Riverbank Philosopher Gifts

"Trust me, it's just a stupid song: Of course you can smile at a crocodile..."

'Do worms feel pain? Of course not! As a matter of fact...'

Of feeling the balance and whip of a favourite rod.

Half his pleasure lies in manipulating his beloved tackle

'When you first caught me, I thought you were into the kiss and release program!'

-You need a permit to fish here. -I'm doing okay with a worm, thank you

'You lifted your head.'

'You need an education or you will wind up in some fast food place.'

"Ooooh, I bet that feels nice."

He can identify a fly taken by a trout at fifty yards range.

Fishing line going in to water and then dropping down from sky at top of panel.

"Do you think there's intellegent life in there?"

"They’re real."

Of pitting his own wits against their natural cunning

Alas poor Daisy, I knew her well!

'Take my advice kid. Enjoy yourself now, because once you get married, your free ranging days are over.'

'To be honest I'm sick of truffles.'

Shallow End (Slightly innocuous statements) - Deep End (a little more weighty)

"It ain't easy, Doc. There's a lot of pier pressure."

'How's the water, dear?'

'...the really big ones can be found.'

'I'm sorry young lady, but you're not old enough to be free range!'

How Relaxing It Is To Go To The Beach. . . How Close You Live To The Beach.

Mozart on a lilo

'Perhaps we should leave details of the divorce settlement until after we are married.'

Bad news I'm afraid. Our universe is shrinking!

"Alarmingly, after five minutes the pool had come no closer."

"....one minute I'm there - chewing the cud - the next, I get this urge to lead!"

'Wow, swimming IS great exercise! The bathroom scale I put down here shows I'm 20 pounds lighter!'

"You're overthinking this."

How swimmers look and feel after a long swim.

As the years passed, Grandpa became more absent minded...

Angler's bait

Artist Misses the Point

Lemmings on Vacation