Things Left Behind Photo Series: Part One

Things left behind in an abandoned property often tell a story more interesting than would the story told by the things that were taken with the occupants.  From the prairies of Saskatchewan...

In an abandoned train station in a town north of Regina.  Built in 1898, this piano still had its original ivory keys.

In the general store in Bents, Saskatchewan

In a baby buggy in a house in Bents, Saskatchewan

In an abandoned gas station near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

The post office in Bents, Saskatchewan was closed on Wednesday.  It was located inside the general store.

In the Bents, Saskatchewan post office.

Left in the Bents, Saskatchewan general store.

There is nothing left behind more often than tools.  

So much history in this writing on the wall of the Bents post office.  

A rusted bed frame in a house in the Saskatchewan countryside.  

A crib in a one room house in a Doukhobor settlement.  From other materials found inside, I estimate that the house was last occupied in the 1970's.

A record player in a one room house in a Doukhobor settlement in rural Saskatchewan.