Or the Spike on the Pike, as some call it. (And I’m amused to see from the filename of the image to the right that at least one Web designer at the Times calls it that too.) NB: the “live” camera was a little crooked this morning, so I corrected the image. …Anyway, the Irish Times has a Dublin weathercam here — I haven’t looked at it for ages. But now that the Spire is up, the main webcam (looking north across O’Connell Bridge) gets a great view of it.
I know there are people who don’t care for the look of the Spike. I like it, though; I think it’s just what O’Connell Street needed. Possibly the opinion is irrational.
Meanwhile the rain continues. The fishpond is getting very full: the fish are spending a lot of time near the top of the water, either because the rain has warmed the pond up somewhat and they’re feeling more active, or because there are bugs to catch. (Not that I’ve had time to stand out there and watch to see if that’s what they’re doing.)
They may be warmer, but I’m chilly enough. I think I’ll light another fire in a while. 
(This is one of the good things about having your office in the living room, where the fireplace is… The other good thing about it is that tending the fire forces the busy writer to get up, stretch and walk around every half hour or so: go outside to the woodpile, get a little more wood… get another cup of tea, and settle down to work again. They used to tell us in nursing school that getting up to walk around every half hour, while studying or doing desk work, was imperative. Might be they had something there…)
