fruit – Jill Orme Photography

18 Jan 2026

Seville

by JDO | posted in: Art and craft, Food, Fruit and vegetables, Still life | 0

I’ve never been to Seville, though I’ve wanted to ever since I first read about it, many years ago. Maybe one day. For now, the nearest I get is buying Seville oranges when they arrive in the shops in January. … Continued

14 Nov 2025

Fiery

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

Late yesterday evening someone in the village WhatsApp group posted on a warning he’d received from the Environment Agency about possible overnight flooding. I looked at the current state of the weather and said I thought it was unlikely, but … Continued

26 Oct 2025

Quince jelly

by JDO | posted in: Food, Fruit and vegetables, My garden, Still life, Worcestershire | 0

I said yesterday that I was feeling some guilt about wasting the quince pulp I’d boiled up to make quince jelly – and this is why. I started with nearly 1.7kg of fruit in the pan (over three and a … Continued

19 Oct 2025

Peak quince

by JDO | posted in: Fruit and vegetables, My garden, Still life, Worcestershire | 0

“Can we stop saying that the garden needs it now?” said R moodily, glowering out of the window at the driving rain. “No,” I replied. “We do still need it – the ground’s like rock.” He sighed, got his umbrella, … Continued

11 Aug 2025

Mature

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

R and I went to Stratford this morning, for a meet-up with our co-grandparents, who’ve been staying there over the weekend. We had a delightful chat about the family, sharing anecdotes, and celebrating as ever how clever we’ve been in … Continued

20 Dec 2024

Colourful

by JDO | posted in: Buildings, Food, Fruit and vegetables, Seasonal, Worcestershire | 0

Please find enclosed herewith my annual Christmas photo of the Broadway Deli. It was by far the most cheerful sight I could find in the village on an otherwise wet and miserable day. Having run a string of minor errands … Continued

14 Feb 2024

Emergence

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

The invertebrate season begins. Today I spotted my first Buff-tailed Bumblebee of the year, and my first hoverfly – a female Eristalis tenax. I also found some beetles and bugs, including this Hairy Shieldbug, in the Lawson cypress. For a … Continued

13 Jan 2024

Baby

by JDO | posted in: Warwickshire, Wild animals | 0

Babies everywhere. This one is slightly less pink and squishy and rather more hairy than Grandson Two, whom R and I met over a Facetime call this morning, but is already walking and feeding itself very competently, and eating an … Continued

3 Dec 2023

Quinces

by JDO | posted in: Food, Fruit and vegetables, Still life | 0

Perhaps fortunately, the weather was horrible today, which stopped me going to the owl field. Instead, R and I worked through a raft of Christmas preparation, and having felt slightly unhinged over the past couple of days at the realisation … Continued

5 Jul 2023

White legs

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

After being stuck at home for nearly forty eight hours I was raging to be out and about, but the weather outside my study window wasn’t enticing, and neither of my weather apps was optimistic. By this point in the … Continued

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