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On a recent April Saturday, I was invited by the owner to spend a couple of hours exploring a very old farmstead located north of Strathmore, Alberta. The buildings are long abandoned and nature is gradually invoking its dominance over structures that were once the foundation of a family's new life in a new country. Remembrances of the family's being here are found among the buildings - this bent wire hanging from a nail was placed for a purpose by the farmer. The bottle of Watkins Vanilla Extract in a kitchen cupboard gives evidence of the wife who partnered fully in this endeavour. While now in ruin, the house was once quite lovely with a north-facing veranda finished with a custom railing. Built before the advent of rural electrification, this new technology is shown introduced to the buildings by way of exposed wiring tacked on to the exteriors and the array of power poles and insulators that carried electrical current to the house, barns and the outdoor "throne room". 

Some day, the owner might decide "enough" and this piece of history will be plowed over. Whether this occurs or not, I'm happy to have had the opportunity to visit and to share what I viewed through the pictures found under the "Photographs" button above. Special and sincere thanks to Tyler for his permission.