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Peter Anscombe

@peteranscombe.bsky.social

SW England Interested in Photography, Art, Fiction, Rugby Union, Cricket. Author of bad jokes. Photos and jokes mine unless stated or rt. Politics centre left wherever that is. Long time charity trustee / volunteer. No DMs please.

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Thank you, Yvonne, much appreciated.

18.12.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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End of Play, Jaco, Costa Rica
#sunset #surfer #CostaRica #Travel

18.12.2025 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mumbles, Wales
~photography #seascape #peir #jetty #EastCoastKin #Travel

10.12.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘

08.12.2025 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Hermitage, St Petersburg, Russia
#photography #travel #eastcoastkin #architecture

03.12.2025 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haha. Why I thought that was in any way true or even possible is beyond me πŸ˜‚πŸ€”

02.12.2025 22:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I didn’t know that, but it doesn’t surprise me. I bet they don’t earn much for their efforts.

02.12.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Summer Palace, St Petersburg, Russia.
#photography #Russia #StPetersburg #Travel #EastCoastKin

02.12.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Decodex 2025-11-24
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Time: 2:50
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24.11.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Decodex – A Daily Cryptogram Puzzle Game Decode a quote a day! Play the daily cryptogram at playdecodex.com.

Decodex 2025-11-20
🟑🟑🟒🟒🟒🟒🟒🟒
Time: 5:22
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20.11.2025 08:19 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
6.30 a.m. November morning stillness.

6.30 a.m. November morning stillness.

November
#photography #intimate #atmospheric #garden #pictorialism #stillness

16.11.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Bet you were chuffed πŸ˜‚

11.11.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Definition:

Catastrophe.
noun. (Cat- as- troffy)

A wall mounted hind quarters and tail of a cat, usually as a result of a misdemeanour on the part of said feline.

#lunchpun

11.11.2025 12:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a woman wearing an orange sweater and a disney logo ALT: a woman wearing an orange sweater and a disney logo
07.11.2025 22:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

APATHETIC:
Definition - uninterested in iphone software add ons

#lunchpun

06.11.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

DENTISTRY:
Definition - a person’s motor insurance claims record

#lunchpun

04.11.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Correct. My typo.

28.10.2025 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Into the Clearing.
Boldre, New Forest, U.K.
An impressionistic image of a clearing in the forest, realising the vivid colours and contrasts without the detail and form of a "straight" image.

Into the Clearing. Boldre, New Forest, U.K. An impressionistic image of a clearing in the forest, realising the vivid colours and contrasts without the detail and form of a "straight" image.

Into the Clearing.
Boldre, New Forest, U.K.
#photography #pictorialism #impressionism #forest

24.10.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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South Stack, Anglesey, North Wales
Built 1809
#landscape #seascape #travel #lighthouse #photography #Wales #Anglesey

18.10.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photo in colour of a waterfall over rugged rocks in North Wales. A lone female is sitting looking away from camera. The water has not been treated such that it is milky smooth, rather, it shows the peaks and troughs of its violent manoeuvres.

Photo in colour of a waterfall over rugged rocks in North Wales. A lone female is sitting looking away from camera. The water has not been treated such that it is milky smooth, rather, it shows the peaks and troughs of its violent manoeuvres.

Bets y Coed, North Wales

#photography #waterfall #landscape #rocks #EastCoastKin

13.10.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Image of Elan Valley in Wales, rugged mountainous terrain. There is a solitary grazing sheep in the foreground.
Photo taken in 2006, reprocessed 2025.

Image of Elan Valley in Wales, rugged mountainous terrain. There is a solitary grazing sheep in the foreground. Photo taken in 2006, reprocessed 2025.

Elan Valley, Wales.
#Photography #landscape #mountains #sheep

12.10.2025 06:52 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ha, no. My knowledge of which are safe isn’t that strong.
You can eat all fungi, but some just once πŸ™€

10.10.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

why isn’t the Army’s Strategic Command Unit called the Think Tank.
And why isn’t the Navy’s recruitment office based at Crewe.
#lunchpun

10.10.2025 11:20 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

They were there, honest πŸ§™πŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ§™πŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ§™πŸ»β€β™€οΈ

10.10.2025 06:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚

09.10.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Forest Floor.
New Forest, Hampshire, England
#photography #fungi #mushrooms #nature #travel

09.10.2025 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

The collective name for a group of arsonists is a house warming party.
#lunchpun

02.10.2025 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thieves raided my archery shop last night. They tripped the alarm but before the police arrived they had taken flight.
#lunchpun

02.10.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Phew, been at semaphore practice all morning. Flagging now.
#lunchpun

30.09.2025 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just off to my Morse Code class, must dash.

#lunchpun

25.09.2025 11:13 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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