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Clarke County, VA

Today started out cloudy and cold, but the sun came out this afternoon. I picked up Frank and Deborah and we went to the art show at the Burwell Morgan Mill. 

I was going to add a couple more pictures, but Blogger is acting up again, so I will just leave it at that.

New Market Picnic and Silver Lake Mill

Today Peggy and I met Lynn for a picnic lunch. There’s a sign about the Civil War Battle of New Market because this was the place where Confederate General Breckinridge launched the first attack of the battle.

After a leisurely lunch and conversation, I drove Peggy to Silver Lake in Dayton.

The Virginia Quilt Museum is there, and I wanted to see the exhibit, "250 Quilts Commemorating the Commonwealth of Virginia." These are contemporary quilts, and they are fabulous!

Charlie’s Adventure Report

Hi! I am ready to drive as soon as Mom will let me. I would drive to Sadie‘s house to play, and maybe I would go get a pup cup or a hamburger! I’d go to the dog park if I could remember how to get there. There’s a map thing, but I don’t know how to make it work.

I did go to Sadie‘s house a couple of times this week. We like to chase a ball and go for a walk. I play with her toys and she barks at me. We have a snack.

Here’s a Caturday picture for those who celebrate.

One day I noticed something different on the deck. I went to investigate.

It looked suspicious. Mom said it was the bird camera and she had put it on the floor because of the storm the night before.

We had some good adventures this week. One day we went for a walk behind the old mill.

A boy was feeding the ducks, but I was not allowed to go down there because ducks are scared of dogs.

Yesterday we went to Seven Bends State Park down at the river.

We watched some people bring kayaks to shore. It turned out to be Ranger Tom and his family. I got to meet his children and his sister-in-law.

Today Mom took me to Camp Roosevelt to walk in the woods.

On the way home, we drove by a place that has horses.

This was a good week for me. I hope you had a good week too.

Art at the Mill, 2026

Millwood, VA

The art display and sale at the Burwell-Morgan Mill is a fundraiser for the Clarke County Historical Association. Artwork is exhibited on walls, specials partitions, tables, and easels. 

Mosaic Monday

I took pictures of some favorites, including work by Terri Roy, Linda Lopez, Trisha Adams, Marie Botsford, and Robert De May.

It was pouring rain, so I did not take a picture of the outside of the mill this time.

Spaces and Places of Harrisonburg

Mural by Addison Green

This mural is at the entrance of the Walmart that’s west of Harrisonburg. Walmart has a community mural program.

It depicts well-known sites in Harrisonburg and Dayton. I have photos of the mill in Dayton, the museum there, and the Rockingham County courthouse in Harrisonburg.

Mosaic Monday / Murals

#walmartmurals @nowart_la

Millstone, Garden Center

Woodstock Gardens

Millstones like this were used in pairs to grind grain. Now they are often reused as landscaping elements. They can make a dramatic fountain with water propelled up through the center hole. 

Recently, I took Charlie to the garden center to walk around. He enjoyed exploring and sniffing while I looked at trees and decorative items.

Through the Stairs

Art at the Mill

Millrace

Clarke County, VA

I was attracted to the reflections in the millrace at Burwell-Morgan Mill. I’ve posted numerous pictures of this mill in the past, partly because an art show draws me here twice a year. 

By the time this grist mill was constructed in the 18th century, the technology for water-powered mills had been refined over hundreds of years. The stream that powered the mill wheel was channeled into a millrace that narrowed the flow of water to increase its power. 

This mill has an interior water wheel. On certain Saturdays, they still grind corn here.

Spillway

More Changes in Mt. Jackson

Yesterday Charlie told you about going to the new dog park in Mount Jackson. There’s a LOVE sign there, which is actually how I learned about the park, when an artist posted that she painted the letters on the sign at the dog park.

Mosaics  / Murals

There are pictures of cute dogs on the letters.

Also, the old mill in Mount Jackson has finally been renovated. A mural now decorates the side that faces Mill Creek.

We returned to the dog park today so that we could share it with Sadie.

Belgravia Road.

Along the North River in Mount Crawford

Near Harrisonburg

The remains of an old flour mill still stand beside the river. The mill burned in 1962. It had been five stories high and had three water wheels and dated to the 1870s.

The  miller’s house has been restored and is used as a vacation rental.

 

The North River