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.
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There are several varieties of Joe Pye and I am not certain which this is but until I stand corrected I would opt for the Spotted Joe Pye Weed, Eupatorium maculatum, as the purple stems are supposedly descriptive of the Spotted variety. " - but stems deep purple or purple spotted ... wet thickets, meadows Canada and south . . ." re: Petterson/McKenny's A Field Guide to Wildflowers and certainly in lo-water this would be a wet thicket. This photo was taken on the stretch of Grand River between Loch Lomond and Grand River Falls
It has a lot of interesting information and will lead you to the actual pronunciation link
(also listed below if you want to go straight to the horses mouth)