Іван i Марія

Іван i Марія Капіцький

Вічна пам'ять

Фотографії зроблені на православному кладовищі Святої Марії біля Сандро, Альберта, 9 вересня 2021 року.

A Beautiful Place Out in the Country

The school district was established in 1894 with the schoolhouse seen here operating from 1909 to 1967.

Tamarisk School was photographed near Grandview, Manitoba on July 22, 2022.

Stepping Stones

Some stepping stones placed around a grave in Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery.

It's always a joy to see these little personal touches in a country cemetery.

Tread softly.

Photographed near Smuts, Saskatchewan.

How Sweet It Is

Daisy and I went to Elkwater yesterday afternoon.  Even though it was snowing heavily at times, the roads were in good condition and the trip was uneventful, as they say.  We made a pit stop at her house to get a few treats and then went for a drive around town where she could sniff and smell to her heart's delight.  

I hadn't taken any pictures of her for awhile so, as they also say, there's no time like the present.  Back at her house I parked in the driveway where she gave me this "how sweet it is" look.  

Uh huh...she's pretty sweet.

It's good to have some canine company every so often.

Photographed in Elkwater, Alberta on March 26, 2023. 

Somewhere in Vulcan County

The open road...

A few photos from one of several road trips through Vulcan County in Alberta.  The fall weather was mild and most enjoyable on this occasion...a delightful time out in the middle of nowhere.      

The main subject of my trips through the area was to find the over one hundred signs posted at the locations of former pioneer schoolhouses.  I found most of them but think that maybe a few have been the victim of cultivators or other farm machinery.

One day I'll post pictures of the signs.  Many of them are of similar design but the landscape they inhabit is captivating to say the least (that's speaking as a prairie boy, of course).

Photographed on October 14, 2018.