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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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Bees Out On This Balmy Winter Day








 Today was almost balmy for a winter's day - 25Jan'15  @49°F  (@9.4°C) - and Carol's hive which has seemed dormant for days on end responded with a mid-winters cleaning of those workers that have succumbed and a general buzz that to an anthropomorphic mind would seem to be a joy de vie of the day.  At any rate we both were glad to see the burst of activity that insures us that the hive is alive and doing well.  


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If Winter Comes . . .


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Visitors By Country In The Last Week Or So


listed in order from most number visiting to least
(since my blog only gives me the top ten countries there may be other countries that I do not know about)

United States 
Russia
Ukraine
France
Canada
Malaysia
Czech Republic
Germany
United Kingdom
Greece
Hong Kong
                                 Netherlands - (just noticed this evening) 
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North, Up River


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The Eagle Has Landed



Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus

With a wing span up to 8 feet the bald eagle is a very large bird having a range over a very big portion of North America.  In 1798 on the 20th of June the U.S. Congress adopted the bald eagle, then called the American eagle, as our national emblem.  It is fairly well known that Benjamin Franklin opposed the choice but the Bald eagle still stands today as our symbol.
The eagle in my photograph was perched fairly high in a tree near 272 as I was driving homeward in Elk Neck.  At this time of year with the leaves off the deciduous trees he readily caught my eye. Pulling onto the shoulder of the road I easily got this one nice shot - but as I set my camera to take multiple shots in case he flew, away he flew.  I can’t complain but next time I will be a little more cautious and have my camera at the ready.
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