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 two small lots across the road that provide me access to the state forest preserve are described in relation to a Stone with an X engraved therein - and shown above.  The larger metal stake was driven by me to use as a line of sight with regard to another Quartz stone with an X engraved therein so that I could clear a right-of-way on my home property that would both give me access and fairly openly define my property line.  The smaller plastic rod was driven by a surveyor who was determining another property some distance away.  This seemingly casual property defining that has been here for a rather long period of time has always amazed me.  However it must be fairly definite for I know that some 20 to 25 years ago county surveyors spent a long period of time re-surveying from an old historically fixed point to resolve property issues further up route 272 - and of which in the way of boundaries led back to this stone.