Livingston House, Heritage Park
A favourite old barn
Colour for a snowy morning
A favourite little country church
Tea, anyone?
Textures of an old homestead
Old homestead and barn
With a view of the mountains and the prairies
The rule of red
Each one different from the others
A fine old barn
Little red barn on the prairie
A different style
A new find on a bitterly cold day
Fenced in
Spikes of ice
Now THIS is winter!
Modern charm
Snow, snow and more snow
Winter beauty
Chateau Lake Louise and ice castle
The best colour to see in winter
Shepard Energy Centre, east of Calgary, Alberta
Wearing a heavy coat of hoar frost
The cross and the moon
Little country church
Aging gracefully
Davisburg Community Church, Alberta
Old barn with a different style
Davisburg Community Church, Alberta
A fine old barn
Little church in the valley
McDougall Memorial United Church
A cluster of red barns
McDougall Memorial United Church
Farmyard scene on the prairie
Davisburg Community Church, Alberta
One of my favourite barns
A life left behind
Built with love
Little red barn with green roof
Window box at Reader Rock Garden
Tucked away near the creek
Weathered and patched
Old barn in winter
Roof shingles galore
Charcoal effect
An old barn in winter
Still standing
McDougall Memorial United Church
The old barn at the Ellis Bird Farm
Farm seed elevator, Ellis Bird Farm, Alberta
And then there were only THREE!
This old house
Love those Canola fields
Prince of Wales hotel, Waterton
The Grad Barn 2016
Once a family home
Beautiful old house in the hills
Kirkpatrick elevator, near Drumheller
Bright and cheery in its old age
Weathered and patched
Old cabin on Gottlob Schmidt's (Schmitty's) land
Grain elevator with a difference
Rockyview General Hospital, reflected
At the Saskatoon Farm
Six old granaries
We ignored the warning : )
Colonel Walker House, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
Ralph Klein Park
Let the sun shine
Love the style
One of these things is not like the others
One of my favourite barns
A change of subject
Too hard to resist
Yay, it's Canola time!
Three farm buddies
Olds College Botanic Gardens and Wetlands
Happy day! And Happy 4th July to all Americans, e…
A scene from the past
Brant grain elevator
Clouds and Dandelions
Nearing its end
One of three
Little red barn on Mother's Day
Simple but bright
Strong winds on the prairies
Brant grain elevator
There once was an owl
Weathered character
Off limits
Old Catholic Church, Dorothy
One of my favourite finds
A fine rural relic
Tilting
Fairly well preserved
No owl, but I love the colour
Old barn with Magpie
The big red barn
Aging sentinel of the Badlands
Snow + red barn = a happy day
Just one thing missing ....
Red barn on a cold, foggy, snowy day
Fog and snow
Old barn and sunflower shed
Old grain elevators & railway cars
Beauty increases with age
Water Valley Church
A beautiful country barn
Down on the farm
Reminder of the olden days
Rowley grain elevators
Rather fine old barn
Rural neglect
Teapots and fall reflections
Blue on blue
When I was lost, I found a barn
United Church, Dorothy, Alberta
Magrath grain elevator
Standing tall
Is that an owl in the window?
Badland sentinel
Old Catholic Church, Dorothy
Little Church, Drumheller
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I almost didn't take a photo of this barn, because it wasn't old and weathered, but I loved the fact that the owners had added something attractive to their farm and not one of the "ugly" metal quansets.
On 12 September 2015, I drove further than I've ever driven before in one day - a total of 410 km (254 miles). This particular farm scene was taken along one of the backroads on the way to Bowden, Alberta.
I met my daughter at 9:00 am and we headed northwards, with our main destination being the Bowden Sunflower Maze. She was feeling well enough after her recent hospital stay, to get out for a day trip. The quickest route from Calgary is a distance of 96 km (60 miles), but I needed to avoid the main, busy route. Also, the backroads are more pleasant to drive - less traffic and, if one is lucky, the occasional old barn. There was one barn in particular that I had seen last year, that I really wanted to show my daughter and this took us a little out of our way.
We drove through the town of Olds, stopping briefly to take a couple of photos of the bright orange grain elevator. Going north, we drove the roads to the west of the main Highway 2, and on our return trip we drove the roads to the east of Highway 2. I think this trip really convinced my daughter, more strongly than ever, that sadly she has a mother with almost zero sense of direction!
This was the first time I had ever been to Bowden and the Sunflower Maze. For years, I had wished we had a field of Sunflowers somewhere within reach, as I had seen so many gorgeous photos taken by other people in various parts of the world. I certainly didn't get photos like those, but I was happy to get any shots at all. Apparently, that weekend was going to be the last chance to really see the flowers, so we were only just in time. This maze at Eagle Creek Farm is apparently the only Sunflower Maze in Canada. There is also an adjoining Corn Maze, but neither of us wanted to walk through that one, thanks to remembering the horror movie, "Children of the Corn"! The farm also has U-pick vegetables and flowers.
www.sunmaze.ca/
Thanks, Rachel, for spending the day with me - and for all your directions getting us there and back to the city! Lucky we went when we did, as it rained the next few days.
On 12 September 2015, I drove further than I've ever driven before in one day - a total of 410 km (254 miles). This particular farm scene was taken along one of the backroads on the way to Bowden, Alberta.
I met my daughter at 9:00 am and we headed northwards, with our main destination being the Bowden Sunflower Maze. She was feeling well enough after her recent hospital stay, to get out for a day trip. The quickest route from Calgary is a distance of 96 km (60 miles), but I needed to avoid the main, busy route. Also, the backroads are more pleasant to drive - less traffic and, if one is lucky, the occasional old barn. There was one barn in particular that I had seen last year, that I really wanted to show my daughter and this took us a little out of our way.
We drove through the town of Olds, stopping briefly to take a couple of photos of the bright orange grain elevator. Going north, we drove the roads to the west of the main Highway 2, and on our return trip we drove the roads to the east of Highway 2. I think this trip really convinced my daughter, more strongly than ever, that sadly she has a mother with almost zero sense of direction!
This was the first time I had ever been to Bowden and the Sunflower Maze. For years, I had wished we had a field of Sunflowers somewhere within reach, as I had seen so many gorgeous photos taken by other people in various parts of the world. I certainly didn't get photos like those, but I was happy to get any shots at all. Apparently, that weekend was going to be the last chance to really see the flowers, so we were only just in time. This maze at Eagle Creek Farm is apparently the only Sunflower Maze in Canada. There is also an adjoining Corn Maze, but neither of us wanted to walk through that one, thanks to remembering the horror movie, "Children of the Corn"! The farm also has U-pick vegetables and flowers.
www.sunmaze.ca/
Thanks, Rachel, for spending the day with me - and for all your directions getting us there and back to the city! Lucky we went when we did, as it rained the next few days.
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