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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Top of Propane Tank Saga - Empty Nest


I never did positively identify the birds that built and familied this nest, but today it was empty.  Needless to say I was a bit worried about whether the hatchlings had matured enough to fly away or if a predator such as a snake had raided them.   Although not identified I knew they were smallish birds, wrens or such ilk, so I checked the photo dates from when I first saw and photographed the three white and brown spotted eggs (24Jun'19) and of course this photograph today (21Jul'19) - and making minor assumptions, such as I probably did not see and photograph the eggs the day they were laid, and looking at about six or more bits of information on from small bird eggs to leaving the nest and using a rough rule of thumb that the time range was 4 to 5 weeks in general, I decided YES they did mature and fly away.  (I like happy endings you can see!!)
 

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