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Fergus Murray
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Monotropic writer, science tutor, Autistic community organiser and independent researcher. Based in Edinburgh.

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Good dawning Edinburgh, well done
A hazy sunrise over Edinburgh, with the mist glowing orange in the morning sun.
January 15, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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I caught this a couple of minutes before, and it's annoying because I would have started the timelapse above then, only I couldn't think where I'd left my tripod 🤦🏼‍♀️
The beginning of a spectacular sunrise: a red streak just above the horizon where the sun will eventually emerge, a pink-purple tinge starting to spread across deep grey clouds...
January 14, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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Pretty good sunrise this morning!

30 minutes/30 seconds.
January 14, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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Ducks, water and assorted bird calls.
January 13, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Bought a rainbow maker for the kitchen, highly recommended
A white kitchen cupboard with several spectra across it Sonny (a handsome dark-haired human of indeterminate age and gender) illuminated with rainbows The Rainbow Maker itself, an oval stuck on a window. There are different regions, each with their own colour gradient, and lines sort of radiating out from a clear circle, in which the text 'you are the sunshine' appears.
January 12, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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A mass of affectionate dog.
The front half of a dog, legs spread wide, paws folded down, head flopped sideways and resting on her left paw.
January 12, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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Kifl is so, so nice to come home to.
Stretched-out terrier invites, and receives, petting, without shifting from her space on the sofa. The dog lies in such a way as to invite further bellyrubs, but no pressure
January 11, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Kifl accepts bellyrubs graciously, almost regally.
A terrier lies down on her side, looking straight up at us over her shoulder. Her fine moustache is brightly lit by reflected daylight. A human hand, rubbing her belly, is just visible at the bottom of the picture.
January 10, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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Edinburgh this morning, from the big camera.
A misty, frosty city and the hills behind it, lit by low sun. A seagull perches on a church spire. In a couple of spots, smoke or steam rises from buildings and condenses in the cold damp air.
January 10, 2026 at 10:42 AM
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Every now and then one of her legs twitches, or vibrates for about half a second.
Vacated dog head and paw. Closeup of Kifl doing her best 'nobody's home' face.
January 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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Kifl is in another of her in-between states on the sofa, this time propped up on a blanket and lying against @scrappapertiger.bsky.social.

Her eyes are open, but she is intermittently snoring.
Sonny looks down at the dog, who is lying next to them in some kind of trance. That dog-trance in full. Kifl is lying on her back, gazing into nothingness, head slightly tilted, front paws folded by her chest, rear paws together. We are viewing her from above. Side view of Kifl (dozing) and Sonny (poking at a phone, holding an empty bowl).
January 9, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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For comparison.

www.shelidon.it/a-a-milnes-w...
E.H. Shepard's original illustration of Eeyore in the snow. Head bowed, a whole-body look of total resignation as the snow builds up.
January 9, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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Kifl has decided that snow is VERY BAD.

She did eventually pee, but my gods it took a lot of work.
Small dog in a jumper looks extremely pathetically at the camera Dog sits in a very firm NO pose. Paws out in front of her have accumulated little piles of snow, and there is a sled-like trail behind her where I have dragged her a metre or so across the slidey snow. This was my second attempt to get her to walk far enough to pee. Kifl sits firmly in the snow, again. I have carried her up the road to a patch of gravel that she likes to pee on, but she has not taken the hint. Kifl stands tragically near another patch of gravel, looking like Eeyore in the snow.
January 9, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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It was also very spiky frost, on plants and things. I wonder if that's related to the swirliness on flat horizontal surfaces?
Ivy leaves, thickly bejewelled with frost. A rounded gap in the top of a fence, where a knot has been taken out of the woods. Along its perimeter is a spiky fringe of columnar ice crystals. Hexagonal columns of ice on a fence. Another wooden fence, where the frost covers much of the surface. At the edges between the frosted and unfrosted parts, great needles of ice protrude.
January 8, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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Exceptionally swirly frost this morning.
Frost on a car roof (1 of 4). The frost has arranged itself into arcs several centimetres long, stacked against and around each other. More surely frost. Here, very long, curved fingers of Friday mostly radiate from a central point. The overall effect is a bit like a beard. More swirly frost. Here, the sunlight is catching it in such a way that it looks a bit like a lunar landscape. The curves are interrupted by grains where the frost has apparently decided to grow upwards and out, rather than just sideways. More frost swirls, this time on a black roof for added contrast.
January 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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Some recent Kifl poses.
Lounging dog, facing left. Prone dog, top view. Zoned out dog, front view.
January 7, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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With alt text.
STATEMENT The European Union calls for calm and restraint by all actors, to avoid escalation and to ensure a peaceful solution to the crisis. The EU recalls that, under all circumstances, the principles of international law and the UN Charter must be upheld. Members of the United Nations Security Council have a particular responsibility to uphold those principles, as a pillar of the international security architecture. The EU has repeatedly stated that Nicolás Maduro lacks the legitimacy of a democratically elected president and has advocated for a Venezuelan-led peaceful transition to democracy in the country, respectful of its sovereignty. The right of the Venezuelan people to determine their future must be respected. The EU shares the priority of combating transnational organised crime and drug trafficking, which pose a significant security threat worldwide. At the same time, the EU stresses that these challenges must be addressed through sustained cooperation in full respect of international law and the principles of territorial integrity and sovereignty. We are in close contact with the United States, as well as regional and international partners to support and facilitate dialogue with all parties involved, leading to a negotiated, democratic, inclusive and peaceful solution to the crisis, led by Venezuelans. Respecting the will of the Venezuelan people remains the only way for Venezuela to restore democracy and resolve the current crisis. At this critical time, it is essential that all actors fully respect human rights and international humanitarian law. All political prisoners currently detained in Venezuela must be unconditionally released. EU Member States' consular authorities are working in close coordination in order to protect the safety of EU citizens, including those illegally detained in Venezuela.
January 6, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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As of 2024, according to Ofcom, 3% of British adults used Twitter as their main news source.

"Not only are 19.2 million British citizens registered with X, but 10.8 million families use X as their main news source; that is more than any other social platform, which I find genuinely extraordinary"😬😵‍💫
Figure 5: Single most important source of news, older vs younger age groups, from Ofcom's 'News consumption in the UK: 2024.' I couldn't find equivalent figures in their 2025 report. BBC dominates, with 17% naming BBC One, and another 10% naming other BBC sources. Of online sources, 7% name Facebook, with 3% each for Xitter, YouTube and Instagram, and TikTok on 2%.
January 5, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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Trying to report disinformation on the unpopular but much-used lie-dissemination site, Facebook.
A little dialogue box saying 'Report' at the top, followed by the question 'Which best describes the problem?' That's it. There are no options, nowhere to enter text.
January 5, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Oh my goodness, I've never managed to capture steam catching the sunlight quite this well before.

I love these diffraction colours so much!

You get similar things in the clouds sometimes, usually in thin high clouds. They're known as iridescent clouds, but it's a different mechanism from oil etc.
January 4, 2026 at 12:10 PM
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Oh dang, I guess I should have let this one run for longer!
Wild indigo, purple, pink and peach sky colours. A slightly zoomed in version of the previous shot, making chimneys in the skyline more obvious.
January 1, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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First sunset of 2026!

#timelapse
January 1, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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I was going to sit here, but Kifl just looked so contented!

Then I remembered I can just rotate her wholesale.

It's nice having a small dog.
An extremely chill dog lies dozily on her back.
December 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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Doze/trance
Squished dog face, staring at nothing. A shot with the dog's whole head and neck. Her eye is directed into the side of its socket. More of dog. Intensely faraway look. My hand is on her side.
December 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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A blep (featuring @scrappapertiger.bsky.social)
Kifl, a hairy terrier, lies with her head resting against the leg of one of her humans (who is holding a mug of tea on their leg next to her). She is holding her paws up in anticipating of bellyrubs, and licking her chops.
December 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM