lake – Page 5 – Jill Orme Photography

13 Jan 2023

Onomatopoeic

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

I’m suffering from a horrible cold at the moment, and I was in two minds today whether to get up and go out, or just pull the duvet back over my head and suffer horizontally. But bright sunny days in … Continued

5 Jan 2023

Two out of three

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wild animals, Worcestershire | 0

I spent the morning waiting for a call-back from someone who’d left me an insistent message yesterday saying that I HAD to phone them today, only to be unavailable when I did. I find this kind of situation enraging, and … Continued

2 Jan 2023

Scaly

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

I went to Arrow Valley Lake in Redditch today, where the birding wasn’t especially exciting, but on the plus side I didn’t slip on a wooden fishing peg, go flying, and fracture a vertebra. So, swings and roundabouts. Bird of … Continued

14 Dec 2022

Day out

by JDO | posted in: Landscape, Warwickshire, Weather | 0

If we’re friends in other spheres, you may already be aware that today is my birthday. And if you’ve marked that fact, thank you for helping to make it a happy one. R made me a special breakfast to start … Continued

17 Sep 2022

B-Day

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

R and I met the Family B at Croome this morning, to effect a transfer of the Boy Wonder, who’s staying with his Ageds overnight again. Having a much shorter and more predictable journey than the Welsh contingent we arrived … Continued

12 Aug 2022

Breeding residents

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

Mad dogs, and Englishwomen with an Odonata obsession, and the tolerant husbands of said Englishwomen who suspect that they need someone to lug their photographic gear, go out in the midday sun. R and I managed to catch up on … Continued

24 Feb 2022

Restless

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Deprived of a day with Boy Wonder because the Household B is currently in Covid purdah, R and I were grumpy with each other this morning (and in my case at least, with the rest of the world as well). … Continued

11 Feb 2022

Jam today

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wild animals, Worcestershire | 0

It was a lovely day, but I didn’t fancy going a long distance, so I risked another trip to Kemerton Lake, where – three hours into a four-hour stint in the water level hide – this is what happened. There … Continued

10 Feb 2022

Jam tomorrow

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

“I’m sure I’ll take you with pleasure!” the Queen said. “Two pence a week, and jam every other day.” Alice couldn’t help laughing, as she said, “I don’t want you to hire me – and I don’t care for jam.” … Continued

13 Jan 2022

Cormorant

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Worcestershire | 0

I’ve been hearing recently that there’s a lot of otter action going on at Kemerton Lake, on the border between Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, so this afternoon I drove over to take a look. There have been periods when I’ve visited … Continued

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