snow – Jill Orme Photography

19 Nov 2024

Snow day

by JDO | posted in: Buildings, Landscape, Weather, Worcestershire | 0

It was a surprise to wake up to snow – and not a welcome one, because I’d been planning on going out birding. But there are no reliable bird sites closer to home than about a fifty minute drive, and … Continued

8 Mar 2023

Fed. Up.

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Oh look – I just made a Christmas card. What a pity it’s March. Despite hateful weather, R and I went out this morning. First to Hillers for coffee and cake – and for me, half an hour in the … Continued

18 Dec 2022

Vantage point

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

R and I have had a quiet day today. Both of us are a little anticlimactic after yesterday’s Christmas concert, and the weather hasn’t helped to pep us up: it was sleeting at 9am, and raining by early afternoon, and … Continued

17 Dec 2022

Apple ice

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

Today was a very busy day, with a long orchestral rehearsal this afternoon and then the concert this evening. I also had to spend nearly forty minutes in the back yard at lunch time, digging my car out from under … Continued

15 Dec 2022

Just ducky

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

R and I went to Stratford this morning, to finish our Christmas shopping and run a couple of errands we forgot to take care of yesterday. We combined this with a walk along the south side of the river, where … Continued

14 Dec 2022

Day out

by JDO | posted in: Landscape, Warwickshire, Weather | 0

If we’re friends in other spheres, you may already be aware that today is my birthday. And if you’ve marked that fact, thank you for helping to make it a happy one. R made me a special breakfast to start … Continued

13 Dec 2022

Freezing

by JDO | posted in: Miscellaneous, My garden, Weather, Worcestershire | 0

It’s five years since I last tried freezing soap bubbles, largely because it’s rarely cold enough here in the Shire. Today wasn’t ideal either, to be honest – when R came back from a trip to Evesham he said that … Continued

12 Dec 2022

Slippery

by JDO | posted in: Buildings, People, Pets, Weather, Worcestershire | 0

R and I went to Broadway again this morning, to try to finish our Christmas shopping – which we almost succeeded in doing, so yay us. It’s hard for Broadway not to look picturesque in any circumstances, but in the … Continued

11 Dec 2022

‘Mazin’

by JDO | posted in: Family life, Landscape, My garden, Weather, Worcestershire | 0

“Look at that!” I said, lifting B at the kitchen window, and showing him the snow falling thick and fast outside. “Snow!” “Yes. ‘Noe,” said B. “Wow!” I said. “Wow,” replied B agreeably, in the tone of a Boy who … Continued

8 Feb 2021

Spotty

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

We have two peanut feeders in the garden, and it was the fact that this female great spotted woodpecker was breakfasting from the one close to the house that alerted me to the fact that her preferred one – hanging … Continued