Happy Thanksgiving!

Subtly decorated for Thanksgiving...this is Saint Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Medicine Hat, Alberta.

The reflected light from the stained glass windows is quite awe inspiring.

This is the original hand-carved altar from Italy (circa 1910's).

Photographed on October 7, 2017.

Saint Peter's at Cosine

Saint Peter's Church and Cemetery at Cosine, Saskatchewan.  The church is truly a relic of the  past...but what a spectacular relic it is.

I love the hand-made iron crosses in the cemetery.

Note the child-angels with trumpets on the sign posts.

The crucifix in the cemetery.

This big beauty must have sat well over a hundred parishioners.

My guess is the steeple was lost to a Saskatchewan gale.

Photographed on December 12, 2017.

Thursday Afternoon

How did you spend your afternoon today?  I needed to do some work at Saint Margaret's Church so after lunch I grabbed a camera and off I went.

Above is the "Summer Road Only" sign that stands beside a township road that heads eastward...

...which is a nice little detour along the way.

A few miles down the road is the fallen-down Congregational Church.

Back on the main road and approaching the Cypress Hills.

Three deer on the hillside.

Rusty orange fall colours are everywhere.

My destination: Saint Margaret's Church and Cemetery.

This is Sage.  He lives nearby and usually comes over to say "hello."  He has a good life out in the hills. 

However you spent your afternoon, I hope it was a good one. 

Photographed on October 10, 2010.

New Occupants at the Old Cole Ranch

Nice

summer

day

in

the

pasture.

This monument is near Dollard, Saskatchewan and is in memory of "a lot of fine horses" that were members of the Cole Ranch family between the years 1912 and 1979.  That's a pretty sweet memorial.

On the day I took photos of the monument the cattle were over the ridge so...the next day I thought I'd try again and this time luck was on my side.  They were enjoying a "nice summer day in the pasture" and weren't camera shy in the least.

Monument photographed on July 11, 2019.
Animals photographed on July 12, 2019.

Morning Star School

This not so little pioneer school sits on the edge of a farmer's field south of Burdett, Alberta.

I talked with a local man and he said it was originally faced with brick and that his dad had gone to school here.  After the school closed it was reinforced to be used as a granary but now sits empty.

A friend had mentioned to me that the sign was missing last time he had been here.  I think someone had just taken the metal sign to be refinished because now it looks like new.

The building is in its last stage of retirement.

The latest tenant.

The bell tower and flagpole are still intact.

Photographed on May 29, 2019.

The Leaves are Falling

Fall is here...

...and the leaves are everywhere.

So far the wind hasn't blown many leaves onto the side patio.

Of course most of the leaves gather where everyone comes and goes.

This is Josie...

...and this is Oliver.  I kitty-sit these two on a regular basis which means I'm their "on demand" cuddler and doorman.  They're both pretty sweet in their own way.  We have a bond.  

Photographed on September 23, 2018.

Handsome Little Guy

A child's headstone in the Tyvan Cemetery just outside of Tyvan, Saskatchewan.

Photographed on December 14, 2018.

The Elevators in Turner

A couple of classic wooden elevators in Turner, Montana.

The identification on both wooden elevators is in poor condition to say the least but it looks as though they were both owned by the International Elevator Company at some time.  The logo combines the word "International" at the top, the words "Feed" and "Seed" on either side of a stylized wheat grain head within a circle and the phrase "The Co-op Way" written around the lower half of the circle.  Both elevators have the logo while only one says "International."  Hmmm...does this qualify me as an elevator geek?

Across the road and down a bit is this considerably larger "Equity Co-op Association" elevator which is now privately owned (I talked to the man who owns it) and still in use.

The Turner train station.  The train tracks were pulled up long ago.

And last but not least, the old service station on main drag.  The sign above the door advertises "60 Day Free Ride Monroe-matic Shock Absorbers and Load Levellers."  Buy yours today!

Photographed on October 21, 2018.