Sidewalk art

The sidewalks in part of downtown are decorated for walkers.

A hopscotch game.

A view of the Raleigh skyline.

It's part of the "Sip and Stroll" zone.  A large area in which you can buy alcoholic drinks to go and stroll through the area.

But don't leave the zone!

 

Clouds in the pond

Sky reflected in the pond.

And here's the sky above.

 

Yates mill again

Another view of the Yate's Mill from across the millpond.

 

Beaver chew

The beavers must have worked hard on this tree.

But they left the tree in place.  A lot of work for nothing.

Ducks in a row

These mallards were huddled against the wind.  

 

Kingfisher

We could hear his laughing call for a long time before we saw him. This male kingfisher just wanted everyone to know he was there.

 

Millstone

The idiom: to have a millstone around your neck, means to have a responsibility that is hard to escape from.  And here is a millstone.  You would not go far carrying this one.