Everyday Life

Another of the balusters lining the Albert Bridge. The balusters display a variety of Art Deco designs and colours. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2014 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

This dramatic sculpture sat on a window sill at Saskatchewan's Government House. I like the sense of energy it portrays. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2015 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

Whoever placed this brightly painted chair in from of the weathered cabin knew how to get attention. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2015 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

Taken in the cemetery near Chaplin, SK Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2016 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

I wonder if Jean and Marguerite Caron had much time to sit and relax in front of their house, back in the 1880s and 1890s. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2016 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

A small window inside what was a larger window, in the side of an old shed. Taken with Kodak Tri-X, using a Minolta 800si.

I went back to take pictures of this hydrant at Mankota, and again it seems to benefit from desaturation of the already faded colours. While I was shooting the man next door came out to tell me the building used to be the fire hall, with the jail out the back. The jail must be gone, replaced by an RV stored there. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2016 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

Mankota is in ranching country. I assume this wheel once was part of a wagon used in round-ups and the like. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2016 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

The yard at the Ghost town Blues B&B outside Maple Creek has a couple of 1941 Fargo trucks, manufactured in the US for the US Army. The original colour was green (officially, Olive Drab). Post-war, this old warrior has received several paint job, including red and silver, with a good dollop of rust for good measure. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2018

The bug eye headlight on a 1941 Fargo built for military use. Originally painted an olive drab colour, this old warrior has received - and partly shed - a few coats of paint since the war ended. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2018

Front grill of a 1941 Fargo truck. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2018

A weather-beaten tractor sits beside "main street" in Dorothy, Alberta. An abandoned elevator stands beside the highway that passes by the remains of the community. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2019

A study in colours and curves, found on a truck in a back alley in Mankota, SK. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2019

Seen outside a home on the main street of Mankota, SK, early one morning. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2019

Whenever I visit Mankota I take photos of this colourful hydrant, located on main street, in front of what used to be the fire hall. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2019

Found in the corner of a garden on main street, in Mankota, SK. An ambitious gardener has placed an aged International pickup truck in his/her garden, and then filled the truck bed with bedding plants. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2019

I discovered a Chevy 1100 truck in a back alley in Mankota, shortly after sunrise. The truck had several colours on its body, having served through many years before reaching its resting place. The morning dew and the leaves added to the colour. Don’t use this image on websites, blogs or other media without explicit permission. Copyright William Armstrong. 2019