Long Shot (Fairacres School)

A long shot of the handsome Fairacres School, a one-room schoolhouse from the days of the pioneers.

Photographed near Oyen, Alberta on May 15, 2023.

Snowflake

A calf as white as a snowflake.

Photographed near New Brigden, Alberta on May 15, 2023.

Avon S.D. No. 3091

A one-room schoolhouse near Claydon, Saskatchewan.  

It's in pretty nice shape too.

The identification signs on the dormer and side of the school.

To the best of my recollection, this is one of the few country schools I've seen that has a row of windows on two adjacent sides.  That detail makes it special in the history of pioneer schools on the prairies.

Photographed on May 10, 2022.

Near South Holden Farms

This beautiful church is Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Parish.

The church seen here was built in 1916 and replaced the small country church raised in 1906.

There is a large cemetery on the church grounds...

...where many of the early parishioners are buried in unmarked graves.

A monument beside the church celebrating its centennial.

The bell tower and cemetery...

...and a larger view of the grounds.  

Information courtesy of Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton.

Photographed near South Holden Farms, Alberta on September 17, 2021.

Bison near Orcadia

I love these majestic beasts.

Photographed near Orcadia, Saskatchewan on October 14, 2022.