rain – Jill Orme Photography

19 Oct 2025

Peak quince

by JDO | posted in: Fruit and vegetables, My garden, Still life, Worcestershire | 0

“Can we stop saying that the garden needs it now?” said R moodily, glowering out of the window at the driving rain. “No,” I replied. “We do still need it – the ground’s like rock.” He sighed, got his umbrella, … Continued

17 Sep 2025

Good grooming

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

When I wandered into the garden between the rain showers there weren’t many insects around apart from moth flies, and I thought I was going to need to dislodge someone from their roost to get a more interesting subject. But … Continued

2 Sep 2025

Stowaway

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

My lovely sister came over today to have lunch with R and me. She’s quite a bit younger than I am and is still working, so we don’t get to see her all that often, but we made up for … Continued

12 Jun 2025

Hunter

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Wales | 0

When I first checked the weather forecasts at 5.30 this morning, conditions on Skomer looked set to be apocalyptic, and I was sure they would cancel the day’s sailings. But over the next couple of hours all my weather apps … Continued

23 Mar 2025

Wet

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

Yesterday evening there was an unexpected thunderstorm over to the east of us, and though the rain wasn’t too bad here I began to see social media posts about flash floods around Stratford. I was surprised to hear that the … Continued

10 Feb 2025

Diffuse

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

Over the past few years I’ve worked with both ring and twin flashes, but they’re difficult to diffuse and tend to produce harsh highlights and shadows, so late last year I made the decision to go back to a traditional … Continued

27 Jan 2025

Siskins

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Gloucestershire | 0

“What are they?” he enquired. “Siskins,” I replied, smiling. “Hmmm,” he said. “I’m not so sure. Goldfinches, maybe.” “There are a few Goldfinches,” I said. “But most of them are Siskins.” “Hmmm. Greenfinches, possibly.” I checked the back of my … Continued

26 Jan 2025

Grim

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

Today was the last day of this year’s RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch – one of the biggest citizen science projects on the planet, allegedly – and even though it was an absolutely grim morning and I had a mood on … Continued

1 Oct 2024

Grim

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

It’s not actually hard for a male Mute Swan to look disgruntled, but this cob was really putting some effort into it. I couldn’t decide if he’d spotted a neighbour with whom he had a bone to pick, or if … Continued

22 Sep 2024

Furry jumper

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

The crook from which this peanut feeder hangs sports a squirrel baffle. Despite the evidence of this photo, it works quite well – at one stage it felt as though we were spending more money on bird supplies than on … Continued