Crouching Tiger
Ambush predators are most effective when they are able to conceal themselves within the environment. This magnificent specimen’s mind-warping blur leads the eye away, and the orange tinge gives but…
Dry
Speed Law
Inattention kills; this is what ICBC tells us, and New Westminster is no exception. Pay attention when navigating the streets by foot, paw, or tire, or you’ll find yourself a…
Murder Scene
Dead rodents and discarded dog-turds get most of the attention in New Westminster, but there is another resident that shows up fairly frequently; the humble crow. In fact, if there…
Sidewalk Logjam
Yet another New Westminster classic; a family of rotund dog-turds smack-dab in the middle of the sidewalk along an intersection on a busy street. The perfect shape and color, these…
High Five
Rodents come in various shapes and sizes in New Westminster, from the tiniest of mice to the largest of rat or squirrel. Here we find an average-sized specimen whose physical…
A New West Sundial
If one is out walking, be sure to keep an eye out for a most ancient of chronometers; the humble sundial. Using one of these carefully-placed devices, one can tell…
The Stogey
Here we find a single segment from what must have been a larger dog-poop, resting at the edge of a driveway just off the sidewalk of a relatively busy New…
Gig-Economy Rattatouille
Here we find a sleepy example of one of New Westminster’s most populous residents, a Norway rat. Exhausted from a busy day of chewing, scratching, spawning, and pooping, it rests…
Feeling a Little Run Down
Here we have something that is somewhat on the rarer side of things, a smushed sidewalk dog-poo. New Westminster pedestrians tend to be absorbed on their phones, either scrolling hot…
Wake Up Sleepyboi
When one thinks “rodent” in New Westminster, one generally thinks of the rats and mice endemic to the city; one often forgets entirely about the bushy-tailed rodents that reside in…