Quack-Quack

It was lunch time and the closest place to get a bite to eat was in Andrew.  It was a Sunday and the restaurant was packed...just about everyone in town was either eating-out or picking up a pizza to go.  Since it would be about twenty minutes before my order was ready I decided to take a walk around town and... 

...just across the street was this sculpture of a Mallard duck.

Weighing in at a ton with a wingspan of twenty-three feet I'm sure its won its billing as the "Largest Mallard Duck in the World."  Fun stuff.

Photographed in Andrew, Alberta on June 26, 2022.

Paintbrush

Pink paintbrush blooming northeast of Lac la Biche on the Heart Lake Indian Reserve.  This native plant is also known as Indian Paintbrush or Prairie Fire.  

Most of the paintbrush I've seen has red flowers so it was a treat to see these blooming all along the cleared area between the gravel road and forest.  

Photographed near Imperial Mills, Alberta on June 25, 2022.

Медовий місяць

"Honeymoon" 

The church at Honeymoon was built in 1926.

The monument beside the church has two small wooden doors that, when opened, reveal a beautiful painting of Saints Peter and Paul.

The cemetery is about six hundred feet north of the church.  In 1999 the grounds were extensively cleaned-up and updated.

Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Cemetery are near Honeymoon, Saskatchewan.

Photographed on August 6, 2020. 

Свято-Троицкое кладбище

"Holy Trinity Cemetery"

Lovely little country cemetery on a grassy hillside.

Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cemetery is near Samburg, Saskatchewan.

Photographed on August 6, 2020.

Святий Іван Хреститель

"Saint John the Baptist"

The church was built in 1917 of hewn logs and finished in stucco.  The building was enlarged and renovated in 1948 at which time a bell tower was also constructed.

Saint John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church and Cemetery is in the Samburg/Meath Park area of Saskatchewan.

Photographed on August 6, 2020.

Свято-Троїцька православна церква

"Holy Trinity Orthodox Church"

The congregation was established in 1917.  They built a small church a few years later in 1921 which was later replaced in 1943 by the church in these photos.     

Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Cemetery is in the Samburg/Meath Park area of  Saskatchewan.

Photographed on August 6, 2020.

Церква Святої Марії

The first of five posts featuring photographs taken on August 6, 2020...a very hot day in the Saskatchewan countryside.

"Saint Mary's Church"

This is the first church of the parish and was constructed in 1917.  Although a much larger church was built in Meath Park in 1958, the original country church and cemetery you see here are still maintained as a historical site.

Saint Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church and Cemetery is in the Samburg/Meath Park area of  Saskatchewan.

Photographed on August 6, 2020.

Prairie Roses

Prairies roses blooming near Cappon, Alberta.

I've enjoyed these late-spring blooming wild roses since I was a kid.  They're not only attractive but smell so good too.  Yes...do stop to smell the roses (and I mean that literally).

Photographed on June 23, 2022.

Ducklings

Mom and her seven ducklings in a pond north of Mundare, Alberta.

Photographed on June 26, 2022.

Warwick Elevator

The abandoned grain elevator at Warwick, Alberta.

Lots of rain up here this spring...

...which means lots of wetlands for wildlife like this red-winged blackbird.

Photographed on June 27, 2022.