Prairie Style Photography

Crying city new  land of hope opportunities freedom Hope in there eyes just wanted to be free from crying city.  Country gentleman a journey humble uniquely aware once a bustling town to bid farewell above the stars. Providence brought black history to be in better place in Alberta Amber Valley a new shift in there lives. Slaves escaping to America to Canada a better place they wrote on the wall using marks to escape to remember which to come back without there master. The north star for guidance the stars above the dark sky threw the tree's for guidance to crawl threw dirt swamp leaving markings using symbols to get to Canada. No longer a crying city new home propesperity hope. Amber Valley the lost community not forgotten black residents first black settlers to there new promising days. Known as the western black settlements the orginal homestead orginal Bowen orginal cabin served central part of community, house first post office belonging to the...

  Exaltation holy cross parish Life giving a cross  Property was established in 1911 Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy the church was built in 1910 the Ukrainian are very dedicated to there heritage to there beautiful enriched painting. Army of teacher's dedicated to there work stronger beliefs Ukrainian Culture. Ukrainians who entered there twilight year's someone life dream the midnight sun new dreamer's true peace happiness. Ukrainians borderland   pioneer houses to dance to the richer year's. Driving threw the backroads we saw the clouds rolling in when we arrived spotted a purple flower not far from the church purple flower symbolizm    beauty of nature a beautiful life there always tomorrow richer deeper in life it's been a lengthy journey. Exercising to the highest influence in pursuit of there dreams sun in between clouds life goes so fast embrace what you have in front of you this moment wisdom and beauty our hearts we follow ...

Romanian heritage                                            Small village Romanian farmer's                                                      new Romanian life.                                                                                                                                   Stone soup                            ...

Sunshine  A road rarely traveled painting a simple life threw the crossroads red small mission church  old rugged red church appears on a gravel road to meet you at the mission church once a cross on top we thought the church was unique color with red brick siding first eye noticed the green temple nearly fading which made more unique while we exploring the old church had to represent there culture a red church with green temple Estonian Lutheran Christian spirtually Estonian freedom the worshiped in the forest tales of spiritual beliefs faith and earth green woodenly fading mission churches usally you don't have crosses a steeple bell tower appears supporting longer in the mist a weathered bell rope holding to the church eye clapper bell attached by splicing to a church bell once hung to ring now to only hear the peacefulness of birds flying threw the church tree's swaying in the wind the temple leaning towards once where the congregation was held.      ...

Slowy giving away to earth to break the silence listen to what reminding  travel life threw be our side journey together reflecting from what's seen in happy harvesting summer rain summer nights U krainian Norwegian home Catholic Ukrainian a piece of history a journey to a new home a path of full wonder  the pleasures they shared to  the cathedral architectural holding  the structure rise imbricated  on the wood attached a wood frame craftmanship cultivated to the sun and wind the front patio a religious community a pionner family a small family farm old soul to a house  many craftsman came to settle using there enchanting secrets Irish eyes the voice so far to sail away roving together to here the spirits eyes the voice so far go sail away roving together to here the spirits sing life of many pieces. The small villlage pioneers embraced pioneer homestead at it's landmark location many craftsman came to settle here using tbere enchanting secrets i...

                                       Oldiest times                                   Many years ago my husband myself  found enchanting graveyard the history the architectural just captures my heart my soul dated back 18th century one name in particular came to John Smith English settlement pioneer farmer (frontiersman) not forgetton prehistory black slaves escaped from USA to come to Canada life  of farmer's married black woman formerly known as moonshine bootlegging has a long prehistory from moonshine referred by W oman freedom black slaves new life in Alberta a farmer married wife a farmer's land of opportunity  wide prairie sky's troubles on our mind we wonder up above.  Gathering prehistory pionner's youngsters some bad blood  till the dust settles in a prairie life...

Established in 1898 Between life of the Wostok Alberta Polish  cultural to acquire of the Russian word vostok named galician the prehistory "east"- between gesture by Galician"Russophile" immigrant theodore  he was a farmer the pioneer frontier a business on prairie soil (Teodor) Nemirsky  closely to one arm to have there  own voice at there village they used the shape of there roof from there shape of the symbols from the war shields to protect there homes.  The name is diversed from the Ukrainian work "Wostoko" the distinctive characteristics of the structure Prehistory tieing back to the three wise men the oldest minds that comes hearing our soul that shines the east star to hear the sounds surroundings the spiritualaly awakening believe in our faith our faith stands alone till it comes from the prairie soul to the home of the countless sounds of prairie life.     Spiritualaly awakening the church's teachings of the Holy Spirit they cha...

Heritage pieces  (Blythe) Pioneer   history  to written history what they endured to get to be presence in that moment when they arrived Moosomin Saskatwechan was established in 1882  After the death of her first husband (  Lubiniecki )  Kathleen married Ross John was adopted John Blythe her new husband we will bring together John Kennedy IV and Margaret Comfort, was born 13 April 1862 at St. Anns, Gainsborough the Healy's family  the generation to over face prosperity family written history of generations  alleviate the sufferings but there gratitude of being Ukrainene  history a borderland journey.  Ireland history to have a perlisou journey the movement between the peasants wishing them success gratitude to escape Ireland to shift towards Canada for better future to be known as a coffin ship so much like our black history to escape for freedom mushroom Ireland community the Irizh Contae Mhaigh Eo, ("plains of the yew t...

 Established In 1902   Andrew the District  The written history begins this small village with nature surrounding the hill top trees some  abandoned stores Andrew whitford  the frontiersman the earliest settle near the brisk w ind hills this time we have to go we choose to go the extra mile  to follow his heritage in his footsteps threw the countryside the land he journeyed he could feel the cold wind the warm his adventure arises as he wandered sunny days he landed on new farmer's soil the footpath then east a mile on another footpath  S mall changes to a turbulent journey. More you feel the more you dream  why can't we break be bright as the sun leave till we reach the sky the past behind you how long do we have  to stair in mirror ill we find our dreams fight we reached with our soul. Andrew had his dreams mercy to our souls and hearts follow his new devotedly small town his new home his name in memory  ...

   Stone house           Clearly lovely weather but just  soaks up the breeze the good memories of the old stone house stone was built to allocate resouces efficientlly to use the wood instead of stone for the roof top of the frame wood structure the spirit of the stone  wood frame roof.  A life long established to tradition the paths we follow  Alberta stone started getting made in 1890 in Alberta because of the forest fires surrounding our proud lands somewhere between tofield between the crossroads 1910 -1924 -1925 it would make sense they start builiding at 1910 to over year to finish a rare gem deeply rooted story start  deep in our heart's before widely spaced out but enough for farmland in a tiny house just to fit for 7 people they represent the stability ability  grounded in gem house. Stone house brings family together joy the warmth from the stone soaks up the warmth and stays dignified the tea...

Romanian Orthodox Church, 1911 pioneer (Boian)     temple is Biserica Orthodoxa Romana Nasterea Fecioarei Maria of Hairy Hill Since 1925 the Church Primate bears title of Patriarch  giving yourself away bring some flowers look up at the cloud wonder breathe mystics magical spend time to breathe look up grow the resistance to what we are holding our beliefs new life that grows myths holding on to what we believe in our dream to our happiness of our dream your life is what you follow your life foot steps soothe your soul just breathe wind sun  the kicking of dust well never be brought down but only be brought up would we still be wondering or past our history that follow on our foot steps.                                 The Roman settlement the sacred heart we overcome  Orthodox hierarchy in the territory of modern traditional Romania is Latin had existed within ...

St Elias orthodox Ukrainian Greek Christianity 1922 (Biserica Ortodoxă Sf. Ilie) a searing look past tears laughter the earliest the settlers journeyed near wandering 1927 village known as Muskeg-Prairie. The monk travel first claimed essential solitaire place to Christianity to wandering  the monks lost there trail gazing into the deep woods the to their new orthodox Monasteries in nature in there new life new adventure. The monks believed nature is calming soothing to the soul to mediate surrounded the monk was amazed to his  ingenuity  in all his glory with the trees deep into the woods to walk around wander to their destination in life e vidently the monks accustomed  began the deconstruction of the meditation ritual a monk who lives mediatation lifestyle in poverty  chastity the monks on daily rituals would read be dedicated to neighbors, those in need deep breathing relaxation  Monk cloister to devoting one self to contemplantion to commi...