fruit – Jill Orme Photography

8 Jun 2026

Elegant

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

R and I spent the day trying to recover from the surfeit of fun we had with the Boy Wonder over the weekend. My urge to get out and about wasn’t strengthened by the weather, which was horrible for the … Continued

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

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