Wild Bergamot

Wild bergamot in full bloom near Bangor, Saskatchewan.

Make your own Earl Grey tea from the dried leaves.

Photographed on July 22, 2022.

Ewart School

This old schoolhouse is about half a mile off the main road and stands right in the middle of a canola field.

There was an overgrown rutted trail (suitable only for tractors and all terrain vehicles) so I parked and walked in for a better view.  

The trail led past a corral and finally ended up at an old homestead where these shots were taken.

Photographed near Ewart, Manitoba on August 16, 2022.

Honey Bee

A honey bee enjoying the flowers on an Autumn Joy Sedum plant.

Chances are, I'll be enjoying the honey produced by this bee in a month or two.

Photographed in Medicine Hat, Alberta on September 24, 2022.

Lone Pine Share Shed

Need a tea kettle, a book or maybe some rubber boots?  Stop in at the Lone Pine Share Shed and you may very well find what you need.

I think this is a great idea!  Don't you?

And a bonus...right beside the door is this colourful planter of portulaca and marigolds.

The Share Shed is located beside a country road near Ewart, Manitoba.  

Photographed on August 16, 2022.

A Beautiful Place out in the Country

Photographed at Holy Ascension Church and Cemetery near Elm Springs, Saskatchewan on May 25, 2022.

Budda

This is a recreation of an authentic circa 1899 Ukrainian budda (a habitat made of tree trunks, branches, sod and hay) and is where the Ukrainian settlers lived while their homesteads were being sorted out by the powers that be.   

It was built in 1978 by Michael Swistun together with the Parkland Ukrainian Pioneer Association. 

A second budda was built at the same time and stood beside this one but, sadly, it recently burned down.  But...one is better than none.

Photographed near Olha, Manitoba on July 26, 2022. 

Hearts of Oak S.D. No. 1831

An abandoned stone schoolhouse near Parkman, Saskatchewan.

The ceiling and walls above the wainscoting are covered with decorative tin panels.

Photographed on August 16, 2022.

For the Next While

Busy with other things so will only be posting occasionally for the next while.

Photographed from the grounds of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Cemetery of Saint John at Drifting River, Manitoba on July 26, 2022.

All Saint's near Crocus

All Saint's Anglican Church and Cemetery is near Crocus, Manitoba. 

The church opened on August 10, 1884 and was regularly used for the next seventy years.  After the church was deconsecrated in the mid-1990's, a non-profit organization completely renovated the building...and what a fine job they did.  It would be a nice place for a summer wedding.

Information courtesy of the Manitoba Historical Society.

Photographed on July 25, 2022.

Paroisse du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus

Paroisse du Sacré-Coeur de Jésus Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery are in the Village of Fannystelle, Manitoba.

Photographed on August 20, 2022.

Black & White

This big guy gets to spend his summers in the pasture just across the road from Saint Margaret's Church in the Cypress Hills.  He looks pretty tough but is actually very shy...he's needs his space.

Photographed very early in the morning near Eagle Butte, Alberta on July 11, 2022.

United Church in Trossachs

An abandoned church in Trossachs, Saskatchewan.

Quite an unusual design for a weathervane.

Photographed on August 15, 2022.

Saskatchewan Mental Hospital Cemetery

Have stopped here several times over the years.  

It was a long time coming but was pleased to see the powers that be finally erected a sign at the cemetery in 2019.

A line of trees splits the cemetery into north and south sections.  Many of the gravesites remain unmarked.  

Everyone should be remembered.

Photographed in Weyburn, Saskatchewan on August 15, 2022.