Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: near Blackie

On 14 April 2014, I spent a wonderful, fun day with my youngest daughter, driving the backroads SE of Calgary. Some of the roads were familiar to me, but others were new territory, which gave us a chance to discover some different abandoned barns. We knew where our destination was going to be, more or less. I had seen this beautiful little church - St. Thomas’ Anglican Church at Dinton, Alberta - when it was shown to me by friends Cathy and Terry on 3 February 2013. I knew my daughter and I would be in that area and, thanks to her help, we found it. "Although the tiny town of Dinton, AB does not appear on most maps, it now occupies a place in motion picture history. Locations Manager Darryl Solly was asked to find a “small unadorned church” for the del Mar wedding scene in the movie, Brokeback Mountain. The unassuming Anglican chapel at Dinton, built by prairie pioneers in 1906, shown here in these exclusive pre-production photos, was the perfect spot for Alma and Ennis to be married." The movie stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway and Michelle Williams and depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the American West from 1963 to 1983. www.findingbrokeback.com/Albums/StThomasChurch.html www.ourroots.ca/e/roots/lh6/lh6b0057.jpg

On 14 April 2014, I spent a wonderful, fun day with my youngest daughter, driving the backroads SE of Calgary. Some of the roads were familiar to me, but others were new territory, which gave us a chance to discover some different abandoned barns. We knew where our destination was going to be, more or less, though it was disappointing that the "heat wave" distortion was just too great to get distant, zoomed photos. Unfortunately, it was quite a hazy day, which really didn't help. Once we got really close, the problem thankfully went away. I had seen this beautiful little church - St. Thomas’ Anglican Church at Dinton, Alberta - when it was shown to me by friends Cathy and Terry on 3 February 2013. I knew my daughter and I would be in that area and, thanks to her help, we found it. It seemed more faded this time, but maybe I falsely remember it being a darker red. "Although the tiny town of Dinton, AB does not appear on most maps, it now occupies a place in motion picture history. Locations Manager Darryl Solly was asked to find a “small unadorned church” for the del Mar wedding scene in the movie, Brokeback Mountain. The unassuming Anglican chapel at Dinton, built by prairie pioneers in 1906, shown here in these exclusive pre-production photos, was the perfect spot for Alma and Ennis to be married." The movie stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway and Michelle Williams and depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the American West from 1963 to 1983. www.findingbrokeback.com/Albums/StThomasChurch.html www.ourroots.ca/e/roots/lh6/lh6b0057.jpg

Yesterday, I spent a wonderful, fun day with my youngest daughter, driving the backroads SE of Calgary. Some of the roads were familiar to me, but others were new territory, which gave us a chance to discover some different abandoned barns. We knew where our destination was going to be, more or less, though it was disappointing that the "heat wave" distortion was just too great to get distant, zoomed photos. Unfortunately, it was quite a hazy day, which really didn't help. Once we got really close, the problem thankfully went away. I had seen this beautiful little church - St. Thomas’ Anglican Church at Dinton, Alberta - when it was shown to me by friend Cathy and Terry on 3 February 2013. I knew my daughter and I would be in that area yesterday, and, thanks to her help, we found it. It seemed more faded this time, but maybe I falsely remember it being a darker red. "Although the tiny town of Dinton, AB does not appear on most maps, it now occupies a place in motion picture history. Locations Manager Darryl Solly was asked to find a “small unadorned church” for the del Mar wedding scene in the movie, Brokeback Mountain. The unassuming Anglican chapel at Dinton, built by prairie pioneers in 1906, shown here in these exclusive pre-production photos, was the perfect spot for Alma and Ennis to be married." The movie stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway and Michelle Williams and depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the American West from 1963 to 1983. www.findingbrokeback.com/Albums/StThomasChurch.html www.ourroots.ca/e/roots/lh6/lh6b0057.jpg flic.kr/p/n91kDM

I should have got the name of this little church - but I didn't. I just loved the colour and rural setting in winter. Seen yesterday (3 February 2013), on a wonderful day out SE of Calgary in the Blackie area, with friends, Cathy and Terry. Thanks so much, you guys! Later: this is St. Thomas’ Anglican Church, Dinton, Alberta. Thanks to Flickr member kgogrady for the ID and information! Very interesting. "Although the tiny town of Dinton, AB does not appear on most maps, it now occupies a place in motion picture history. Locations Manager Darryl Solly was asked to find a “small unadorned church” for the del Mar wedding scene in the movie, Brokeback Mountain. The unassuming Anglican chapel at Dinton, built by prairie pioneers in 1906, shown here in these exclusive pre-production photos, was the perfect spot for Alma and Ennis to be married." The movie stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway and Michelle Williams and depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the American West from 1963 to 1983. www.findingbrokeback.com/Albums/StThomasChurch.html www.ourroots.ca/e/roots/lh6/lh6b0057.jpg

As you can see from this image, the weather was simply beautiful yesterday. I was so lucky to be invited to go SE of Calgary to the Blackie area with friends Cathy and Terry, to do some exploring : ) Blackie is located approximately 70 kilometres (or 85 kilometres, depending on where you read it) southeast of Calgary. We stopped at this particular spot to admire this old homestead. The snow drifts were untouched, pristine, and with glorious bright blue patches and you can just see the very distant mountains. Believe it or not, we saw 17 owls, 12 Snowy Owls and 5 Great Horned Owls!!! We were thrilled at this spot that a Horned Lark was perched on the fence, singing its little heart out : ) The first photo I uploaded this morning - Red Fox - shows how our great day started off! Thanks so much for a great day, you guys!

As you can see from this image, the weather was simply beautiful when I was so lucky to be invited to go SE of Calgary to the Blackie area with friends, Cathy and Terry, to do some exploring : ) Blackie is located approximately 70 kilometres (or 85 kilometres, depending on where you read it) southeast of Calgary. We stopped at this particular spot to admire this old homestead. The snow drifts were untouched, pristine, and with glorious bright blue shadows and you can just see the very distant, snow-covered mountains. We were thrilled at this spot that a Horned Lark was perched on the fence, singing its little heart out : )