A Walk Around Saint Mary's Cemetery

A beautiful old cemetery near Saint Julien, Saskatchewan.

Photographed on October 27, 2019.

A Walk Around Saint Mary's Church

A beautiful old church and cemetery near Saint Julien, Saskatchewan.

Photographed on October 27, 2019.

Hirsch Community Jewish Cemetery

A country cemetery near Hirsch, Saskatchewan.

The sign reads:

"Hirsch Colony
1892 - 1942 

"Erected in commemoration of the Baron de Hirsch Jewish Agricultural Colony.  Jewish immigrants who mostly came from Czarist Russia, Roumania, Austria and Poland were assisted by the Baron de Hirsch Institute and the Jewish Colonization Association.  These colonists were motivated by a keen desire to escape religious persecution and racial discrimination, with the rights to own and farm their land and freely adhere to their Orthodox faith."

The cemetery was restored in 2000 and...

...is now maintained as an historic site.

An older fenced grave.

Many of the graves are unmarked or are "Unknown."

A broad view of the cemetery.

Photographed on December 15, 2018.

Purple Cornflower

A perennial cornflower in spring bloom.  It will flower again in the fall.

The rosey-coloured flowers on the left are roses from a volunteer rose bush.

Photographed in Alex's garden on June 15, 2020.

Zion Cemetery of Many Island

This mostly forgotten pioneer cemetery sits in the open prairie northwest of Walsh, Alberta.  I couldn't find any written information about the cemetery but considering the time when the area was settled and styles of grave markers it looks like it dates back to about 1920.

The original glass and metal cemetery sign is shown in the first photo.  A handful of the graves are identified by cast concrete or metal and glass markers but most were originally marked by wooden crosses which decayed many years ago.  Someone must have noticed the wooden crosses rotting away and had the foresight to install metal pins, one of which is shown in the second last photo, at the head of those graves.

Although untended and lost in time it's still a beautiful spot.     

Photographed on May 27, 2017.

North Bench S.D. No. 4145

A small brick schoolhouse near Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan.

It was in operation from 1920 to 1956.

This is a classic design for one-room schools in Saskatchewan.

Photographed on June 13, 2020.

Buff

A sizeable Charolais bull in a pasture near Ravenscrag, Saskatchewan.

He doesn't look all that malevolent or dangerous but I was happy to take photos from inside my car.

Have you ever heard the song "Wooly Bully" by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs?  This handsome buff-coloured beast reminded me of that song.  It's a serious earworm.

Photographed on June 12, 2020.