lichen – Jill Orme Photography

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

24 Jul 2025

Toning

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

Every summer for the past two or three years I’ve found a single Field Grasshopper in our garden, hanging out in the weeds at the foot of the old farm wall that separates us from the property next door. But … Continued

14 Nov 2024

Churchyard birding

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I had to go to Stratford this morning for ingredients to make a batch of ragu, and I took the opportunity to do a little birding – first at the new local nature reserve off the Warwick Road, and then … Continued

10 Aug 2023

Gnarly

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

It was Dragon City along the Glamorganshire Canal this morning, with numerous Common and Ruddy Darters, several Southern Hawkers, and at least two Golden-ringed Dragonflies hunting in and out of the reed beds. “Just go,” said R to me as … Continued

14 Jan 2023

Sunburst

by JDO | posted in: Fungi and slime moulds, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

I’m still feeling quite rough, and spending the entire morning on the computer doing financial admin didn’t improve the situation. The weather was also pretty dreich, and by lunch time I was in a deep slough of despond. At this … Continued

2 Dec 2022

Mossy

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants, Landscape, Monuments, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire | 0

I went over to Oxfordshire this morning to have my hair cut. It was foggy and the car thermometer was registering just 2°C, so the drive wasn’t as enjoyable as usual, but I made it there unscathed, despite a heart-stopping … Continued

27 Mar 2022

Genius

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

Mother’s Day: croissants with chocolate spread for breakfast, phone calls and flowers from the Offspring, a trip to the garden centre with R, a happy hour chasing invertebrates around the garden in the spring sunshine, and finally this afternoon, a … Continued

3 Nov 2021

Spotted

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

I was scuttling back to the house to avoid the rain that was just starting when I spotted this ladybird on a twig of the cherry plum in the top garden. This was only intended to be a record shot … Continued

31 Jan 2021

Edging

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants, My garden, Worcestershire | 0

Yesterday’s flooding subsided overnight, and the dipping temperature had us waking up to a few pockets of ice around the garden. I scuttled out with the macro straight after breakfast in the hope of recording some of them, but most … Continued

12 Jan 2021

Tiny garden

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants, My garden, Trees, Wild animals, Worcestershire | 0

It was so balmy at lunch time that a neighbour, who walked past while I was out in the garden looking for macro subjects, commented that it felt like spring. Which it did, but all the while I was relishing … Continued