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"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.

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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.

Marwayne Trestle Bridge

Not something you see everyday.

An abandoned CNR trestle bridge near Marwayne, Alberta.

Photographed on June 28, 2022.

The Horobec Family Headstones

Five outstanding family headstones at Saint Michael the Archangel's Orthodox Cemetery near Sachava, Alberta.

Each freshly painted headstone has four pitch black crosses with a bronze-coloured plaque bearing the name of the loved one buried there.

And something I've never seen before...an insert of sculpted roses imbedded in a thick clear resin on each marker.  Only babies, these precious family members have not been forgotten.  

Photographed on June 26, 2022.

Support Ukraine

Photographed near Boian, Alberta on June 26, 2022.

Buffalo School Sign

I've seen and photographed this school sign on many occasions over the years but have never been all that pleased with the results...that is, until now.  This time, everything was "just right."

Photographed in Buffalo, Alberta on June 23, 2022.

Cow and Calf

I was driving through some pasture land (one of those areas where each and every mile is marked with a "Texas Gate Ahead" sign and cows and calves are all around, often in the middle of the road) when I saw this distinctively coloured cow and her completely black calf.  They complement each other quite nicely and I'll bet she's a good mom.

Photographed near Cappon, Alberta on June 23, 2022.