Park #27: Avery Park - Dublin

   This place is an absolute oasis for the soccer set. Dublin is far enough away from Columbus proper for big green spaces like this. Another thing Dublin has going for it is a quite well-done network of off-road paved bike paths which came in quite handy for me during the then-continuing COTA strike. I noticed later while looking at this place through Google Earth that the baseball fields are aligned in a clover formation; appropriate for Dublin Ohio.

Kinda funky looking playset.

I've got Big Balls

This place was really huge.

The artwork on this tower was really cool, depicting various sports.

This was such a trip to stumble upon. I'm guessing the storm that caused this was the crazy windstorm that caused much of Columbus to be without power for 3-7 days. This tree was beside the creek right by the water tower in case any of my ones of readers wants to check it out.

I should know what pepper is, being a lifelong diehard Reds fan, but I do not.

Groovy little (<5 acres) bit of woods basically left alone from the rest of the park.

A very friendly and cute hepcat.

Does a tree make a sound blah blah blah

Park #18: Amlin Crossing Park - Dublin

  Man, this one was WAAAAAAYYY out on the perimeter of Franklin County. The bus to Dublin, which runs very "sparsely" anyway, goes nowhere near this place. Oh well, nothing one can't get to via a trusty hunk o' junk bicycle.

  This was one of those villages that was a blink and you miss it type of place. No stores, just a bunch of farmland and a set of RR tracks which seems to be the place the locals hand out at (at least this particular day). The park itself was a small pocket park with the bonus of a very nice community garden. A couple ladies were out there working the garden when I visited. It wasn't yet stupid hot like its been in Ohio lately, so I strolled around for a little while. I didn't stay too long though since the light was fading and I knew I'd either have to take Riverside or Dublin Rd to get back to my home, and that is NOT a pleasant prospect with a bicycle, much less a bicycle with no lights (or rear brake on that day).

I'm guessing kitty is stalking a mouse.

Reading up on this place afterwards, turns out its the first community garden in Washington Township. Nice little place in the middle of nowhere.