Snow covers sins in design and the debris of Swinus Americanus. It’s a perfect time to show you a few things near the end of the millpond where the water descends into oblivion. Each of these images is linked to a larger one that shows more detail. Standing on the Main Street sidewalk (above), you look northward. In the far end, you can see the Tridge. In the foreground is the “ice tunnel.” It has enclosed the falls, about 5′ tall, at the dam. The rocks on the right support the dam and look like rubble when they aren’t covered in snow.
The photo on the left (below) was taken at the fence on the far left of the above picture. The resident ducks have a small patch of open water in which to swim. A snow-covered octopus is in the center. Yes, an octopus. It’s part of Brighton’s effort to toss sculpture around downtown. Whoever placed this whimsical sculpture in this terrible place ought to be fired. It’s a fun piece and deserves to be mounted above the water so people can see it without having a fence within a foot of it. Harumph.
Standing on the small bridge in the above picture, you look to the southeast (below, right) over the top of the dam. The millpond cascades into a cement chasm and culvert that whisks the water under Main Street, the shops, and parking lots behind them. It emerges a block away. On this snowy morning at 5am, a yellow salt truck blurred by as I was taking this picture. Except for it, there was no sound or movement other than the occasional quack from a disturbed duck.
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