Male pumpkin flowers (seriously!) in a garden on Melville Avenue. (The female flowers have a tiny “pumpkin shape” below their stems).
The male flowers bloom, only once, early in the morning and then close in about four hours.
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Westmount Park – Shakespeare-In-The-Park
Saturday evening saw a large attendance for another performance by Repercussion Theatre.
Westmount Park – Lazy Summer Afternoon
A walk through Westmount Park during a warm July weekend.
Westmount Park’s Amur Maples
One several Amur Maples near the Melville Ave. entrance to Westmount Park. Their keys (samaras) are starting to turn a brilliant red colour that will contrast beautifully against the green foliage.
Westmount Park’s Lagoon
I have never ceased to be amazed by the lagoon’s coloured reflections following a thunder storm!
Westmount Park – “Dog Days of Summer”
Westmount Park during a very humid Sunday afternoon and just before a thunder storm. Much too hot for long walks – our dog “hates” the sound of thunder!
Westmount Park – Live Jazz Concert
Sunday’s jazz concert at the park’s gazebo. Apparently, the City has been sponsoring these for the past 30 years.
Westmount Park – Rugby
A rugby game, at the park, on a Saturday afternoon.
Westmount Park’s Former Weeping Silver Lime
I recently read a blog posting by our neighbour describing a massive lime tree, in Westmount Park, that collapsed (https://dcmontreal.wordpress.com/).
Grabbing my camera (and our dog) we managed to document the tree’s fate:
Westmount Magazine
Did you know that our fair City now has their own magazine?
The editor-in-chief is none other than Wayne Larsen!
Those of us in Westmount fondly remember him during his long tenure as editor-in-chief of the Westmount Examiner.
This is the link to their excellent publication:
Westmount Overlooked 