Warwickshire – Jill Orme Photography

22 Dec 2023

Reservoir Sheep*

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

Today R and I (together or variously): Received the final Ocado order before Christmas; Checked the master food plan; Made a new shopping list; Unpacked the fridge; Cleaned the fridge; Repacked the fridge; Took the new shopping list to Waitrose; … Continued

9 May 2023

Archetypal

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

When R and I had coffee at Hillers a few days ago, he left his scarf behind in the café – which was all the excuse we needed to make a return trip today. He went off to retrieve the … Continued

7 Feb 2023

Late

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I’d thought that the tufted duck season was over in our neck of the woods, but when R and I were driving over Bidford Bridge this morning, on our way back from coffee at Hillers, I spotted four of them … Continued

29 Jan 2023

Tasty

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

This morning I took part in the RSPB’s Bird Garden Birdwatch – or perhaps Squirrelwatch would be more appropriate, because the grey squirrel was the best-represented species in the garden during the hour I was watching with my binoculars from … Continued

4 Jan 2023

Garnish

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

By lunch time I needed a break from my desk, and despite the Vale being shrouded in heavy cloud, and the weather forecast for most other places in the vicinity being equally poor, I decided to risk a trip to … Continued

30 Dec 2022

Coal tit

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

I got a few useful things done this morning, then decided to reward myself with an hour in Hillers’ bird hide. The light was awful for most of the time I was there, but the site has been cleaned up … Continued

2 Dec 2022

Mossy

by JDO | posted in: Flowers and plants, Landscape, Monuments, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire | 0

I went over to Oxfordshire this morning to have my hair cut. It was foggy and the car thermometer was registering just 2°C, so the drive wasn’t as enjoyable as usual, but I made it there unscathed, despite a heart-stopping … Continued

14 Dec 2020

GND redux

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

When R asked me if I’d like to go for a walk on my birthday and I said that I fancied a yomp around Draycote Water, his expression reminded me of the hoary old joke about the man who asks … Continued

23 Nov 2020

Great northern diver

by JDO | posted in: Birds, Warwickshire | 0

There are several great northern divers dotted around the country at the moment, including one at Ripple in The Shire, but I decided to go in search of the pair that have been hanging around Draycote Water in Warwickshire for … Continued

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