Oddities

I found this elderly Ford truck in a town called Cadillac, Saskatchewan. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2014 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

I found these discarded saddles on a trail near Val Marie, Saskatchewan. Looks like they were well used before they were retired. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2014 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

I discovered this angel at the end of an evening photographing Christmas decorations. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2014 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

I noticed that some empty pop bottles stored in an unheated garage developed frost patterns inside the bottle, so I took one outside and played around with it. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2014 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

A child's rocking horse on display at Regina's civic museum. A display plinth behind the horse provided a nice, contrasty background. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2015 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

Someone was thinking big-time when they built this sign at the lip of the Qu'Appelle Valley, near Craven, SK. Actually, the air is a lot better here than there.. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2015 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2015 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

I enjoy car shows, in part because getting good images is a challenge. This is a brake light from a Plymouth from the Golden Age of the Tail Fin. Note that the brake light is not part of the body, but is attached by a strut, one of the boldest styling features during an age given to excess. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2015 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

I was attracted to this scene on the Main Street of Mankota, SK, by the variety of colours and textures. When I saw it on my monitor it had a soft, dreamy look to it. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2015 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

After tweaking some elements of this image, I decided to de-saturate it and deliberately soften it to see what happens. Perhaps this adds to the dreamy mood created by the original image. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2015 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

During a writer's workshop at St. Peter's College I came across this hay rake on one of my walks of the grounds. An example of form and function in harmony.

I found this truck in the Pioneer Village at the Sukanen Ship Museum, south of Moose Jaw. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2015 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

This realistic mural graces the side of a vintage brick building in Moose Jaw. Note the signs of a parking lot in the lower right.

During Prohibition days Moose Jaw's River Street was a rollicking place where a person could get a drink with ease. This mural adorns a River Street building.

Chicago-based gangster Al Capone was reputed to have taken the train to Moose Jaw when the Chicago police came looking for him in earnest. This mural acknowledges the supposed connection Capone had with Moose Jaw.

A mural saluting veterans on the side of an historic building in downtown Moose Jaw.

A vintage gas pump beside a former garage in Pasqua, SK. Taken with Kodak Tri-X film. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2016 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.

I managed to get two images of this curious cat before I got too close.. Do not use this image on blogs, websites or other media without permission. © 2016 William Armstrong. All rights reserved.