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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.

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Along The Boardwalk To Western Brook Pond - IV

Looking past one of the wooded ridges that are described in an information sign in 'Along The Boardwalk To western Brook Pond - II'..

Moose prints in the peaty mud at the boardwalks edge.

If I interpret the following information sign correctly then the plant (above) is Cotton Grass. It grows in deep tussocks throughout the bog. The seed heads were used as lamp wicks across the arctic.

- And Night Creeps In

- but not to signify the end - for night too signifies the friend -

who gave us the diamond brilliance of black velvet strewn with baubles of stars

© an excerpt from a poem by smck

Along The Boardwalk To Western Brook Pond - III

Along The Boardwalk To Western Brook Pond - II

I believe that I've shown this 'Moose' photo before but this is the location - from the boardwalk to Western Brook Pond - where Carol got to see her first ever moose after coming north for some 30 odd years. Now I know the meaning of the word 'Elation'.

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I Read therefor I am

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - by Mark Haddon
Time and Again - by Jack Finney
The Emperor of Ocean Park - by Stephen L Carter - great read
The Frozen Thames - by Helen Humphreys
Calvin and Hobbs - by Bill Watterson
Metamagical Themas - by Douglas Hofstadter
Einstein - by Walter Isaacson
Strange Holiness- Robert P. Tristram Coffin - last rhyming poet
Oscar Wilde by Richard Ellmann
Accountable - by Tavis Smiley
Half of A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch
The Lost Constitution, Wm Martin -