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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Whirly Birds

© May '12   photo by smck
© May '12   photo by smck
Actually The Great Blue Heron - and actually not in Cape Breton but in Maryland.  These birds are incredibly wary everywhere that I have seen them - but they are slightly more used to seeing people here in a more urban setting than they are in Cape Breton.  I still had to use a 16x setting and crop to get this group of three - there are two more slightly down stream but obscured by creek grass

 The top photo added later - different location but still in Maryland.
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Granville Green

© July '09   photo by smck
© July '09   photo by smck
Through-out Cape Breton music festivals are in swing summer through fall.  We usually attend the open air Sunday evening concert at Granville Green in Port Hawkesbury when we can.  It's bring your own chair and set back and be entertained by some great playing and singing - Gaelic style music is quite often presented although other style Canadian bands will also impress you with incredible sounds.  As you can see in the photos above the shows starts in the late sunny afternoon and goes on till dusky evening.
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Black-Backed Three-Toed Woodpecker

© August '09   photo by smck

© August '09   photo by smck
At Indian Point I spotted a pair of black backed woodpeckers rapping away at a nearby aging spruce - the camera was in my truck and by the time I retrieved it one had gone behind the tree.  The camera I had at the time had a 3x optical and I took several photos and saved the top one,  The second picture is a computer crop showing the female about center - right of trunk.  My birding book says "The Black-Backed Three-Toed Woodpecker.   An uncommon woodpecker even in its preferred habitat - coniferous forests ... Only the male has a yellow crown".  Picoides Arcticus


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Next Door Neighbor

© September '08   photo by smck
There he is in the distance, flying the flag of Scotland.
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Dusk at L'Archeveque

© August '10   photo by smck

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