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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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Groundhog, Marmota monax, also known as woodchuck, is a terrestrial mammal described under the Order: Rodentia and Family: Sciuridae. They naturally range from Alaska through whole Canada towards Atlanta and other Central and Eastern States of the United States. They are a very important group of animals, being the largest sciurid member of North America with body weights ranging between two and four kilograms. Their body size is very conspicuous, with a length measuring more than half a metre. Groundhogs have a pair of short forelimbs, which are distinctive with thick and curved claws. Those claws are strong and useful to dig burrows to make themselves homes. The common name groundhog has been used to refer them because of their ground living behaviour. In fact, they have proven their excellent ability to make burrows with an average digging speed of more than 14 metres long at 1.5 metres under the ground level. These tunnels sometimes pose a great threat to large-scale buildings and agricultural lands; hence, the possibility of an economic damage would be high due to a habitation of groundhogs

.https://www.differencebetween.com/difference-between-groundhog-and-vs-woodchuck/

I Read therefor I am

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time - by Mark Haddon
Time and Again - by Jack Finney
The Emperor of Ocean Park - by Stephen L Carter - great read
The Frozen Thames - by Helen Humphreys
Calvin and Hobbs - by Bill Watterson
Metamagical Themas - by Douglas Hofstadter
Einstein - by Walter Isaacson
Strange Holiness- Robert P. Tristram Coffin - last rhyming poet
Oscar Wilde by Richard Ellmann
Accountable - by Tavis Smiley
Half of A Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Michael Jackson's Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch
The Lost Constitution, Wm Martin -

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