garden – Jill Orme Photography

23 Apr 2026

Good times

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

What with one thing and another the morning ran away from me, and it was after 2pm when I finally made it into the garden. By this time it was unseasonably hot, and many bees and flies were unhappy enough … Continued

21 Apr 2026

Big Red

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

Fortune favours the righteous, they say – which definitely wouldn’t be me. But I’ll admit that I was feeling a bit self-righteous this morning, sitting at my desk ploughing through financial admin that I could easily have put off till … Continued

19 Apr 2026

Sweaty

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

I spent too much time today tidying around the edge of the wildlife pond – which does look great, I have to say, even though the process of getting it to that state has nearly done me in – and … Continued

18 Apr 2026

Synchronicity

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

I got a bit more work done in the garden this afternoon, trimming the little mixed wildlife hedge that R and I planted as a set of two dozen whips a few years ago, but I’m a bit under the … Continued

17 Apr 2026

Stowaway

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

This morning I lugged hoses, a garden sieve, a mat for kneeling on, rubber gloves, a large knife, and a muck bucket down to the far garden, and set about cleaning up the wildlife pond. This is a task that’s … Continued

16 Apr 2026

Buffest Mining Bee

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

I had to put my car into the garage in Stratford this morning for its 30,000 mile service – a milestone I seem to have reached ridiculously fast – and R came along for the ride. Once I’d handed over … Continued

15 Apr 2026

Landing lights

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

I was on my way out to the supermarket this morning when I spotted this female Dotted Bee-fly in the front garden. Shopping immediately dropped to the bottom of my list of priorities, as I scuttled back inside for a … Continued

14 Apr 2026

Same old

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

It seems as though every time I get close to catching up with myself I make the mistake of taking my foot off the accelerator, either to let someone come and visit or to go out having fun, and the … Continued

12 Apr 2026

Busy

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

Two of R’s oldest friends came down from Northumberland today for a short visit, and through the morning I was as busy as this female Plumpie, helping R to make the house look at least semi-presentable. Not that P and … Continued

11 Apr 2026

Four by four

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

Back on the last day of March, the Speckled Wood was the fourth butterfly to be added to my 2026 butterfly list (since then I’ve also seen the first Holly Blue and the first Orange Tip of the year, though … Continued