The Royal Oak and the Old Mill

Belle composition aux jolis reflets***

Glad you like this one Jean-louis..........thank you.

wonderful image

Wish you a serene weekend:)

Thank you Annemarie.

Beautiful composition with lovely reflections Keith.
Happy FF and a peaceful weekend

Thanks Jaap........appreciated.

A charming picture!

Thank you very much Eunice.

Es gibt Orte,da zieht es einen immer gerne hin lieber Keith und wie du gesehen hast,hat es grade für dich und deine schönen Aufnahmen aufgerissen und es war schönes Wetter,schön ist dieser Anblick auf die schönen Gebäude und den Spiegelungen im Wasser,hast du sehr schön fotografiert :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

Thank you for your lovely comments Güni............always appreciated.

Wow, this is a fabulous scene Keith. The gentle rippling reflections are superb. The style of architecture is really lovely. You can post as many as you like of this area, and there will be no complaints from me!! I had to go to Wimborne yesterday and the weather sound about the same as you experienced.

Take care and have a good weekend.

I'm really pleased you like this one Rosa.........I'm really glad I got there before the sun disappeared!

Have a good weekend yourself.

A lovely post card here Keith. One of those P.o.V views that will change with time, weather and season. Well done.

Cheers & Thanks for sharing with our UK Landscape Photography Group , Herb

Thank you Herb. Your comments are always appreciated. Glad you like my postcard!

Very beautiful with fine reflections !

Glad you think so Ulrich...............thank you sir.

Oh no - I'd never visit this place and not want to take loads of photos. This is a beautiful scene - and a great place to have a pub, I should think it would be a great place to sit on that wall and enjoy a pint, although I don't drink beer, I could still enjoy myself with a pint of fizzy lemonade!!! I think that black mill-like building is fabulous, especially being next to those small cottages. I hope your wife was pleased with her nails.

I'm pleased you like this one Jenny..........it really is a lovely place. In summer, I often stop for a quick shandy and sit on the benches outside the pub, or even on the wall (depending on what the tide is doing). The Old Mill is now a private residence and had its sails removed many years ago. The Royal Oak is supposed to be haunted..!!

Very beautiful shot, Keith! Except for the coldish light, I can see a glimpse of spring.

Thank you Diane.............it was pretty cold, even in the sunshine, but spring is definitely on the way........the ducks on the mill pond were already fighting over the females..!!

Just beautiful, you caught just the right moment! The clear cold light is perfect and I like that the water isn't totally calm which adds interest to the reflections.

Glad you like this one Gudrun.................I was really lucky to be in the right place at the right time! Thank you.

Trés bel endroit et trés belle photo. Quel est ce curieux édifice foncé sur la droite ?

You're very kind as always Jean Paul. The dark building is in fact an old windmill, which has had its sails removed.

A brief history:

The Old Mill, now a private residence, was a working mill until WWI. It is made up of three distinct parts, the mill itself built across a creek, built in 1800 – 1832, the mill store, built in 1800 – 1832 on brick piers and the oldest part, an attached windmill, built in 1720 – 1740. Barges could be brought up to the mill for transporting the milled goods away around the coast.

If you do a search on IP for the Old Mill (taken by me) you'll find that I have taken many photos over the years. It's one of my favourite places.

Super, das gefällt mir! Das Gebäudeensemble bildet ein attraktives Fotomotiv und die Spiegelungen sind großartig! Das war eine gute Idee, dorthin zu fahren, Keith!