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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The Morning News





25 November 2013     ©smck













The small maple (yellow) and sweet gum (red) are still hanging in for fall - bottom photo is a close up of center of this photo.

Around The World This Week

Visitors in descending order as to number of hits in this last week

United States
Malaysia
 Germany 
Canada
Russia
France
China 
United Kingdom
Finland
South Korea

Thank you all for stopping by - feel free to leave comments - and please continue to return - (there may be other countries that I have missed but Google only gives me the first ten)


Blue

03 November 2013

Carpenter Bee

01 June 2013 at Black Hill
a snap of one of the overhead rafters in my front porch - Carpenter Bees look like Bumble Bees, but they lay eggs in holes drilled into wood - and seemingly preferably exposed wood on porches, window frames, etc.

My Treasured Wood



16 November 2013