Saint Wolodymyr's

I always enjoy a visit to Saint Wolodymyr's, and hope you do as well.

It was wonderful to see all the wild pasque flowers blooming on the northern hillside of the church yard.  There were literally dozens upon dozens of them proudly displaying their large lavender-coloured blooms.  In many areas wild pasque flowers have died out over the past few decades but not here...makes Saint Wolodymyr's even a little more special.  (Many will know pasque flowers simply as prairie crocus.)

The formal entrance to...

...the little church in the middle of nowhere.

The remains of a neighbouring church are buried under this mound.

The main marker in front of the cemetery.

A special "thank you" to the folks who tend the grounds.   

Another acknowledgement is in order, this time to Michael Anctil of Medicine Hat Monumental.  He installs and tends markers and monuments in cemeteries near and far.  In this case, he's responsible for creating, installing and maintaining many of the headstones here as well as giving a new life to the main marker which is now on a new (and level) tiered concrete base.  Kudos to him and his staff...hard work done with care and devotion.  

Photographed near Cappon, Alberta on April 30, 2022.