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Cape Breton evokes deep memories and strong emotions for me as well as a deep appreciation for the beauty of my adopted island. My hopes are that you too might find the photos evocative - maybe a view you've not enjoyed before, or an 'Oh I've been there', or if from away that you may be encouraged to visit this fair isle so that you might come to love and breathe Cape Breton as I do. One word about place names that I use - some are completely local usage while others are from maps of Cape Breton that I've purchased over the years. I frequently post travel and other photos that are of interest to me - and hopefully you.

On the right hand side bar find my take on Single Malt whiskey - from how to best enjoy this noble drink to reviews (in a most non-professional manner) of ones that I have tried and liked - or not. Also musings, mine and others, on life in general.

Photographs are roughly 98%+ my own and copy-righted. For the occasional photo that is borrowed, credit is given where possible - recently I have started posting unusual net photographs that seem unique. Feel free to borrow any of my photos for non-commercial use, otherwise contact me. Starting late in 2013 I have tried to be consistent in identifying my photographs using ©smck on all out of camera photos I personally captured - (I often do minor computer changes such as 'crop' or 'shadow' etc but usually nothing major), and using ©norvellhimself on all photos that I have played around with in case it might not be obvious. Lately I have dropped the ©smck and have watermarked them with the blog name.

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Eastern Box Turtle - Terrapene carolina

14 June 2013    ©smck
"Box turtles are usually seen early in the day or after rain (it was in fact raining when this photograph was taken); they often retire to swampy areas during the hot summer months. They are fond of slugs, earthworms, wild strawberries, and mushrooms poisonous to man - which has killed many a human who has eaten their flesh.  New York Indians are responsible for eliminating this turtle from much of the area between Ohio and New England; they ate Box Turtle meat, used the shells for ceremonial rattles and buried turtles with the dead.  A few specimens are known to have lived for more than 100 years, having served as 'living records,' - with fathers then sons carving their names or other family records on their shells.  If habitat conditions remain constant, a Box Turtle may spend its life in an area scarcely larger than a football field."  -   from The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles & Amphibians
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