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5 Feb 2021

Early crocus

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

I didn’t plant these crocuses, but I look out for their appearance at the start of every year because they’re a sign that spring is just around the corner. Sadly they’re rather fragile and prone to weather damage, and the … Continued

1 Jan 2021

New

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

New Year. New baby. New buds. New hope. Wishing you all a healthy, happy and peaceful 2021.

12 Oct 2020

Lichen

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

I got myself into a Slough of Despond this morning about the state of our politics, the state of the country generally, and the state of the pandemic. Then I looked out of the window, saw that it was raining, … Continued

3 Oct 2020

Weathered

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

This is a reasonable representation of what my hair looked like after ten minutes out in the garden this afternoon. It was a really horrible day, but I may yet have to break out the gerberas again as a subject … Continued

2 Sep 2020

Wet

by JDO | posted in: Fruit and vegetables, My garden, Trees, Weather, Worcestershire | 0

I missed a trick today. Well, two actually. I went for a more-or-less socially distanced coffee and catch-up this morning with a friend I haven’t seen for a long time, even though she and her husband live only a few … Continued

23 Aug 2020

Autumnal

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

I’m paying the usual price for having had two days of fun, so I was pretty maungy this morning, but when the weather cheered up I made an effort to do the same thing, and went for a walk through … Continued

9 Jul 2020

Turned out wet again

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

“OMG,” I said to R, half way through the day. “I’m going to have to go out in this.” This being a soft but wetting rain, coupled with the kind of thick mist you see around the edges of a … Continued

30 Apr 2020

Iris

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

This is this year’s obligatory wet iris shot. Though I don’t rule out the possibility of posting another voluntary one, should we get other days so dark and wet that all the bugs are snug at home with their ‘jamas … Continued

18 Apr 2020

Honesty

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

When the rain finally cleared this afternoon I went for a squelch round the garden with the camera. Nothing was looking especially lovely in the murky light, but of the few photos I took this is my favourite. When we … Continued

19 Mar 2020

Crab apple buds

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

Honestly, I’m running out of things to say about our beastly weather now. Today was more like November than March: by the time I’d put out some bird food and squelched round the garden for five minutes in search of … Continued

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