by Evelyn M. Richardson.

1965.

216 pages.

6 by 8 1/2 inches.

"Her husband kept the light on the small Nova Scotian island of Bon Portage, eight miles from Cape Sable, and for 26 of their 35 years there Evelyn Richardson's family were the only human inhabitants.  The author's life, like that of the island's birds, animals and will flowers, was government by sea and season.

"With humour and sentiment, Evelyn Richardson takes the reader back and forth across her island, picking bake apples, stalking shore birds, or thrilling to the accidental discovery of strays or other rare types of bird life." - excerpt from the front jacket flap.

"Housewife and writer, Evelyn M. Richardson was born in Nova Scotia and educated at Halifax County Academy and Dalhousie University." - excerpt off the back flap.

Sample contents:  The Waiting Island / Clipped Pinions / If Winter Comes / Can Spring Be Far Behind / The Heronry / Broken Shells and Sprouting Wings / To a Waterfowl / The North Wind Doth blow.

Thank you.