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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Conglomerate Age Upon Age

12 September 2013 ©smck

This rock (with my foot for scale) eroding from the bank is a testimonial to the age upon age of geologic time - rocks tumbled and rolled deposited in clay and then compressed with unimaginable forces to produce this rock - and if you look closely you can see that some of the embedded stones are themselves conglomerates.

Caterpiller In September

11 September 2013 ©smck
Up the hill behind the house in Grand River Falls I have a large shrub (I think it's Russian Olive - but will verify for certain later - turns out I could not identify this plant - please comment if you do know what it is) that has these lovely purple red berry-like fruits. As I mowed the blueberry plants down for the fall I noticed this really lovely butterfly to be and ran to the house for the camera. Luckily being a caterpillar he could not fly away just yet!