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Chris Pilley
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Idealist, grandfather, INFP. Devastated by Brexit and its aftermath. Seeking independence for Scotland. Daily Blipfoto regular. Weekly (slow) parkrunner.
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‘Festive Abstract’

#Blipfoto #photography #AbstractThursday #abstract #FestiveAbstract #texture #light #winter #fibre #bobble

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'Festive Abstract' | Chris_P
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December 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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‘Lone Rose’

#Blipfoto #photoography #WideWedneday #rose #negativespace

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'Lone Rose' | Chris_P
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December 17, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Uk to rejoin Erasmus scheme - set to be confirmed formally tomorrow
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Great news
December 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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‘Four Rings’
#Blipfoto #photography #TinyTuesday #rings #coffeering #coffeestain #circles #books #Tolkien #TheLordoftheRings #trilogy #macro #paper #stains #texture

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‘Four Rings’ | Chris_P
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December 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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A star, hung and waiting

#Blipfoto #photography #MonoMonday #monochrome #stilllife #winter #star #quiet
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A star, hung and waiting | Chris_P
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December 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Every few months now I re-read this "Who Goes Nazi?" piece from 1941 and am blown away by how it captures the people we are dealing with 80 years later.

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Who Goes Nazi?, by Dorothy Thompson
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October 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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‘Derelict Notice (Superseded)’
Police notice, c. 1990s? 
The phrase “Car Crime Area” shows a blunt, fear-based message replaced by surveillance-focused language.

#Blipfoto #photography #Policenotice #graffiti #carcrime #fear #surveillance #language #1990s #CCTV
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‘Derelict Notice (Superseded)’ | Chris_P
Police notice, c. 1990s?  The phrase “Car Crime Area” reflects a period of blunt, fear-based messaging later replaced by CCTVs...
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December 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Caught!
#Blipfoto #photography #leaf #autumn #stilllife #found #foundobject #nature #pareidolia

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'Caught!' | Chris_P
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December 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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‘Winter Buds’
Winter jasmine

#Blipfoto #photography #FlowerFriday #buds #winterbuds #WinterJasmine

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'Winter Buds' | Chris_P
Winter Jasmine
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December 12, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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‘Threads of Light’

#Blipfoto #photography #AbstractThursday #abstract #lightpainting #motionblur #christmaslights #wireframe

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‘Threads of Light’ | Chris_P
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December 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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‘Idle interface’

Still on after lunch.

#Blipfoto #photography #WideWednesday #phone #screen #technology #digital #interface #minimal #modern #idle #afternoon #default.

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‘Idle interface’ | Chris_P
Still on after lunch.
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December 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
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December 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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‘Elegantly Deadpan’

#Blipfoto #photography #EdinburghRoyalInfirmary #hospital #corridor #woodenpanels #textart #cursivescript #deadpan #bedmaking #nursing #procedure #TAVI #recovery #newheartvalve

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'Elegantly Deadpan' | Chris_P
I left the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary this afternoon, just 24hours after the procedure to replace one of my heart valves. Mary picked me up in the...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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‘Still Life with Rust and Rain’
Metal, plastic, stems, rain. Dereliction at a garden’s edge.

#Blipfoto #photography #derelict #stilllife #garden #rain #rusty #metal #overgrown #pots #broken #containers #bent #rack #bin #vegetation #decay

www.blipfoto.com/entry/344436...
‘Still Life with Rust and Rain’ | Chris_P
Metal, plastic, stems, rain. Dereliction at a garden’s edge.
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December 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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‘Spin ’n’ Dine’

#Blipfoto #photography #sillysaturday #surreal #absurdist #sillysaturday #placesetting #laundry #meal #washingmachine #conceptual

www.blipfoto.com/entry/344401...
‘Spin ’n’ Dine’ | Chris_P
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December 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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"Infantino awarded Donald Trump the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize at today’s World Cup draw in Washington DC, and that has led to questions over whether the line between FIFA and politics is being blurred."

Just give up on the BBC.
What a joke of a media organisation.
December 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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‘Full Moon, Thin Veil’
This beautiful full moon was setting behind wispy high clouds when I got up this morning

#Blipfoto #photography #fullmoon #moon #craters #lunarsurface #detail #thincloud #cloud #aura #haze #cirrus #monochrome #photography #moonset

www.blipfoto.com/entry/344355...
‘Full Moon, Thin Veil’ | Chris_P
This beautiful full moon was setting behind wispy high clouds when I got up this morning
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December 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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‘Awkward First Date’

A lone heartbeat, hoping

#Blipfoto #photography #abstract #minimalist #negativespace #geometry #cool #emotion #visualmetaphor #contemplative #quiet #dating #longing #connection #heartbeat #distance #stillness #ambiguity #tension #hope
www.blipfoto.com/entry/344331...
‘Awkward First Date’ | Chris_P
A small lone heartbeat, hoping
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December 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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’Two Lines of Steel’

#Blipfoto #photography #widwed031225, #Widwed021225, #WideWednesday #steel #metal #blades #scissors #serrated #macro #detail #abstract #geometry #lines #diagonal #texture #pattern #shadow #contrast

www.blipfoto.com/entry/344286...
’Two Lines of Steel’ | Chris_P
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December 3, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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‘Bio-Blue Beans’

#Blipfoto #photography #abstractphotography #TinyTuesday #LetterB #beans #biobluebeans #bioluminescent #bluebeans #surreal #popsurrealism #alien #macro #coffeebeans #abstract #shadows #minimalist #negativespace #stilllife #textures

www.blipfoto.com/entry/344249...
‘Bio-Blue Beans’ | Chris_P
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December 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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‘The Ghost of Concorde’
#Blipfoto #photography #abstractphotography #Concorde #ghost #contrail #sky #cloud #abstract #minimal #shapes #diagonal #negativespace #aircraft #illusion #pareidolia #serendipity #blue #white #simplicity #pattern #ephemeral #transient #calm

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‘The Ghost of Concorde’ | Chris_P
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November 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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‘The Ghost of Concorde’
#Blipfoto #photography #abstractphotography #Concorde #ghost #contrail #sky #cloud #abstract #minimalist #shapes #diagonal #negativespace #aircraft #pareidolia #serendipity #blue #white #simplicity #pattern #ephemeral #transient #calm
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November 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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’Two Arcs’

A small tug testing its firefighting pumps this morning, leaving nothing but two bright arcs on the water.

#Blipfoto #photography #tug #firefighting #water #spray #arcs #pylons #abstract #monochrome #selenium #FirthofForth
www.blipfoto.com/entry/344145...
’Two Arcs’ | Chris_P
A small tug testing its firefighting pumps across the Forth this morning, leaving nothing but two bright arcs on the water.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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This is both terrifying & a comfort. It’s hard to explain. READ IT.
November 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM