What's It All About, eh?

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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Haliaeetus leucocephalus - II (previous post photograph 'cropped' for a closer view)


The Sycamore Tree - Platanus occidentalis - in which this eagle is perching, is one of the more interesting trees in this area, to my mind.  They are one of the oldest known trees, being around since the cretaceous-tertiary period over 66 million years ago - and an individual tree can live up to 600 years old (though usually they only make about 150 ).  A common name for them in my youth was 'Buttonwood' and at one time I read that it was because of the fine grain in the wood they were often used to make buttons, however an internet search did not confirm this (I believe that it is true and I will have to resort to real books for that information, eh?), but the following shows that the name 'Buttonwood' has been around for a good while: "
The terms under which the New York Stock Exchange was formed are called the "Buttonwood Agreement," because it was signed under a buttonwood (sycamore) tree at 68 Wall Street, New York City in 1792."


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