"Mill pond at Yates Mill"
Raleigh, NC - December 2008 (Click to embiggen)
The deck (or pier or whatever they call it) you see here is normally used as an observation point to gaze upon the restored mill that's just out of view to your right. But since I was too tight on time to make the 2 mile hike around the mill pond to get to it, I decided I'd turn the tables and shoot the observation deck from the mill rather than the other way around.The pond is the mill pond of the historic Yates Mill I've featured in several posts here. Apparently back in the earliest days of America's post-Revolutionary history, mills like this one dotted the landscape around what would become Raleigh in the 1790's. Of the ones known to have existed inside what are now the city limits, Yates Mill is probably the best known -- and best preserved. Though it is no longer a working mill all of the apparatus are, I believe, still in working order. So should some post-apocalyptic EMP strike Raleigh, we would still have a source of flour and corn meal.
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Very peaceful! It's wonderful that they've preserved it and kept the equipment in working order, but I certainly hope there is never any apocalyptic need to use it again!
Amazing place. Awesome photo.
Beautiful, peaceful photo of the pond. Good to hear the mill works in case we need it!
Oooh - very serene and beautiful!
Mojo: What an idealic scene of the neat pond in B&W.
very serene. glad you shoot this.
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This is a photo from another world, very serene and mysterious.
It's awesome.
I loved the post-apocaliptic line!
And good to know. :) One more reason to move out to NC.
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It's beautiful. And I'm glad I know where I can go for corn meal and flour if an EMP destroys our nation's electricity!
How cool that it could still be used if need be.
Beautiful shot. I haven't been there in a while, I'll have to go sometime.
This place looks so serene, perfect place to relax and be in touch with nature. Thanks for sharing this.
lovely reflection shot...nice capture.
i really need to spend some time in raleigh and visit some of the many sites you've posted.
have a great week
erin
Great idea putting this shot in black and white, its outstanding.
Cheers!
Regina In Pictures
It is the essence of tranquility. My camera would love this world.
The mill is in a cool picnic spot. The interiors are open to public?
Wow that is a cool place.
It's really good that this mill has been preserved so that the next generation will be able to appreciate the past. my WS entry is here.. http://maritestravels.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-world9-museo-dabawenyo.html
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I love that you took this in B&W, so much more atmospheric.
Beautiful...I wish I lived where you live.
that's cool!
That picture houses such a peaceful moment!
Greetings from West Africa,
Esther
Lovely B&W capture!
Peace be with you
incredibly peaceful!!!
The water looks like glass .. does it get cold enough down there to freeze the pond?
splendidly beautiful. i love the reflection on the water and the b&w made it oh so peaceful. great shot again mojo.
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