Walking Yoshi in St. Henri

If you are going to live in a poor part of town, Montréal is the best city I can think of.  Gorgeous architecture, beautiful parks, clever art installations, and spontaneous artistic expression.  Yoshi and I enjoy our walks in St. Henri.

rue St-Philippe

rue St-Philippe, with the skinny building

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Rescue Me

Yoshi and Jacob

Yoshi and Jacob

Yoshi is about six.  He was rescued from a kill-shelter by a woman running Refuges St-Chatques (a play on words for St-Jacques).  I found Yoshi last year on http://petfinder.com .    

Jacob is about seven.  Jacob came from the Montréal SPCA Annex over three years ago – one of the last of the colony of around 90 cats from a hoarding situation in a 3-1/2 apartment in NDG.  (Montréal speak – a 3-1/2 is a one bedroom.)  

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