Caesar Creek Geese

Ohio History

Lunch by the Lake

Caesar Creek State Park was a beautiful place to spend the afternoon. Besides boating and fishing, the park offers trails for hiking, biking, and fishing. There is also a nature center near by. But our main interest was the picnic facilities, where we enjoyed a good lunch - with a few bees for company. We also enjoyed watching the geese while we ate.

Lakeside Geese

There was an interesting stretch of muddy bare ground along the waterline, between the grass and the lake. The dirt area extended almost up to the picnic pavilions. Our best explanation was that the lake had flooded all the way up there in the spring. I believe it is created by a dam, and would thus be used as an overflow basin when there was too much rainfall. Otherwise, the park was having some major grass-growing issues. The geese did enjoy rooting around in the mud for bugs and worms, as well as slurping around in the lingering puddles there.