Nanton Past and Present

Kali @kali66 asked me to find something in my local town/culture that has symbolic meaning.
Well, Nanton is very much an agricultural town with its roots deep in farming and ranching.
The old red and green grain elevators in the background are no longer in use but are replaced by big concrete bins that hold massive amounts of grain.
Unfortunately, this means farmers need to haul their produce further to the elevator, forcing them to store it in their own bins (shown in the foreground) until they can make the trip.
So you can see the past and present here.

[Wendy]

@kali66
Here you go, Kali. Nanton in transition - like all small towns!
Grain elevators are very much the symbol of the prairies and the west!

[John M]

Lovely view.

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Dawn]

A lovely rural scene

[kali]

interesting!

[*lynn]

beautiful shot ... I like the elevators in the background

[amyK]

Nicely captured rural scene

[Delwyn Barnett]

That is a very good idea for showing past and present in the same photo. Nice rural scene.

[Joan Robillard]

Lovely scene and interesting story

[Kathy]

Good memories of my trip to Saskatchewan back in the 80's. Challenge well met.

[KAL]

Such a beautiful place! Interesting history. Farmers have a much more difficult life than most realize. Thanks for sharing.

[Pat Knowles]

Great shot….love the contrast of these grain silos.

[docuphotojeff]

i like the fact the focal point is on the grain elevators toward the back of the photo. nice pic.. great agricultural appreciation of past.