street – Jill Orme Photography

9 Apr 2026

Competitive streak

by JDO | posted in: Family life | 0

I was supposed to be chasing the Boy Wonder along Henley Street when I stopped to take this photo, and when he realised that I wasn’t following him I received a definite telling-off. We were on our way from BTP, … Continued

15 Dec 2025

Broadway

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

It was an absolutely horrible day, so we stayed indoors for most of it, getting stuff off our to-do lists. Towards the end of the afternoon though, we’d had enough of being in the house, so we ventured down to … Continued

31 Oct 2025

Navigator

by JDO | posted in: Family life | 0

This morning I gave the Boy Wonder a choice between going to Charlecote to see the Fallow Deer (which R and I still refer to between ourselves, as B used to at the age of 2, as “deer with horns … Continued

3 Oct 2025

Wet

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

It was a horrible, wet day, with the wind getting up in advance of a storm that’s due to sweep through tomorrow, and with no wildlife photography in prospect I was at a bit of a loose end. Luckily, R … Continued

30 Dec 2023

Chipping Campden

by JDO | posted in: Buildings, Gloucestershire | 0

The first time R and I drove down this road he said in tones of disbelief, “Some lucky b*****s actually live here!” Which they definitely do, because I was scowled at by some of them today as I wandered around … Continued

9 Nov 2023

Equipped

by JDO | posted in: Family life | 0

The weather in the Principality today was sunshine and showers on steroids: the sunny periods were almost blinding, and the showers were stormy enough to soak you to the skin and nearly take you off your feet. During one fine … Continued

19 Oct 2023

Monsoon

by JDO | posted in: Family life | 0

“Oh my GOODNESS!” said the Boy Wonder as we stepped out of the car outside the National Museum, into a total monsoon. “I know!” I said, shrugging up my jacket hood as my wet hair began dripping cold water down … Continued

28 Jan 2023

The entertainer

by JDO | posted in: People, Warwickshire | 0

We were in Stratford this morning, running errands, when R spotted the bicycle piano busker Rimski in the Bancroft Gardens, surrounded as usual by a crowd of amused onlookers. We haven’t seen him for a while (it’s nearly three years … 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

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