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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Through The Wind Screen Into NFL

© 10 Jul '12     photo by csmck
© 10 Jul '12     photo by csmck

© 10 Jul '12     photo by csmck
Following the trans-Canada north toward Corner Brook after leaving St. Teresa on our first full day in Newfoundland we were constantly awed my the mountains on either side

Welcome Thailand and Malaysia - and note on Hurricane Sandy

Welcome to Malaysia and Thailand this week - thanks for giving us a look at and here's hoping that you return again.  Himself!


- here in Maryland we're lucky that we were to the south of the eye of Hurricane Sandy that came ashore in New Jersey.  Sandy was being touted as the largest storm to ever plague the U.S.   Even though the eye of the storm literally passed over our head in the night, we were saved from the horrendous tidal surges that devastated New Jersey and New York and the accompanying heavy winds and rain of the counter-clockwise movement of the storm.  Most, though not all, homes in our area - north eastern part of Maryland - are powered up once again today and tonight (but sorry to say not here at Black Hills - no electricity or water, but cars are gassed up if needed, very little to none structural damage to house and property and the knowledge that we are on the waiting list for restoration of power).