Stratford upon Avon – Page 22 – Jill Orme Photography

23 Jan 2023

Winter thrush

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

This isn’t what I expected to be posting today: R, who was in Stratford having his car serviced, called at around 10am to tell me that he’d just counted twenty two tufted ducks on the Avon, so I zoomed over … Continued

18 Jan 2023

Flash

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Day 7823 of The Cold – but (whisper it) I think I may be winning. If you never hear from me again, you’ll know that your mother was right, and in fact it isn’t a good idea to tempt fate. … Continued

11 Jan 2023

Busted

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

R and I were in Stratford today, for errands and lunch, on a day that had started well, weather-wise, but then turned very bad indeed. In freezing temperatures and driving rain, I scuttled down to the river to grab some … Continued

29 Dec 2022

Stratford

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

After my old camera gear had been collected this morning, R and I went off to Stratford. It was cold and blustery, but bright, and after the previous forty eight hours of rainy gloom there were many other people who … Continued

20 Dec 2022

Arc of a diver

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

Today was slightly colder than yesterday but with much better light, so this morning I took the camera and went walking along the Avon in Stratford, looking for birds. There was no sign of last Friday’s goosanders, unsurprisingly, and sadly … Continued

16 Dec 2022

Redhead

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

Unexpected sawbill in the heron area. I suddenly remembered this morning that in all the hoohah around grandparenting and Christmas, I’d missed having my regular bloods taken. As this can lead to bitterness and recrimination from the rheumatology team I … 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

7 Dec 2022

Breakfast meeting

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

I had a hospital appointment in Stratford this morning, at a time when under normal circumstances I’d barely be starting to think about getting up. It was a bit of a shock to the system, to be honest, to both … Continued

3 Dec 2022

Flighty

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

R and I were both busy all morning – he was engaged in domestic engineering of various kinds, and also dealing with the plumber, who’d come to do our annual boiler service, and I was re-imagining the myth of Sisyphus: … Continued

30 Nov 2022

Playing

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

That is, I was playing. The squirrel was busily engaged in the serious business of finding food – here I think it has a partly-eaten maple seed in its mouth. I was wandering along the south side of the River … Continued

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