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.
Our,”drizzly walk”, on a warm Thursday evening. The city’s outdoor skating rink is flooded – although it’s melting this week.
Westmount Park, this evening, covered with a blanket of freshly fallen snow.
The dogs loved it – their noses were caked with frozen icicles from sniffing the park’s snow banks!
Montreal must be setting a record for the amount of rainfall in the past two months. This was reflected in Westmount Park during a drizzly, and windy, Friday evening walk.
An early morning fog, coupled with reflections in the evening during our various Saturday dog walks.
A hazy evening in Westmount Park during our evening dog walk.
Our dog enjoys the snow and cold temperatures. However, like all dogs, his favourite place is a warm home while curled up with his favourite blanket.
After a very stressful day, for everyone, we found some peace walking through Westmount Park. It would be nice to have the mind of our dog – where elections don’t matter.
The end of D.S.T. and the evenings are dark by 5pm. Popular option states one can now have an extra hour of sleep in the morning – try to explain that to our dog!
For some, unexplained reason, when walking our dog we leave the house using the front door. One would call it “force of habit”.
On occasion, we leave by our back door that leads into a myriad of lanes built in the 1800s to deliver ice and coal to the Victorian houses that line the streets. It’s a delightful array scents for him!
The lanes are adjacent to Montreal’s best shopping (and tourist) area: Saint Catherine Street (rue Sainte-Catherine) – however; it trickles to an end within our neighbourhood. The street’s sole restaurant and coffee shop close at 3pm on Saturdays and are never open on a Sunday.
During autumn’s chilly (and dark) early evenings – one can warm up in the park’s public library and enjoy the latest artistic offerings in an adjacent gallery.
Westmount Overlooked 