Little Free Libraries

This year I noticed that these leave-a-book, take-a-book libraries were popping up all over Regina. There is a website where people can register their Little Free Library, and in the true spirit of capitalism, you can order ready-made, standard designs, if you like. Much of the charm of these libraries, however, is that builders can make their own, often with leftover materials. This one has a sliding latch above the handle, which seems beside the point, unless it's to keep the door from swinging open in the wind.

An upscale library with three compartments. The stickers and toy objects attached to the blue section denote that this box is for kids books. The white bungalow on top is for older kids...

An elegant re-creation of a country school, where many Saskatchewan kids learned their reading, writing and arithmetic.

Pronghorn antelope looking for supper or a safe place to spend the night, near Lancer, Saskatchewan

Some vintage cars had rear doors that swung open toward the front of the car, rather than the rear. They were copied from earlier horse-drawn carriages, and were informally called suicide doors because if one opened while a car was moving, there was a greater danger of falling out.