Friday, March 13, 2020

Climb Thru Time



The elevator/museum in Paradise Valley, Alberta.


A mural painted on the northern side.


"Climb thru Time Museum" is housed in the smallest annex of the elevator.

Photographed on February 20, 2020.

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Bridstow School Markers



Bridstow School was near Kitscoty, Alberta.  The schoolhouse is long gone but there are three signs marking the spot at a country crossroads.  The most prominent is one similar to many school signs in the Alberta countryside.


A concrete monument...


...with a tiny handmade metal schoolhouse on top.


A sign memorializing the school in a "street sign" design.


All three signs at the fence corner.

Photographed on February 20, 2020.

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Bruno



An old community hall in Minburn County, Alberta.


I couldn't find a town, school, church or cemetery named "Bruno" in the area...but "Bruno" it is.


Photographed on February 21, 2020.

Tuesday, March 10, 2020

It's Just Another Day








It's just another warm and wintry day in Minburn County, Alberta.

Photographed on February 21, 2020.

Rosedale United Church and Cemetery






I love catching these country churches in late afternoon winter light...they simply glow against the sky and snow.

Photographed near Edgerton, Alberta on February 19, 2020.

Monday, March 09, 2020

Tapered to a Cross


February 22, 2020
While doing some research the other night on Eastern European churches in Canada I came across an evocative phrase..."tapered to a cross."  Images of the crosses that top the onion domes of Ukrainian churches instantly came to mind.

Some simple, some fancy and a few in between.  Enjoy!

Above:
New Kiew Holy Ascension Catholic Church at New Kiew, Alberta.

January 6, 2019
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church at Delph, Alberta.

January 5, 2020
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church at Calder, Saskatchewan.

January 7, 2019
Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity at Old Wostok, Alberta.

January 7, 2019
Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Parish at Mundare, Alberta.

February 23, 2020
Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church at Kaleland, Alberta.

October 27, 2020
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church at Alvena Farms, Saskatchewan.

January 6, 2019
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Parish at Skaro, Alberta.

January 5, 2020
Saint Elias Ukrainian Orthodox Church at Wroxton, Saskatchewan.

January 8, 2019
Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church at Andrew, Alberta.

December 19, 2019
Descent of the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church at Buchanan, Saskatchewan.

January 7, 2019
Saint Nicholas Russo Greek Orthodox Church of Bukowina at Wostok, Alberta.

January 4, 2020
Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ Ukrainian Catholic Church at Dnieper, Saskatchewan.

Sunday, March 08, 2020

Patriot Elevator



The former "Pool" elevator in Hyas, Saskatchewan.



Photographed on December 20, 2019.

Friday, March 06, 2020

Nice Day



It was +14°C in Medicine Hat today and "felt" like spring.  I borrowed Daisy for the afternoon and took her to the park for a walk.






To celebrate this glorious day here are some summer shots of the pond in Strathcona Island Park in Medicine Hat, Alberta.  Of course it's still brown here but the colour will return in no time!


Photographed on July 12, 2017.

Please Help Me I'm Falling...



...over!


An abandoned barn near Fort Pelly, Saskatchewan.


Photographed on December 20, 2019.

Thursday, March 05, 2020

Sacred Heart Cemetery near Altario



Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Cemetery is on the outskirts of Altario, Alberta.


The cemetery is enclosed by a white-painted steel pipe fence.  There are several mature evergreen trees on the cemetery grounds as well as this tall handcrafted wooden cross.


Late fall colours come to life under the trees.


The breadth of this spruce tree has almost engulfed these wooden-cross grave markers.


Nice spot for a sit-down.

Photographed on October 22, 2019.