Today's Little Trip

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A couple of weeks ago I visited

Columbus's Hayden Falls.

While researching the waterfall

for my blog, I came across yet

another area waterfall that I

had not visited: Dublin Falls.

(The Embassy Suites in the

background sits at the corner

of I-270 and Hwy 161/33.

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Okay, so the name of the falls is

not Dublin, but I'm not sure even

people in Dublin know what to

call them. If you check out the

street sign where I turned to find

the park, it looks like the city's

moniker for their waterfalls is

Shawan Falls. Wouldn't you agree?

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But at the actual parking lot,

this is the placard I discovered.

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The little stream that brings

water for the falls runs between

Dublin Post Office and a

Dublin school; hence,

I'll call the the natural

phenomenon Dublin Falls.

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Dublin Middle School sits on the
eastern banks of this stream.
I have to admit, with all the
graffiti and trash in this
ecosystem, I was quick to blame
adolescents. I hope I'm wrong.
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There are only a few photos
where I couldn't edit out the
manmade litter.
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With the next two photos, I

was not so fortunate to camouflage
the debris. Sad, isn't it?

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Back to making things pretty...

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The next few shots made the

trip worthwhile. Even though

I was sad about the pollution,

the mallard in this shot

reminded me that things

don't have to be pristine

for him to survive...and have fun!

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Sitting on the ledge at the

highest plunge in the park,

Mr. Mallard seems to be

boasting his superiority to

the hundreds of gallons of

water passing through his

webbed feet per second.

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On my way back to the car,

I heard a twig snap. I stopped

abruptly and spied this little

critter. Can Easter be far away?!?

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It is my hope that the city of Dublin

will find some way to clean up

this gorgeous dump site I've

dubbed Dublin Falls...

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