A surprisingly warm evening for our walk through the park. Lots of puddles and people – even those without dogs – (finally) enjoying their time outdoors.
Westmount Park
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Westmount Park
We are fortunate to have this Victorian-era park located steps from our front door.
Following two days of snow – it was covered in a white blanket during our evening walk.
Those that have dogs can disconnect, for a (well needed) period of time, from the world’s events!
Westmount Badges
Do you remember these?
In the past, the city designed and distributed badges during their annual Family Day and Winter Carnival festivities.
I recall Beverly Adams, a former member of the Sports and Recreation Department, was responsible for involving local children in their design.
This is a sample of our collection:
Westmount Park
A slippery walk through the park – it rained this morning then the temperature dropped. We did; however, manage to catch the “tail end” of beautiful sunset!
Westmount Park
A (very) chilly walk through the park this evening. The city had their 34th annual Winter Carnival today – sleigh rides, free hot dogs and maple taffy in the snow. In the past, the city would design lovely badges (with pins) for those attending this event. (I have a box full of these dating back to the 1980s when our daughter was small). I am sure for safety (and legal) reasons that tradtion has been discontinued. How did we ever manage to grow up safely in the 1950 and 1960s!
Moon, Mars & Venus Triangle
This evening, starting our walk, we saw the Moon, Mars and Venus forming triangle in the sky. Venus, being 185 times brighter than Mars, is commonly known as the “evening star”. It was a beautiful sight!
Westmount Park
“Here comes the sun do dn do do….”.
It has been a long grey winter weekend! Surprisingly, our evening walk was greeted with a beautiful sunset.
Westmount Park –
A “sloppy” walk through the park this evening following the sounds of dogs barking as they enjoy their dog run.
The proposal to build their play area created a huge controversy (like most changes in Westmount) between the City and those opposed to its construction. Thankfully, this issue is behind us – today, both dogs and walkers enjoy this Victorian era park in a harmonious existence.
Westmount Park
Our walk through Westmount Park on Thursday evening – it was deserted, aside from several dogs enjoying their dog run. In the past, the city employed uniformed Park Rangers whose job was to patrol the park. Today, people walking their dogs, no matter what the weather, seem to be performing this task.
Westmount Park
Returning from a brief trip to Oxford (where there was no snow) we were greeted with the park covered in a blanket of the “white stuff”.
Kudos to the City’s Public Works for clearing the streets and sidewalks following a difficult morning with freezing rain.
Westmount Overlooked 