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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Tenuous

It's not cricket to laud your own work but I have to tell you that this photo captures my breath with the awesomeness of being.                                                                                          

Stalking His Prey


The Old Mill House

And where the old beams and raceway once stood when I was a kid has now become this house - itself no longer yound
Post-script: well upon reflection I think that the above comment is somewhat misleading - actually I believe that the mill itself stood some distance to the left of the house as you are looking at it but the memory of the mill and then the new home is the basic meme the photo conveys to me.  And too, the unusual view through the early spring bareness of wood cover - for normally only the wood is visible upstream of the old wharf from where I snapped this - is part of my personal view of the world around me.

Like A Memory


Male Mallard