In May 2011, after four years of life on McNutt's Island, we moved to Montreal. This blog remains, though, as a (sort of) daily record of our time on the island, and a winding path for anyone who would like to meander about among its magical places. For additional perspectives and insights I recommend Greg's book, Island Year: Finding Nova Scotia (2010), and my Bowl of Light (2012). I'll continue to post once in a while. If you do want to read this blog, one option would be to begin at the beginning of it (which is, as we all know, in blog-world, at the end), and read forward, concluding with the most recent entry. It's a journal, really, so it does makes more sense if you read it that way. But, you know, read it any way you like.

Monday, June 21, 2010

Island Year on Tiny House Blog

Kent Griswold over at Tiny House Blog posted a lovely review of Greg's book yesterday. Tiny House Blog is a site that can set your imagination whirling, a virtual community of lovers of the obviously impossible. How delightful for Island Year to be hanging out in space with so much quirkiness.
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Saturday, June 19, 2010

a ewe and two lambs

A mother ewe and her two lambs came by the other day.These little lambs are a couple of weeks old.
Already they are quite sturdy.
They will stay close to their mother for a while yet.
And she will stay close to them.
Gradually they will become more independent, but even as they get older they'll stay connected.
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Friday, June 18, 2010

sale on lighthouses

The federal government has announced a lighthouse sale:


Some of Nova Scotia's lighthouses are in better condition than others. The Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society has a useful survey of lighthouses in the province. Some are already cared for by their communities, like Sandy Point here in Shelburne Harbour, and Cape Forchu in Yarmouth. Iconic structures like Sambro and Peggy's Cove and others that are small, or an integral part of their neighbourhood --will probably be rescued, one way or another.

Then there's Cape Roseway. It's the second-oldest site in Nova Scotia, after Sambro. But the actual light, built in 1959 to replace the original late eighteenth century structure, is not historically compelling. The site has been allowed to deteriorate since the light was decommissioned and automated in 1985. Its buildings and grounds are actually dangerous. It's inaccessible for all but the hardiest visitors. So it seems almost inevitable that Cape Roseway light will just continue to sit out there on the edge of the North Atlantic, forgotten, as it has been for the past quarter century, and quietly, slowly disappear.



For images and history of Cape Roseway light, go to the lighthouse label in the blog's right column.
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