Буковина

Late afternoon at Saint Michael's Greek Ukrainian Orthodox Church (known locally as "Bukowina") near Lepine, Saskatchewan.

The church was built in 1918 using a distinctive design incorporating a central dome surrounded by four smaller cupolas, a larger cupola over the altar area and a central spire above the front entrance.  I hadn't seen this combination of decorative elements before on a Ukrainian church making this a visual delight.

The spire and onion dome are just visible above the full grown spruce trees bordering the church yard.

Over one hundred years of headstones in the church cemetery.

The main monument situated beside the church.

Overnight there was blowing snow offering a much different scene the following morning...

...almost everything was white.

Note the simplicity of the cross designs in comparison to the detailed architecture of the church.

The same view looks much different than on the previous day.

Information courtesy of Canada's Historic Places.

Photographed in a t-shirt on October 25 and in a parka on October 26, 2019.