leaf litter – Jill Orme Photography

27 Apr 2025

Rummaging

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

Yesterday afternoon I spent a lot of time at Stratford Garden Centre, which seems to be turning into my new spiritual home, carefully selecting plants for the containers on the patio. This is a thoroughly unlovely space, probably dating back … Continued

18 Mar 2025

Major

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

It’s always a notable marker of the arrival of spring when I spot the first Dark-edged Bee-fly of the year in my garden. Today, after several days of cold and cloudy weather the sun came out, and as the temperature … Continued

27 Mar 2023

Springy

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

For the first time this year, the garden was literally humming with flying insects, and you could almost see it lift its head, drop its shoulders, take a long, deep breath, and stride out into spring. Or maybe that was … Continued

17 Feb 2021

Larder

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

Pfizer vaccination day +1. After-effects: a very restless night, with weird fever-type dreams; injection site tender; a mild headache and sore throat; swollen neck glands. None of these symptoms have been debilitating, and if anything they reassure me that my … Continued

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