Monday 5 March 2012

Spring has Sprung!

Niamh Mahon's beautiful photograph of crocuses taken in Redmond Park.

Winter Come And Gone

What kind of blog is this anyway? When I started it I figured it would be something which would make Wexfordians appreciate Redmond Park for the little gem that it is. Back then I saw the blog as a place to keep track of goings-on in Redmond Park, a place to track the changing seasons. Yet here we are into another Spring and I see that my last post was in the Autumn. I blame Facebook - that gets my daily attention. You know what they say about Facebook? YOU are the product. If I could track the seasonal changes in the park with the same tenacity as Facebook tracks ME then this would be one helluva blog. How do I feel about being a product? Exploited or glad that someone cares enough to profile me for the purpose of selling to me? "Do you wanna have the latest ultra-compact, big-sounding wifi hifi amp?" I sure do. "Aching knees from years of pounding the pavements? We can help." Please do! "Triple Your Speed ... say goodbye to ordinary broadband." Oh my, you don't know how happy that would make me. Enough of that. As far as this blog is concerned Redmond Park is the product. Every time you visit this blog we track your movements. We know what turns you on, what pushes your buttons, what flies your kite. You think you can wrong-foot us? Don't be so sure! Remember, even the trees have eyes.
Because I feel so guilty about Winter slipping by unacknowledged I give you a Winter image taken in the park by John Holden.