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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Barbed Wire - Oxidizing Away

two quick comments
I might have posted a similar picture and thought before - can't remember for sure

when I purchased this property some thirty five years ago a previous owner had run barb wire all through the woods to fence in their horses.  I have de-strung most of it and then simply hang it in coils on the nearest tree.  But the damn stuff sometimes gets buried deep into a tree as the years pass, then when I am cutting firewood I ruin my sharpened chain running through some of that buried wire.

Wren


Skating on Stoney Run - AKA Mae's Gut








When I was growing up , lo those many years ago, every creek, pond, and river was skated on most of the winter - grown ups, teenagers, young kids all out on the ice with skates or sleds.  But for the last ten to fifteen years the winters have been too warm for safe traffic.  This winter is like a throw-back to the old days but I have been hard pressed to see many kids or whomever out on the ice until the last week or so - these photographs are of today