Stratford upon Avon – Page 17 – Jill Orme Photography

1 Mar 2024

Stratford

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During the year R and I celebrate (in an extremely low-key way, as befits people of our advanced age) two anniversaries. Our wedding anniversary, which is in May, is able if necessary to spread over two days because that’s what … Continued

3 Feb 2024

Irritable

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I decided to give myself a break from the owls today, or maybe to give them a break from me. Either way, I used some of the time to perform a little Domestic Goddesshood, making a batch of Seville orange … Continued

22 Jan 2024

Alphas

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We were happy to get up this morning and find that Storm Isha had passed on during the night without doing any obvious damage in our village, and I hope that all blipfriends have come through it equally unscathed. Some … Continued

21 Jan 2024

Sparkly

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With Storm Isha approaching, I’d expected that we would have to batten down the hatches and stay safely at home all day, but late this morning the sun suddenly emerged, and the urge to be out and about in it … Continued

20 Jan 2024

Pomp

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I was driving into Stratford this morning, en route to meeting up with R for lunch, when he phoned to let me know that there were several Tufted Ducks on the river off the Bancroft Gardens. When I parked and … Continued

8 Jan 2024

Floof

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There’s not much to say about today, really: it was cold, it was dark, and it tried briefly to snow while I was in Stratford, but lost interest after a couple of minutes and gave up. This little blue tit … Continued

6 Jan 2024

Peaceful

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A couple of the barges that moor in the Bancroft Basin in Stratford were moved further from the river during last week’s floods, and their new positions produced unusual reflections around some of today’s gulls. In some cases these were … Continued

3 Jan 2024

Bancroft Gardens

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

First thing after breakfast this morning I loaded the slow cooker with a huge batch of ragu, and then set off for Stratford with R to run some errands. Despite yesterday’s deluge, we were unprepared for the discovery that the … Continued

26 Dec 2023

Relaxed

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

At lunch time the Welsh section of the family set off on the next stage of their festive round-Britain progress. The rain of the past three days had finally eased – almost unbelievably, because over Christmas it had felt as … Continued

20 Dec 2023

Stealthy

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

After spending much of the morning planning meals and ordering Christmas food and drink I felt that I needed some bird therapy, so I headed for the nearest reliable birding site, which is Hillers at Dunnington. Usually reliable, that is. … Continued

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