Wednesday, April 08, 2020

Saints Peter and Paul at Kaleland



A beautiful stone church near Kaleland, Alberta.


Striking is an understatement!  The rounded apse is remarkable.


The church and bell tower



The black and white wedge-shaped stones and keystones above the arched windows and door are eye catching decorations.


The cemetery is directly behind the church.


A married couple's headstones painted with stars and enclosed by a woven wire fence.


The outdoor altar is dated 1929 and is attached directly onto the fenced grave plot behind it.


I don't tend to pick "favourites," but if I did, this would be one of them.

Photographed on February 23, 2020.

Tuesday, April 07, 2020

Warwick Grain Elevator



A well-weathered grain elevator at Warwick, Alberta.


Photographed on February 23, 2020.


Monday, April 06, 2020

A Spring Flower



I saw the first spring flower of the season growing by this vintage tractor.


This bright yellow flower may just brighten up your day as it did mine.


Our usual spring weather is very late this year.


"Thank you" to the Eccleston family for cheering up my day.

Photographed south of Piapot, Saskatchewan on April 4, 2020.

Sunday, April 05, 2020

Allemand



A handsome ranch sign south of Dollard, Saskatchewan.

Photographed on April 4, 2020.

Saturday, April 04, 2020

Concordia Cemeteries near Ordale



The Concordia Cemeteries are associated with the Concordia Lutheran Church near Ordale, Saskatchewan.  This is the first of two cemeteries and is known as Concordia (North) Cemetery and is the original site of the church.


Many of the graves here still have concrete grave covers.


Similar but not the same...


...two marble headstones from 1913.


The dark areas in this photo are a low-growing juniper that turn blue-green in the summer.  Junipers also smell heady and fresh.  If you've ever smelled gin, you've smelled juniper.


South Concordia Cemetery is the second cemetery of the church.  The north and east sides are heavily treed.


Even though this is the "new" cemetery there are several "old" headstones.


A yellow stubble field seen just outside the fence.


A child's headstone in rare dark-coloured marble from 1957.


The eastern-most part of the cemetery where the trees and shrubs are at the foot of some graves.

The church mentioned above was eventually moved from its original location to a spot nearly midway between the two cemeteries.  You can see the church here:  Concordia Lutheran Church

Photographed near on October 25, 2019.

Friday, April 03, 2020

Holy Trinity at Irwinville



This lovely little country church at Irwinville, Alberta was built between 1938 and 1940.


A project was undertaken in 2008 to restore the church to "its former glory."


These enamelled signs are often seen at old Anglican churches.


Late afternoon light warms up the woodwork.


The stained glass window was installed in 1960 and restored in 2009.


A pump organ is "standard equipment" at many country churches.




Long blue shadows in the snow.  The cemetery was established in 1935.


Photographed on February 20, 2020.

Thursday, April 02, 2020

Across the Border



The east side of Empress, Alberta runs along the Alberta/Saskatchewan border.



This big old house sits just across the border in Saskatchewan.  Nice day too!

Photographed on June 2, 2017.

Wednesday, April 01, 2020

Thunder Hill S.D. No. 4539


A few photos from last summer.


This is Thunder Hill School, a one-room schoolhouse near Golden Prairie, Saskatchewan.


Photographed on July 30, 2019.

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Eva



A mother's headstone at Saint Peter's Ukrainian Independent Cemetery.


Photographed near Myrnam, Alberta on February 21, 2020.

Monday, March 30, 2020

Saint Peter's at Muenster



A "country cathedral" in Muenster, Saskatchewan.


The church was built between 1908-1910 and is still used on a daily basis.


The crenellated twin towers are about seventy feet tall.


I love the rounded apse.


The church seats over four hundred souls.


Saint Peter's was recognized as a Municipal Heritage Property in 1984.


Information courtesy of "A History of Saint Peter's Parish Church" by Father Paul Paproski.

Photographed on March 21, 2020.