in Old … Continued

22 Sep 2025

Tandem

by JDO | posted in: Butterflies, Dragonflies, Invertebrates, Odonata, Warwickshire | 0

R and I both had eye tests this morning, which got us out to Stratford early, and after we’d finished at the optician’s and then had coffee, there was still time within our parking slot for a quick river walk. … Continued

14 Sep 2025

Learning

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

I had very little time for playing this morning, in advance of a visit by both Offspring and both grandsons, and unlike yesterday morning it was overcast, windy, and quite cold, so even the ivy wasn’t attracting many customers. I … Continued

13 Sep 2025

Comparison

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

With rain forecast for the afternoon, I headed out around the village with the macro as soon as I’d dealt with the early Saturday morning chores, hoping to find some nice invertebrates among the flowering ivy. Most of the ivy … Continued

10 Sep 2025

Skippy

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

Today was day two of Project Clear Out the Garage, and R and I absolutely smashed it. We have the skip for a week, in theory, but it’s already full, so we’ve contacted the company and told them they can … Continued

7 Sep 2025

Fur coat

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

I spent the morning torturing myself with stress, upgrading the firmware of the R5. I’ve now come to the conclusion that I either need to do this every single time they release an update, so I can remember the procedure … Continued

29 Aug 2025

Reappearance

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

It was over a week since I’d last seen a Hummingbird Hawkmoth, and I’d begun to wonder if their season had finished early, as it has with many insects this summer, so I was very pleased to spot this one … Continued

17 Aug 2025

Moth madness

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

All the gadding about of the past couple of weeks caught up with me today and caused a bit of a joint flare, so I awarded myself an easy morning and just pottered about. I was sitting under the sun … Continued

14 Aug 2025

Cake

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

The Boy Wonder and his mother visited today, to bring R his birthday presents from their household. At the moment L’s car pulled into the yard I was tracking a Hummingbird Hawkmoth around the red valerian growing along the patio … Continued

12 Aug 2025

Takeover

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

Another day, another d… wait – what? You wait three years from the first appearance of a new damselfly in the county for it to turn up in your neck of the woods, and then find it at two different … Continued

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