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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Screech Owl

Photo and caption by Graham McGeorge
This photo appeared in National Geographic Travel 2013 photo contest - I think it is incredible!!!  For more information go to:

 http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/traveler-magazine/photo-contest/2013/entries/202869/view/
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A Heronry of Ardea herodias



18 May 2013






The Great Blue Heron’s range is located throughout Florida, Mexico, the Caribbean and South America, and many territories in North America. These include Alaska, British Columbia, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. They prefer to live near bodies of water, both fresh and salt varieties. This species is commonly found among marshes, mangrove swamps, flooded meadows, edges of lakes and shorelines. Nesting takes place in tress and bushes near these sources of water. Their diet consists of shellfish, insects, rodents, amphibians, reptiles and small birds. The current conservation status of the Great Blue Heron is Least Concern.
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May Babies

17 May 2013

17 May 2013

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Four on the Floor

May 2013
I never find a four leaf clover when trying to see them - it's always a corner-of-the-eye thing when I'm doing something else in the yard
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Zelda

@ 1961
We called our lovely daughter Zelda - not from Fitzgerald but as a contraction of Griselda which in turn was a shortened phrase of Griselda Grump which we called her when she got grumpy when we would not answer her endless questions - she talked in sentences at any early age and most of these were questions without end.  Like most people with a special family term or endearment , she, now grown, goes by a contraction of her given name.

I believe that this photo was taken when she was about two and a half years old.
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