garden – Page 10 – Jill Orme Photography

27 Aug 2025

Southerner

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

It’s only three years since R found the first Oak Bush-cricket either of us had ever seen, on an iris leaf in the wildlife pond, but since then I’ve found them quite regularly on different trees and shrubs around the … Continued

21 Aug 2025

Tick

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

Over the years I’ve been doing this I’ve discovered some really interesting creatures living on our land, but this is definitely the best garden tick of 2025. After spending far too much of the morning photographing the Hummingbird Hawkmoths flying … Continued

20 Aug 2025

Wild Wednesday

by JDO | posted in: Birds, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Er… excuse me? I know you’re probably keen to pick the surplus bits of dead pigeon out from between your toes – but would you mind not sitting on my car while you’re doing it? You keep sliding around on … 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

10 Aug 2025

Willowy

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

I spent the morning and early afternoon trying to catch up on domestic tasks, and feeling as if I was running to stand still. Then, after we’d had a simple meal from the freezer, I went off around the village … Continued

1 Aug 2025

Juve

by JDO | posted in: Birds, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

After yesterday’s Custard Yellow Clouded Yellow excitement I had a quiet day today, trying to catch up on admin. I’m off on my travels again tomorrow, and I’m always more relaxed about that if my desk isn’t piled high with … Continued

29 Jul 2025

Sun lover

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

It drizzled on and off for most of the morning, so I occupied myself with indoor stuff, including some cooking for the freezer. Half way through the afternoon the sky lifted, and for a couple of hours the sun even … Continued

27 Jul 2025

Eyed Ladybird

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

I did a couple of hours of brutalist gardening today, clearing an area of scrub and then cutting back a philadelphus, and it all left me in an appropriately grim mood. My disposition wasn’t helped by the fact that there … Continued

26 Jul 2025

Orange

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

I think it’s rather sad that beautiful things can pass you by so easily. Although I had a country childhood, and my mother was a keen gardener, I grew up not thinking about butterflies very much. I could have named … Continued

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