back in blog mode

I've been away awhile from this portal and really got out of the habit of keeping this blog current so this week I'm going to make a big effort getting back in the swing of things.
First off, bit of a summary of recent happenings. The choker, AKA fringe lily, is dispersing. Council officials did spray some chemicals on the plant during September and it does seem to have worked but I was later told that this is the time of year for the blasted thing to die anyhow, so the proof of the pudding is going to be next Spring....
Cliftonville FC's new stand is ready and I understand the team are playing Linfield tomorrow in a match thats going to be broadcast on the telly, so it'll be interesting to see how the stand can handle all that testosterone and also what impact, if any it will have on the Wateworks park itself considering home fans must now enter through the Waterworks Cliftonville Road entrance.
New parts for the children's play park on the lower Cavehill Road side arrived this week which is great to see meanwhile the fishermen have been fishing like mad men with a whole host of competitions. And of course coming up soon is a winter-themed country fair organised by the Friends of the Waterworks team... so in all, quite a bit has been going on.
I still walk through the park most days and despite its familiarity and being right on my doorstep I never tire of it.