The Old Water Wheel by tennesseecowgirl
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Description
Ronnie challenged me to find a photo that could go with a Slim Whitman song. What do you think Ronnie did I meet your challenge? By the way Ronnie when I went to your gallery earlier, there was nothing there? I hope everything is okay. Please say you didn't pull all your photos.
18th Century Rice Grist Mill. Originally constructed in 1798 along Lost Creek, this mill was operated by four generations of the Rice family. The mill has had many changes throughout its history. At times, the mill was also rigged to power a sawmill, a cotton gin, a trip hammer, and even to operate a dynamo that supplied electrical lights for the Rice home in 1899. TVA purchased the land the mill stood on which was to be flooded by the building of Norris Dam. The mill was carefully disassembled and reassembled much of the structure at its present site.
Song by: Slim Whitman called The Old Water Wheel.
By the valley road The lilacs are growin' Around the mill With an old water wheel In his dusty coat The river sits dreamin' Of his true love The pretty Lucille The old water wheel Keeps turning and turning It seems to seize All the kisses it sees On the soft summer nights When the hearts were alive Making love to the sound Of the old water wheel In her eyes of blue True heaven made green And her hair was brown As the meadow lark's wing Every smile revealed White pearls, empty dreamin' And nature made her lips Just to sing But fate was unkind She sneaked neath the lilacs This dizzy world Keeps moving along But the old river seems To be lost in his dreams While the water wheel turns As it's singin' this song Lost in the song Of the old water wheel
Comments (68)
awjay
super pic ...... very nice compo
moonrancher
Nice preservation and scene! Great photo to go with the song.
Thelby
Tha's a Beautiful place! Love the Earth Tones to it!!!
SapUS59
fantastic capture !!
DarkStormCrow
Excellent!
MrsRatbag
Beautiful image - nice work!
BessieB
Beautiful with lovely colours
lil_t
Stunning capture, very nice work! I'd say you met the challenge perfectly! :)
magnus073
Lynell I love old structures like this so much and you turned this into the perfect scene
SafetyGuy
Beautiful photo. I always appreciate lighting that brings out as much detail in the shadows as possible without blowing out the well lit areas. Thanks for sharing!
drag
Beautiful old water wheel. I'm glad it was saved from the dam. A wonderful photograph of it.
Cytisus
Stunning capture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
durleybeachbum
Well done!!!
marybelgium
excellent !
fredster66
Another amazing country scene you have captured so well. Love it!
miwi
Beautiful place,excellent shot!!!!!!!!!!
annie5
I like this one a lot..magnific photo! An excellent capture too.Thanks for the info :)
dhanco
Such a beautiful old mill and I love waterwheels. Always wanted one in my yard, but never got it done. Thanks for sharing, Lynell.
billcody
Stunning capture, Lynell! Thanks for sharing! And the history is great, too. So this place gets a face and a soul. 4 Generations of millers, wonderful!
lior
So touching artwork!
phill456
Superb photo and beautifully presented. I must admit I have not heard Slim Whitman sing this song in many years. Great work Lynell. Ronnie should be suitably impressed.
wadej
Great job! And I think it fits!
Stevej46
A lot of charm in the old grist mills.. fantastic..
thevolunteer
Love the rustic scene. Can't beat the old water wheel. Great feeling when you are near one. Aloha
MrsLubner
A great peice of history and captured with the feel of comfort and age.
mbz2662
A great shot! It reminds me of a jigsaw puzzle Grandma would choose...
babuci
Such a charm hiden in a forest. Wonderful wood color.
artaddict2
remarkable piece of history, an impressive old waterwheel.
Meisiekind
Very nice shot Lynell!! :)
tallpindo
bebe160 got me thinking on an earlier form of the water wheel after I thought about a hour glass and a venturi. This earlier wheel was powered by a sand sluice. The grains of sand that dripped off the chute edge each added a step of momentum to the wheel. When enough of them had gathered to make a force at a radius to create a torque the wheel would turn a fixed ammount as static and sliding friction released the wooden axle. This sand could be put into little bags and weighed. This all comes from my study of water clocks and how they are replenished by cisterns to create a forbidden measurement of time on dark days when sundials are ignorant. I've been working on it now since 1983. "Like sands through an hour glass, they pass, the days of our lives." Thus the sands become as tired as sawdust with the telling.