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Winter Wonderland
The first morning during the holidays, in Gravelbourg, I awoke to this. It was a perfect way to start the Christmas season. The fog responsible for the beautiful hoar frost was so thick that morning,...
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Empty Farmhouse – Kitchen and Living Room
This empty farmhouse still stands in the field, devoid of human life. I’ve asked myself if in its time this now desolate place was once a happy, loving home. If only the walls could talk, I wonder what...
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Empty Farmhouse – Bedroom & Bathroom
I made my way up the stairs gingerly, as to not go through the old wooden stairs, to obtain the bedroom shot. The howling wind made the decaying roof timbers creak and moan as if the house was alive....
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Smaller Details within the Empty Farmhouse
There is no object or element too obscure for me to photograph. I take joy in revealing the intricate details of an object that most people overlook.
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Boiler Room at the Gravelbourg Elementary School
The former convent school, Couvent Jésus Marie, still boasts its original layout and appearance. Up until a few days ago, it was still used as an elementary school for children in the Gravelbourg area....
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Old Fashioned School Room
This old fashioned school room is set up in one of the old classrooms in the Gravelbourg Elementary School, formerly known as Le Couvent Jésus-Marie. The types of desks set up in the classroom are...
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In the Gravelbourg Elementary School Basement
These images were shot in the basement of the former Couvent Jésus Marie, also known as the Gravelbourg Elementary School. My earliest memories of this school are of our kindergarten class, which was...
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Gravelbourg Elementary School Stairs and Windows
After lining up in single file after recess, the students would march up the stairs in silence to their classrooms. While I attended the elementary school, the teacher’s stairs were strictly...
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Gravelbourg Elementary School Main Entrance
The former Couvent Jésus Marie was designed by a prominent French Canadian architect, J.E. Fortin. The school’s exterior and interior illustrate Classical Revival influences exemplified in its symmetry...
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Night Sky
This is my first attempt at photographing the night sky. Now that I am back beneath the beautiful Saskatchewan skies permanently, I will be going out to experiment some more. My night-time excursion...
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Abandoned in Rural Saskatchewan No. 4
I have found my way back to this amazing old house once again. This time the wind was howling, chilling me to the bone as I captured the last few minutes of golden sunlight as the sun rose over the...
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Couvent Jésus Marie Library
Couvent Jésus-Marie is believed to be the largest and most architecturally ambitious convent school erected in the Franco-Catholic colonies; few of these schools in Western Canada, if any, approach its...
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