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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Tidal Marsh

© Aug '09    photo by smck

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Quiet Time

© Aug '12    photo by smck

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Getting A Little Old For This Type Thing, eh?

© Nov '09    photo  by ctmck
I have to remember that I'm not seventy anymore
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Hits Around the World - updated to 14 Sep 2012

United States
Canada
France
Germany
Russia
Ukraine
Latvia  
United Kingdom
Ireland
Sweden
Peru
Brazil
Ecuador
Malaysia
Japan
Australia
Jamaica
China
Indonesia
India 
Croatia

Albania

Hong Kong
Hungary

Mexico


Venezueala 
 Thailand
United States accounts for the most 'hits' followed by Canada, Russia, United Kingdom, France/ Germany, Ukraine in that order.

This is probably not of as much interest to you as it is to me.  But it just seems great that such a small blog has spread around the world without benefit of controversy, scandal, or salacious content.

(this blog is small time stuff - big blogs get as many hits per minute as I've gotten in 6 1/2 months - but this going around the world to other countries still gives me a thrill  - each and every new country that I see)
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Clinging To The Wall

© Sept  '12     photo by smck
I tried to identify this insect on the internet and came away unsure - but tentatively I believe it is the Northern Walking Stick (Diapheromera femorata), although the colouration descriptors are not quite the same.  Also the articles photograph was not that great. I did read that some alien (foreign) Walking Sticks are being sold illegally in the U.S.

I didn't think to measure the length of the body but I would estimate it at about 100 mm - 4 inches or so.
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