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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There Is Always A Beautiful Scene

11 April 2013
I had been to visit my mom who now resides in the Alzheimer's ward of a local rehabilitation center and as I walked toward my truck in the parking area as I headed back to home, the  large tree silhouetted against the sky and framed by opening blossoms on what I believe are crab-apple trees just drew my eye.  In a few weeks this same scene will be in full leaf with blossoms gone and this mystical view will then await another year.
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Tree Trimmers Working Hard On Black Hill Lane

Parking my pick-up out by the mailboxes,  I get a nice photo of the high-bucket guy taking out trees from the top

A close-up as he moves to a new location


10 April 2013  -  and here the saw man in the bucket saws another whack of tree-top
NOTE:  another set or so of tree trimmer photos will go up later today or tomorrow!
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Iceberg Spotting in Newfoundland

Himself with Best Friend - and Wife

Walking over unpaved land to a 'berg drifting into French Bay

Here the people walking toward the shore give some perspective to the iceberg.

12 July 2012 (and we're all wearing warm clothing)
After we had our photograph taken by a friendly fellow iceberg and whale watcher like our selves we drove from Great Brehat toward St. Anthony Bight and St. Carols on route 430-76.  Another passerby at  an intersection told us that icebergs were spotted at St. Carols on French Bay.  A short drive away we were rewarded by this immense drifting frozen fresh-water that had probably calved off the coast of Greenland.  

(I mentioned whale watching at Brehat - above - and we did catch momentary glimpses of the big forked tails as one would submerge from its' drifting position just below the surface but they were too elusive for me to even get the camera to my eye.)
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Sunrise and Contrails

09 April 2013

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Spring Is In The Trees

08 April 2013
Spring layers red onto the limbs and branches of the dullest of trees

(and note the Hornet nest high on the upper right)
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