Bouquet

From Gwen’s Garden

Shepherd at The Little Chalet

Artist Studio of Barb Flemington

Barb Flemington is a local artist who has a beautiful studio space attached to her home, just South of the Brandon Hills.  She invited me into her studio to document the ephemerality of her creative process.  These images are from the first visit.  You can find more artworks and contact information at: http://barbflemington.ca/

International Peace Garden

Over the last few weeks I have taken a couple of trips to the International Peace gardens located on the border between Manitoba, Canada and North Dakota, USA, South of Brandon in the Turtle Mountains. These photographs sketch some of the vistas featuring monuments, as well as more subtle observations that I enjoyed as a tourist. One of the highlights for me was spending time in the greenhouse space that house thousands of species of cacti and succulents recently donated from a private collector.  I want to thank Doug Hevenor for spending much time with us during the first visit, making us well acquainted with the history of the garden and sharing a wealth of information.  I also want to thank Gwen Beam from The Brandon Garden Club for suggesting the visit. This is a world class facility and a gem of the prairies.  For more information on what is available: http://www.peacegarden.com/

   

         

   

   

               

Our Lady of the Prairies

Just south of Holland, Manitoba, along Highway 34 is a Trappist Monastery known as Our Lady of the Prairies, part of the larger order called the Cistercian Order of Strict Observance.  Below are photographs of the statues viewed from the grounds open to the public.  Available in the information centre along with a plethora of Christian literature is wonderful unpasteurized cheese, honey and delicious jam.  Thank you to Leanne Zacharias for suggesting the visit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prairie Fire, Holland, MB

Isabella, MB

These photographs were taken on a day trip to Isabella, Manitoba.  Many villages in Manitoba, like Isabella, are dying. Isabella, however, is special because of the effort its residence are taking to preserve the memory of the once vibrant community.  The village now has a population of four people and functions as a humble museum, based out of five of the buildings still standing.  My photos do not do justice to the care and effort put into the preservation of this site, but rather reveal objects and spaces I found interesting during the visit.  Natalia and I were invited to visit Isabella by the Pinhole Artist Collective (PAC) based out of Winnipeg.  I would like to thank PAC for the invite, organizing of the day, and hang-out, Bernice Still for hosting us, and Marilyn Schick for the delicious and attentive lunch.

Rivers, MB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Along the way to the old oak tree, Souris