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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I've Been Thinking A Lot Lately

24 March 2013

The Baltimore Museum of Art

24 March 2013
We drove to Baltimore today to wish our son a happy birthday and spent a couple of hours with he and Claire at The Baltimore Museum of Art.  The fierce Lion seemed to be snarling down at us as we rounded to the Visitors Entrance.

Planning Ahead!! ?

September 2008
Well they say that you get what you pay for - in this case I did it myself, and as I was shingling toward the old rusted chimney stack I was struck with the sudden thought -"I've got to take that stack out to do this job right".  And I did although I was worried about the just shingled portion below the stack.  I covered the shingles with a big old covering of some sort and then went up to the garage attic and heaved it completely out. It slid down and over the scaffolding without scuffing the shingles at all. 

Town of Rose Blanche, NFL

July 2012      © smck