RivermanRob

@rivermanrob

Homo viator, father, grandfather, story teller, F/friend, OBOD Bard /|\, labyrinth enthusiast, professional adviser in social care and health sector, Appreciative Inquiry practitioner. Interesting in arty things, folklore and the supernatural. FRSA

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RivermanRob@rivermanrob· 19d

An old fashioned style of alarm clock with two bells on top of its black case and a silver clapper. Feet are silver coloured. The clock face is cream in colour and decorated with several cat pictures and two small hearts

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· 19d

2/2 back in the day, prolific and well regarded. The writing is of its time, but I’m really enjoying it. Also I have my art books …

Front cover of “The Hog’s Back” Mystery” a paper back edition of Freeman Wills Crofts crime novel in the British Library Crime Classics Series. Hog’s Back refers to a road that runs along a narrow chalk ridge in Surrey. The cover illustration is of a chalk hill, partially wooded, with houses in the middle ground and a field in the foreground

The back cover of the modern paperback edition of “The Hog’s Back Mystery” by Freeman Wills Crofts. See salt text of previous picture. Text on the back cover summarise the plot and introduce the author, who is likely to be unfamiliar to modern readers

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· 28d

Good Morning catsinfrance and ORClanders. Up early for me to meditate beside my local pond. It’s a pleasant temp, the sun is shining and a day of art and books beckons. Shocked to find that my print studio buddies on t’other side experienced terrible smog yesterday. Stay comfortable and safe

A pond, surrounded by trees, reflecting a cloudless blue sky. In the foreground are waterlily pads and bull rushes. The is a tiny island in the centre of the picture, just big enough for nesting swans

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Jun 30

I love yew!

Yew trees shaped into sculptural forms in the yew garden that forms part of the York University campus

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Jun 30

Good Morning Clare and fellow ORCs. I too have had a poor night. Decided to get up and have an early labyrinth walk.

Traditional 5 circuit labyrinth marked in grey brick set into grass

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Jun 27

Here it is!

Banner adverting the Hot Bed Press Print Fair 27th - 28th June in Salford

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Jun 25

Good Morning MDW ORClanders. Last day of term in the print studio for me today. Good day yesterday. I finally made it this exhibition and attended a short talk on the Zen gardens (inspired by one of the contemporary prints) which introduced the Zen garden created for this exhibition.

The frontage of York Art Gallery with banner announcing the ‘Making Waves’ exhibition about Japanese woodblock printing.

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Jun 18

Good Morning MDW AND ORClanders. Time to roll out of bed, and get ready to head off to the print workshop. OH came upon this treasure whilst sorting through stuff from her stepmum’s house. She found several editions squirrelled away in the cupboard of her teenage bedroom Some of you may remember …

The elaborately illustrated front cover of the “underground” magazine OZ from November 1972. The complex and colourful image includes a naked pregnant woman, a lion, monkeys, flowers, leaves and a bucolic scene

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· May 19

OH’s garden is being overrun by parakeets. Sometimes there as many as 5. Feeders have now been put away for cleaning and to hopefully let the smaller birds reclaim the garden

2 green parakeets gorging themselves on a bird feeder, which contains seed

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· May 3

Good Morning catsinfrance and ORClanders. Second attempt at posting as first one acquired a strange link - worrying! Great day at Sutton Bank yesterday. Enjoyed a picnic with “England’s finest view” as described by the National Park

View from the steep-sided escarpment of Sutton Bank looking towards Hood Hill on a sunny but hazy day. Sky is blue with white and grey clouds

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Apr 19

The iconic Swaledale landscape with its pattern of dry stone walls and barns. A small copse largely hides the river , which is just visible in the lower left of picture. The upper half of the photo shows blue skies with a few small clouds

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Apr 19

Imagining a future: a sky clad tree clothed by the clouds

A tree in Swaledale, as yet leafless, but just coming in to bud, silhouetted in front of a cloud that anticipates the tree’s future canopy. The evening sun, hidden by the cloud creates an ethereal glow that emphasises the majesty of the tree in its landscape

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Apr 19

Upper Swaledale

Grey skies above the steep dale sides of the upper Swale landscape that form the background to the picture. To the right of the foreground is dry stone wall on the flat valley floor.

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Apr 17

In which here are some daffodils for you to enjoy

A yellow and black pansy plant in a black painted tin

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Feb 10

Not silk screen, but this book is inspirational and I thought might appeal to you

Front dust jacket of hardback book “Printing Wildlife” approaches to wildlife printmaking by Lisa Hooper. The book title is in upper third and author’s name lower third of cover. Central third is a print of penguins

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Jan 30

I’ve been catching up with last Sunday’s paper and found this

Article on Country Singer Lucinda Williams in Observer Review section 25.01.26. Article includes a picture of Lucinda seated on stool: she has short blond hair and is wearing black dress

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Jan 17

Good Morning Caroline and Saturday ORCs. Grey here in Yorks, but there are daffodils.

A bunch of daffodils in full bloom. The glass vase stands on a table. To the right of the vase is a cruet set in the form of giant Staunton pattern chess pieces: black king, white queen. In the background there is a dining chair

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Jan 10

Every time I think of Mateus I think of bottles like this with a candle in the neck and wax on the bottle sides

A vintage Mateus rosé bottle of green glass distinctive flask shape

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Jan 6

It’ll be OK once we’re in … #InternationalUnsolicitedDuckPicDay

2 Canada Geese standing in front of a pond. One is looking directly at the other, which is looking ahead at the water

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Jan 4

Herring gull in profile

The head and breast of a herring gull. It is perched on a 5th floor windowsill

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Jan 4

Good Morning Arm-Wap and Sunday ORChestra. Hospital visiting again today and pleased to find OH’s amazing step Mum is still improving. We were joined by another visitor

A picture of a herring gull on a windowsill on 5th floor of St George’s Hospital in S London. The gull is mottled brown and white. In the mid-ground are the flat roofs of hospital buildings and in the distance views looking across to NW London

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Dec 28

A pair of foxes in the garden

Two foxes foraging in the flower beds of a suburban garden. In the foreground are a number of shrubs and plant in a flowerbed. In upper right corner a wooden garden bench, grey with age, stands on a small area of crazy paving.
In the upper quarter of the picture is a high laurel hedge. The centre third of the picture is a grass lawn cut by the flower beds.

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Dec 27

Made me think of this year’s Ghost Story for Christmas …

The Victorian water tower beside the River Ouse, near Beningbrough Hall. A black and white photo taken close to the base of a brick built tower, looking upwards to emphasise the height of the structure. The shadow of a tree falls on the lower half of the building. There are a number of glassless window openings in the brickwork. The lower, most visible has a lattice of metal bars

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Dec 26

York’s other River: The Ouse near Beningbrough Hall, North Yorkshire, England

The lower 40% of the picture shows the River Ouse. The blue skies which form the upper half of the picture are reflected in the river water. The far bank is a band across the middle of the picture with a few leafless trees silhouetted against the sky. Part of the best bank is visible in lower right

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Dec 26

Riverman’s walk 26.11.25 - Where waters meet: the confluence of the Nidd and Ouse near Beningborough Hall in North Yorkshire, England

A picture taken in early afternoon in late December. The camera is pointed towards the low sun on a day when the sky is mainly clear, with a few wisps of white cloud. In the foreground is a small triangular section of river bank with two leafless trees in silhouette stretching up from bottom left. The right hand tree reaches the upper middle edge of the picture

The broad River Ouse is joined by the smaller River Nidd and, at the point of confluence the waters form a large pool.

The sun, slightly above centre of the picture is reflected in the water.

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Dec 20

Manchester night scene December 2025

A giant illuminated ferris wheel stands in the centre of the picture, towering over a multi/coloured helter-skelter tower. In the foreground is a road and hoardings showing various pictures of Manchester town hall

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Dec 14

The cellarium at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire, England with Advent illuminations. December 2025.

The rib vaulting of the cellarium in the ruined abbey is illuminated in colours of red, green, yellow, blue and purple. The impression created by the coloured soaring arches is of a firework transformed into stone.

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Dec 14

A picture taken yesterday at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire, England. Description in alt text

A ruined stone building, part of Fountains Abbey in another Yorkshire. The picture is taken in twilight and part of the building, in the centre of the shot, is illuminated with a red lamp, giving a slightly eerie feel to the scene. Leafless trees are silhouetted against the fading blue of the sky

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Dec 14

Good Morning Caroline in Sunday ORChestra. Woke late yesterday after Friday’s event and rushed over to be with my younger daughter and her 2 children. Spent a lovely day with them including a visit to Fountains Abbey, which was specially lit for the season.

Inside the cellarium of Fountains Abbey in N Yorks. The vaulted ceiling is bathed in coloured light: red, purple, blue, greens. In the foreground there is a large puddle that reflects the coloured image

RivermanRob@rivermanrob· Nov 29

We found this book inspirational. The Kindle edition is £3.99