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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Slow Postings


Troubled Waters 
I have been having trouble with my photo program Picasa that is not yet resolved - I can still get photos uploaded, etc but it is a very tiresome process AND the help being sent by same Picasa cannot be read by Windows 10 (what a depressing version, even worse than Windows 8).  So I hope my faithful browsers will have faith while I pursue a solution.




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Time Marches On


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May Elil-Hrair-Rah enfold you Richard


from BBC
My favorite book - I am not much into fantasy stories, nothing against them they just don't appeal to me in general and famous authors of famous such stories do not draw me in much to my dismay at being not so well rounded (with the exception of Harry Potter which was quite well done).

96 years old - well played
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Nothing Really Changes



Li K’ai-hsien  1502-68

Hiss, hiss—the north wind blows,
knocking people down in the streets.
They have pants which don’t even cover their shins;
and they have no food at all; only dust fills their jars.
In the warm houses, what do they know of winter?
The flowery rooms have a springtime of their own!
Those dandies with their fancy pants of silk:
there’s not much you can say to them about the poor


translated Chinese poem from 500 years ago
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