Skip to content

Riccarpics

  • Introduction
  • Print Sales and Downloads
  • Blog
  • About Me
  • Contact me

Author archives: J Orr

Old Brown Seat

Old brown seat with leaves

This old brown metal seat with Autumn leaves on it caught my eye. It looks like it’s not used much.

Posted byJ OrrFebruary 1, 2023Posted inPhotographyTags: autumn, leaves, metal, seatLeave a comment on Old Brown Seat

Bright Buoys

Belfast Buoys

In December last year I posted a photograph of the Belfast Buoys in their original location in Cathedral Gardens. This is a photograph of the buoys, looking bright and well presented, at their new home in Titanic Quarter. It was taken in October 2020.

Posted byJ OrrJanuary 18, 2023January 18, 2023Posted inGeneralTags: Belfast, buoys, titanic quarter

Winter Palm House

Palm House, Botanic Gardens

The Palm House, Botanic Gardens, Belfast. The Gardens were established in 1828 and the Palm House completed in 1840. The dome was added in 1852. In Spring the gardens will explode in colour.

Posted byJ OrrJanuary 8, 2023January 8, 2023Posted inGeneral, LifeTags: Belfast, botanic, gardens, palm house

Black Santa

Black Santa, Christmas 2022

Black Santa made his first appearance at Christmas 1976 when Dean Sammy Crooks sat out in front of Belfast Cathedral collecting money for local charities. He was dubbed Black Santa by the local media as he wore an Anglican clerical cloak to protect him from the cold and rain. The tradition has been continued down …

Continue reading “Black Santa”

Posted byJ OrrDecember 30, 2022January 8, 2023Posted inLifeTags: Belfast, black santa, cathedral

On the Lagan

Spotted a couple of weeks ago on the River Lagan. I’ve walked past these bikes fitted with floats before but never saw one in action. They’re berthed on the river at the Waterfront Hall and a quick search on Google reveals they’re called Hydrobikes. They can be hired for exploring the river and come in …

Continue reading “On the Lagan”

Posted byJ OrrDecember 15, 2022January 8, 2023Posted inPhotographyTags: Belfast, hydrobikes, lagan, river

Oh Buoy

While trawling through old hard drives I found this photograph of the Belfast Buoys on their original site in Cathedral Gardens, or as I believed at the time – the grounds of the Ulster University. Regeneration of the area around the University saw the buoys moved to the Abercorn Basin in Titanic Quarter, via DunLaoghaire …

Continue reading “Oh Buoy”

Posted byJ OrrDecember 1, 2022January 8, 2023Posted inPhotographyTags: Belfast, belfast buoys, buoys

Rain in Belfast

Duke of York, Commercial Court, Belfast

There’s Only Seven Types of Rain in Belfast – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday …. says the neon sign at The Duke of York Bar in Commercial Court. It’s not as bad as that but and on a chilly wet November evening it can feel like it is.

Posted byJ OrrNovember 26, 2022January 8, 2023Posted inLife, PhotographyTags: bar, Belfast, duke of york, rain

Time between buses

Buses passing

I was able to stand on a traffic island in High Street and wait for these buses to pass.

Posted byJ OrrNovember 17, 2022January 8, 2023Posted inGeneral, PhotographyTags: albert clock, Belfast, bus, buses

Posts navigation

1 2 3 … 13 Older posts
Riccarpics, Proudly powered by WordPress.
  • Introduction
  • Print Sales and Downloads
  • Blog
  • About Me
  • Contact me