Derryl Murphy

@derrylm.bsky.social

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Author, photographer, football/soccer fan. I've written some books, but good luck finding them.

A bearded man, Garth Hudson, concentrating as he plays a Yamaha keyboard.
A white dog standing in a meadow on the left and looking left, a brown dog lying to the right and a little in front, looking to the right. Both have their tongues out.
The album Please Panic by The Vulgar Boatmen.
Still from the TV series Police Squad of the store World of Wicker. Other signs say “lowest prices” and “open 24 hours.”
A tall glass of a very dark drink with ice cubes and a green basil leaf on top.
Cover of the album Please Panic by The Vulgar Boatmen.
A white dog, ears up and mouth open in what looks like a smile, standing in tall grass and wildflowers and looking at the camera.
A poster showing all the different projection formats for The Odyssey. They were careful to choose a frame that shows you what is cut out from what you can see without making the things cut out seem all that important.
A list of every theatre in the world showing The Odyssey in IMAX 70mm.
Four dogs running together from left to right through snow with bare trees in the background.
An old black and white photo of a young teen, seen from the back, kneeling and taking a photo of a black bear. On the far side of the bear stands a woman looking at the bear and the teen. There is likely not more that 5 meters between each person and the bear.
Black and white photo of a man playing the harp. Through the strings you can see a man accompanying him on violin.
White text on a red background: FIFA FINAL STATEMENT. This weekend we present the greatest show on earth. We wish to remind everyone whatever issues or differences are going on, the whole world can join together to enjoy the greatest sporting event anywhere on the planet. Aderdeen v. Queen's Park, Pittodrie Stadium, Aberdeen Saturday 5pm. The half time show will feature a man inside an unconvincing bull costume, and a raffle. The Hydration Break with take place after the match, in the pub, as GOD intended, and there will be no collective count down from 10 at the start, as it's not a six year old's birthday party. This is followed by the World Cup logo, but it says FITBA instead of FOOTBALL.
My One Key Cash account showing I have $2.47 Canadian.
Damaged front right of a car.
Headline from Washington Post saying Lindsey Graham dies after 'sudden illness'; Trump says senator was like family.
A white and a brown dog sit side by side. The white dog, to the right, has blue eyebrows drawn on it, the brown one, it's tongue sticking out and covering its nose, has red eyebrows drawn on it.
A white dog lying on the carpet, front legs stretched out, looking at the camera. Behind him, head tucked up against his left haunch, is a brown dog, his head also down on his paws.
The post by Courtney I am responding to, followed by an Effin’ Birds post of a yellow bird and the words “dude, what the ever loving fuck.”
A pinkish drink with blueberries on a cocktail stick in a coupe.
A white dog with a black harness sitting in tall grass and near three pink flowers, looking down towards the camera that is situated near the ground, ears partly up and tongue hanging out. Some trees are behind him, their tops only just visible, and the sky is mostly cloudy.
Smiling man wearing a hard hat sitting on a very narrow perch, holding onto two lightning rods, looking up at the camera while below him the city of Toronto sits over 500 meters distant.
Black and white photo of a man standing and smiling at the camera, a case of beer (what was once called a two-four) in one hand and a small child in the other arm. A VW Beetle is to his left.
A white dog with a black harness sitting in tall grass in front of a large tree, backlit by the morning sun.
A white dog standing amidst tall grass and small trees, framed by a fence, a cloudy sky with one blue patch, just on the edge between shadow and sunshine.
A black insect that might be a wasp with a red abdomen and yellow antennae.
Two women in front of an old stone house, Jane in a checked shirt with one arm raised in the air as she takes my wife Jo (hands in pockets, with a red shirt and a sweater over top) and I on a tour.
A group of football/soccer players, dancing and singing.
Looking down on a young boy partly curled up on a comfy chair, his hands tucked in by his knees as he looks up at the camera, a partly sad and partly pensive look.
A view from the front right of a grey-green SUV in my driveway with a cord plugged into it.
Two coupes on a table in the right foreground with a woman sitting just past them and a car beyond her in the driveway.
Pic of a bald guy with a grey goatee (me) leaning his head on the top of a white dog's head, out on a deck on a warm summer evening.
Cartoon by B Kliban with 6 panels: 1. Caption says Machine Bun, with a bun on a machine. 2. Caption is Hair Plane, with a hairy propellor plane. 3. Caption is Windowsill Pie, showing a vagrant smelling the lovely aroma from a pie, and a grandma behind the pie through the window. 4. Rattle Steak, showing a steak with a snake's tail rattling. 5. Caption is Porn Flakes, a sleazy looking man holding a scrap of something in tweezers and looking at it through a magnifying glass. 6. Photographs on Rye, a plate with a sandwich, photos in between the slices of bread.
At an angle now so the lumber isn't in the way, there are 5 names written in sharpie but partly covered by paint beside the face. All the names are mentioned in the text of the post.
Drywall behind some 2X4s. In sharpie on the drywall a slightly-crosseyed face is smiling, a single sprig of curly hair rising from the top of the head, looking down to the words 1965-1992 A Good Home!
Men, arms crossed the leaning against a large tree that almost looks like it has thick octopus tentacles reaching high. A garage stands behind me.
Photo of me and my dad, both wearing hats and grey beards, outside on a sunny autumn day.
A blue, green and grey butterfly with spotted eyes sits on a green plant with a green background.
A cartoon drawing by B Kliban of a bunch of small hills and a man hiding behind one, only his eyes and the top of his head visible. The caption reads “Knoll Coward.”
AI-generated picture of a sad cat lying on the ground, someone holding a baseball bat over it. The text says Did you know? President Trump signed the "PACT" Act into law making extreme animal cruelty a federal felony for the first time in U.S. history. Trump himself is in a bubble in the top right, signing something at his desk.
A T-Rex (or perhaps Allosaurus) threatening a woman in skimpy clothing who is up in a tree. A still from the movie One Million Years BC.
Black and white photo of older men and women sitting in the sun at outdoor tables. The nearest man, on the left, is a bulky-looking bald fella, his head shrouded in smoke from the fat cigar in his hand.
A fire burning surrounded by some forest and enough snow it’s also almost buried.
2 cocktails in coupes on coasters on a wooden table.
A man in a black t-shirt and grey/blue blazer in front of a picture of part of a football/soccer stadium, his right arm up and hand wedged firmly against the side of his head. The chyron below him reads Leicester City relegated to League One.
White dog lying stretched out on the floor on his belly, looking at the camera and legs pointed to the bottom left of the frame. Tucked in behind him, chin down on his paws and tight between the white dog's haunches and a chair is a brown dog, also looking at the camera. They are both leashed up.
A man wearing an orange lifejacket diving off a cliff with a high waterfall off to his left. He is in midair, approximately 12 meters above the river.
Two glasses sitting on coasters on a table. Each one holds a drink with a slice of lemon and basil leaf floating on top.
Pen and ink drawing by B Kliban of 6 figs, each one punningly labeled Fig. 1, Fig. 2, etc.
Screenshot of two images. On the left is a Facebook post by Terry Wuschenny saying "Will mean more Drug Zombies walking around down town and a higher intake at the Morgue for the next 30 to 60 days/ Can we limit the supply of Narcan for a while, as well, for the next 30 days in this area? This would solve Saskatoon's Downtown problems for quite some time, if that happened." White type in a black box follows this, saying "Imagine publicly calling for the extermination of a group of people like this" and the right side is a profile of Terry Wuschenny, with a photo of him and likely his wife, and text that shows he's "Owner of the best painting company in Saskatoon, Sask Next Level Painting," followed by a website link and some other details.
Snow on a back yard and deck and trees and surrounding cedar fence.
Score line from today’s Champions League matches. Bayern Munich 2 v Real Madrid 3, Arsenal 0 v Sporting CP 0. Scores were at or very near half time.
Photo of a woman (Jeff Bezos’ wife) with the headline “Lauren Sanchez Bezos won’t apologize for her happiness.”
Derek Jacobi dressed as a monk (Brother Cadfael), one hand on his chin and looking at the camera. Out of focus behind him are a lit candle, a cross, and a faded stained glass window.
A merlin, which is a very small raptor, standing on a sidewalk at the edge of a lawn, looking up and directly into the lens of the camera.
Me and Zevon backlit by the sun. Zevon, a white dog wearing a black harness, is on the left, head turned towards me on the right, mouth open and tongue slightly out, his ears tucked back. I am wearing sunglasses and a toque, and my goatee and moustache are white.
Painting of a cartoon duck, wearing a backwards ballcap and a gold chain with a dollar sign, three rolls of toilet paper on the floor around it, and words above it saying WIPE YA QUACK. Painted by my son's fiancee for their bathroom when they lived in England.
A Mac laptop on a table with a pen, papers, three binders full of notes, and three books, one of which is sitting behind it, open to (checks the book) page 1559, a little more than halfway through.