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Robert M Ross

@bob.omg.lol

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Likes old things, new things, growing things, other things. Also, pictures on shields. This account for frivolities only. Sporrans available on request. Profile pic by Robin Nordlund MacDougall. Not on the other place any more @bob_ross

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Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 29/09/2026

Current status:

image of the 'more cowbell' meme featuring Christopher Walken with the text 'I got a fever... and the only prescription is more sporrans'

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 27/09/2026

Current status:

the Withnail 'mistake' meme, showing two very wet fellows and the text 'We've bought another sporran by mistake'

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 06/09/2026

@jeelyeater1.bsky.social for your viewing pleasure, as seen in Milngavie United Free Church

Stained glass triptych

Detail of the maker's name - Sadie McLellan, Glasgow, 1944

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 06/09/2026

Two enamelled City of Glasgow coats of arms at Loch Katrine @glasgowcoa.bsky.social

plaque commemorating 100 years of the water supply for Glasgow at Loch Katrine

Close up of the coat of arms on previous picture

cairn to commemorate the Glen Finglas Works at Loch Katrine, again featuring the City of Glasgow coat of arms

detail of the coat of arms from the previous photo

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 24/12/2025

A choice was made today, but exactly what that choice was remains unclear

bottom shelf of a supermarket aisle with bags of ground coffee. on the ground in front of the coffee is an unopened/abandoned bottle of Alpecin caffeine shampoo

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 07/12/2025

7. Cinnamon #Heraldecember2025 #heraldry

a very small drawing today, on theright is a white shield with a dark brown swirl and little brown spots. I'll be honest, I was originally trying to paint a piece of curled up cinnamon bark with cinnamon 'dust' around it but it ended up looking like a cinnamon bun. Later in the day I had cause to remember Mike Parry's disastrous attempt to eat a spoonful of cinnamon, and recreated this as a crest on the left, It's an overconfident man with glasses and a beard spewing out a cloud of ground cinnamon. This was inspired by the 'breath of God' type floating crests where a pair of lips blow wind from a cloud 🌬️. You can watch the original nonsense here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqmhuYtldd0

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 07/12/2025

6. Fate #Heraldecember2025 #heraldry

a piece of white card with a black shield draw on it. there are 4 golden straws draw vertically on the shield, the third of which is shorter than the rest. The straws bear an uncanny resemblance to french fries.

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 07/12/2025

5. Journey #Heraldecember2025 #heraldry

hand-drawn shield showing Dorothy's ruby slipper-clad feet on the yellow brick road. turns out I really can't draw feet.

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 04/12/2025

4. Passing #Heraldecember2025 #heraldry (A second day of bonus shield!)

Got a bit carried away. There are two paintings today. First is Sable, a Pissant passant proper fimbriated argent. More simply, a black shield with an ant on it, the ant is coloured normally and has a white edge all round it. 'Passant' in heraldry refers to a beast in a walking pose, side-on, and is of course also French for 'passing'.

The second shield is black-ish, with two white hands, one passing a golden baton to the other - proof, if any were needed, that hands are difficult (but who is that mysterious person being passed the baton?). yes i know the hand receiving should be a *right* hand and not a left hand for it to make sense.

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 03/12/2025

3. Cavalry #Heraldecember2025 #heraldry (Bonus extra shield today)

A reimagining of the badge of theRoyal Scots Dragoon Guards as a coat of arms

a white shield with two halves of a coconut shell. above it is a torse (wreath of cloth) over which is the crest, namely a swallow (unconfirmed African or European) laden with a coconut

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 02/12/2025

2. Feast #Heraldecember2025 #heraldry

a white piece of card with scribbly writing as per the text of this post. below the text is a shield shape. the top third is red and in the centre of the red area is a silver platter on which rests a roasted bird (chicken/turkey). the red section looks like it is being tugged down into the lower, white part of the shield by a blond dog with a red collar. The dog will soon enjoy the feast, and no doubt still ask for its full dinner later as well. Good dog.

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 01/12/2025

Here we go for #Heraldecember2025! #heraldry #Heraldecember 1. Counterfeit

A watercolour painting of a green shield, on which is a yellow set of scales. In the right pan of the scales are a spindle, shears, and some thread wound round a stick. The thread tumbles along the bottom of the shield. There is some very scribbly writing giving the date and title which are in the main post.
The prompt today is 'Counterfeit' so I've stretched the pronunciation of that word to 'Counterfate', an amalgamation of counterweight and fate. Yep, it's a bad pun in painted form - welcome to the concept of 'canting' arms! Blazon: Vert, a set of scales with the sinister pan containing symbols of the Three Fates Or

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 15/09/2025

I forgot to tell you all I had a good Sunday roast at The Grey's Inn at Embleton a while back - very worthy winners of this award.

a grainy image of a sign high up on a wall above a shelf. The sign reads 'PUB OF THE NORTH TYNE TEES TELEVISION 1979'. It really was a good bit of dinner.

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 17/08/2025

'Scottish summer'

the face of a soggy man in a grey woollen hat with a grey sky behind. his hat has a Clan Ross badge on it, and behind the badge is a sprig of Juniper and an eagle feather

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 08/05/2025

Yes, that's exactly who he is.

picture of new pope from news site with caption 'Who is Robert Prevost, the new pope?'

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 18/04/2025

For @jeelyeater1.bsky.social and other stained glass appreciators - windows in Mid-Deeside Church, Torphins.

stained glass in memory of Graeme Aiken Whitton, who died 24th May 1979. A New Testament scene is depicted (i think, Jesus being baptised by John the Baptist)

Trio of stained glass windows showing scenes of Jesus (Blessing the meek, as the Good Shepherd, welcoming the little children)

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Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 14/04/2025

for @andywoodturner.bsky.social, who *loves* a thing made into a lamp

a black Squier stratocaster guitar which has inexplicably been made into a lamp

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 15/02/2025

Practice piece, coat of arm of an online acquaintance. The b̶e̶a̶t̶i̶n̶g̶s̶ art practice will continue until m̶o̶r̶a̶l̶e̶ output improves.

Arms of an online acquaintance: Per pale Sable and Argent, a chestnut tree erased, per pale in dexter Or fructed Gules and in sinister blasted Sable.

In plain language, a chestnut tree, split down the middle. One half is gold with red chestnuts and black background, the other half is black with a white background. I should have made the leaves bigger, amongst other things

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 14/02/2025

picture of a water tower from this website: https://canmore.org.uk/site/284823/glasgow-cranhill-stepps-road-water-tower

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 19/01/2025

Got to meet some cool birds today

a man holding a great grey owl

a handsome man wearing a falconry gauntlet, on which a red backed hawk is landing

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 13/01/2025

Arms of an online acquaintance painted by me, featuring millet as the main charge. There are at least four things I would do differently, but other than that, it's not a terrible rendition. #heraldry

a blue shield with three stalks of millet. the top bit is 'silver' aka white with three blue stars each with four points. the line separating the blue and white is zig-zag.
In heraldry speak: Azure, issuant from point three stalks of millet Or, on a chief indented Argent three mullets of four Azure

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 31/12/2024

bonus tweet

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 31/12/2024

31. Spirit #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

a shield with a night sky with fireworks, in the centre is a bottle of Scotch Whisky and at the bottom are three whisky tumblers on a white surface, each with a dram poured. Thanks for reading, and Happy New Year!

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 30/12/2024

30. Viva #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

a white shield. at the top is a gold band with three figures in academic dress with grey hair. the main part of the shield shows the back of someone with brown hair wearing academic dress. it's meant to represent a PhD viva (this is as close as I think i'll ever get)

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 30/12/2024

29. Telegraph #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

a blue shield with a white diagonal band from top left to bottom right. On the band are three brown discs with gold detail. As much as they look like cookies, this is meant to represent cross sections of telegraph cable going across the Atlantic

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 30/12/2024

28. Master #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

a purple shield with a jack russell listening to a record on a big old fashioned record player

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 27/12/2024

27. Struck #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

a pale green shield (minty..?), in the centre is a coin die with three gold coins either side. behind the shield is a hammer.

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 26/12/2024

of course, our Hero does not work alone

a shield painted to look like Obelix's trousers with belt, and above, his distinctive red hair in pigtails flowing from the helmet

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 26/12/2024

26. Shine #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

a shield with a diamond in the centre, and a beam of white light shinging through it from top to bottom. the diamond is otherwise surrounded by the colours of the rainbow

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 26/12/2024

25. Hero #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

an italian horse-head shield painted to look like the body of our hero, Asterix. Above the shield is a blond moustache and a winged helmet

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 26/12/2024

24. Way #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

A blue shield with a white arrow pointing upwards. The only way is up, right?

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 26/12/2024

23. Paradise #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

a white shield with a King Bird-of-Paradise sitting on a branch. Its distinctive tail feathers extend beyond the edge of the shield.

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 23/12/2024

@intothehinterlands.co.uk just sorting old photos using low-res thumbnails and thought i'd somehow captured an incredible moment of water and sun turning into diamonds - I'd done a Teigny! But no, it's fireworks.

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 22/12/2024

Tried a new technique (yes, I can now colour in AND cut things out)

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 22/12/2024

22. River #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

A white shield with a pale blue river meandering across it. At the top there are snow covered trees in front a midnight blue sky. It could be the very river that Joni Mitchell was wishing for...

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 22/12/2024

21. One #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

A black shield with a piece of fried chicken on it standing upright, vaguely like the number 1 (also yes, the last line from the Queen song One Vision)

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 20/12/2024

20. Purple #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

a purple shield with that weird symbol that Prince used as his name for a while, the symbol is in 'gold'

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 19/12/2024

19. Swing #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

a blue shield with two silver/grey chains running top to bottom towards the outer edges - y'know, like a swing?

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 18/12/2024

18. Soldier #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

yes ok it's a bison but apparently they are called buffalo in the USA

anyway the description: a white shield with the head of a Buffalo (ok bison) wearing an army helmet. in the top left corner are three diagonal stripes: Red, Gold, and Green.

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 17/12/2024

17. Silence #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

A dark grey shield, on it a set of golden lips with a golden finger up to them. With thanks to the Tremeloes.

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 16/12/2024

16. Africa #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

a gold shield with a can of Lynx Africa on it. it's a men's deodorant spray often given as a Christmas present, sold as Axe in some markets

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 15/12/2024

15. Time #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

A white shield with a cartoonish drawing of a thyme plant flowering

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 14/12/2024

14. Radar #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

A blue shield with a white 'radome' on green grass. A radome is one of those things that looks like a giant golf ball and has a radar dish inside.

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 13/12/2024

13. Brother #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

A purple shield with two white squares in the middle. They are both connected to a line coming from the top of the shield, like siblings in a family tree diagram. Both squares have a drawing of a brother printer on them. One square has a heraldic cadency mark for a first-born son (red label of three points) and the other has a mark for a second-born son (gold border). I don't entirely like the way this fits on the shield, but it's all learning, right?

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 12/12/2024

12. Numb #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

A blue shield with a human finger pointing upwards. The finger is pink except from the tip to the first knuckle where it is very pale flesh coloured. It's Raynaud's season round these parts.

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 11/12/2024

11. Rain #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

a shield with a pink wall, white skirting board and wooden floor. in the middle are a pair of wet and muddy wellington boots which are making a puddle on the floor. at the top of the shield, the end of an umbrella and one sleeve and the bottom of a jacket can be seen. The jacket is wet, especially at the bottom and sleeve end. The umbrella is furled but has dripped on the floor. no, YOU'RE wishing you'd just drawn a simple umbrella outline

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 11/12/2024

10. Wish #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

a grey shield with the very top of a candle emerging from the base. The flame is being blown out, the very moment of wishing!

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 09/12/2024

9. Love #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

A red shield with a golden Welsh Love Spoon. Well, it's meant to be, at least. This drawing and yesterday's were larger than most of the previous drawings and it turns out I don't enjoy that so much, so back to the little 2 inch or smaller shields tomorrow I think. And yes those are meant to be hearts at the top and NOT any other body parts, thank you for asking.

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 08/12/2024

8. Matter #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry

A green shield, and on it a human brain as viewed from above

Robert M Ross @bob.omg.lol · 07/12/2024

7. Black #Heraldecember2024 #Heraldry