raindrop – Page 4 – Jill Orme Photography

23 Mar 2023

Flourishing

by JDO | posted in: Family life | 0

R and I had an excellent day with the Boy Wonder. After a couple of visits in which he was somewhat terribletwoish, and we found it tricky to avoid conflict, today he was back to his usual self: chatty, and … Continued

25 Jan 2023

Temper

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I knew how he felt, to be honest – I was less than happy myself. First thing this morning it was quite bright, but by the time I set off for Stratford at noon the weather was closing in, and … Continued

16 May 2022

Wavy

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

I’ve surprised myself by selecting this image tonight, when I have photos of a Large Red Damselfly, a spider predating a shieldbug, and a few other quite respectable invert close-ups. But there’s something about it that really appeals to me … Continued

1 May 2022

May Day

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

I forgot – for the 64th year running – to go out into the garden at dawn and bathe my face in dew, so it’s lucky I’m already so gorgeous, and don’t really need the help. On the other hand … Continued

16 Mar 2022

Soggy

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

Well. I wasn’t expecting this. The forecast for the day, on the last occasion I’d checked, had been for light cloud but no rain, and this was indeed the situation when I got up. The light wasn’t enticing enough to … Continued

15 Feb 2022

Still wet

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

We’ve had so much rain in the past couple of days that the patio pond is overflowing, and when I walked down the garden this afternoon in search of a macro image, my feet were sinking down into what we … Continued

20 Jun 2021

Scarlet Tiger

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

While R and I were tidying the garden yesterday afternoon I pulled up a prickly sow thistle from the back of the front border, and as I threw it onto the wheelbarrow I realised that there were a copulating pair … Continued

18 Jun 2021

Dripping

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

The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the house All that cold, cold, wet day. The Cat In the Hat (Dr Seuss) Still, the garden needed it. Not our garden, obviously, because … Continued

10 May 2021

Rain stopped play

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

The weather was appalling today: waves of torrential rain, and even a couple of thunderstorms, blowing through on a fierce wind, interspersed with intervals of bright sunshine that were just enticing enough to get you out of the house and … Continued

3 May 2021

Dark

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

Dark and wet. And very, very windy. But then, it’s the May Day bank holiday, so the weather was almost honour-bound to play silly buggers. On the plus side, I can probably put away the garden hoses for a while. … Continued

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