The Big Wheel by maggiemae

The Big Wheel

This is the Water Wheel once more in place. It has taken seven years of renovation and restoration to finish this project. The Wheel was installed in 1878.

Three Good Things:
1. A visit with our local Lions to the new Retirement Village on top of the hill above this valley. Very impressive!
2. Completed all my 400 lots of exercises today and one exercise found some muscles that hadn't been used for a year or two!
3.Finally got my big computer going after 4 days of trying this and that!
This is lovely! Such beautiful colors in this.
October 3rd, 2018  
@louannwarren The fresh spring growth of all the willows is particularly colourful here, Lou Ann!
October 3rd, 2018  

Oh yes this is lovely - so nice to see restoration projects come to fruition. Gorgeous greens - it must be Springtime in NZ.
October 3rd, 2018  
Bep
Wonderful big wheel. Nice to read that it's renovated.
Well done #2 :-)
October 3rd, 2018  
how beautiful What is it used for?
October 3rd, 2018  
@grammyn Originally it was a wheel than turned by water from a river which in turn, turned a mill that ground wheat, Katy! There were lots of big wheels like this in those days so they must have made lots of good bread!
October 3rd, 2018  
Beautiful vibrant scene! Well done on doing all those excercises!
October 3rd, 2018  
it is a beautiful and vibrant photo maggie
October 3rd, 2018  
So beautiful and back to where it belongs!!
October 3rd, 2018  
Well you know they do say "history repeats itself" and with a wheel, it's over and over and over and over.......
It's great when a heritage like this one is brought back to life and it looks like it fits right in there. Good shot!
October 4th, 2018  
@maggiemae yum. Thanks MM
October 4th, 2018  
Great to see industrial heritage like this restored, but seven years??
October 4th, 2018  
What a great scene! It's quite intriguing to think of ways industrial tools have changed.
October 4th, 2018  
Such a colorful photo...love all the green
October 4th, 2018  
Well find. Lovely fresch green colour.
October 4th, 2018  
A great capture of this lovely scene. 1 and 3 sound great but 2 must have hurt ;-)
October 4th, 2018  
It is huge, good to see it restored.
October 4th, 2018  
@onewing Thanks Babs - made the news!
October 4th, 2018  
@ludwigsdiana Well sometimes, hurt is good - means if you keep at it, it will be stronger!
October 4th, 2018  
Glad to see it is still going strong then!
October 4th, 2018  
So beautiful and back in its natural surroundings !
October 4th, 2018  
great to see it restored. love the colours too . all those greens. hope those muscles ok today.! bit sore myself last week after starting swimming again.ha ha i am the same.. always call it the big computer .1
October 4th, 2018  
Lee
Good subject and how interesting. Lowering the yellow saturation would help reduce the acidic look.
October 4th, 2018  
A lovely scene,,does this actually work maggie? Well done the renovators! The all your Spring greenery looking splendid! 40 exercises...I must buck up I dont really do any except try & walk a bit! My big computer is so rarely used it takes ages to update when I dain to switch it on!
October 4th, 2018  
@gamelee Any better, Lee? Thanks for the critique!
October 4th, 2018  
Beautiful greens and such a lovely old waterwheel.
October 4th, 2018  
@brennieb Swimming is the best overall exercise! I just can't be bothered with all the undressing and putting clothes back on after showering - more water!
October 4th, 2018  
@happypat Your computer might need a little refreshing. I forget to empty all the trash!
October 4th, 2018  
400 exercises - that sounds more than a bit challenging! That wheel has a lovely setting in amongst those trees and the little stream. I'm assuming it has enough water to turn the wheel?
October 4th, 2018  
@helenhall No, its not a working wheel but has been restored to its former glory to just admire!
October 4th, 2018  
Lee
I think so, Obviously you will be able to see the before and after, What do you think?
October 5th, 2018  
@gamelee More natural these shades of green, Lee!
October 5th, 2018  
going back to basics, there are of course some things then that our ancestors did that were earth friendly, time consuming they may be. kudos to your people for the restoration.
October 5th, 2018  
very lucky to have this still around! excellent photo opportunties
October 6th, 2018  
A nice scenic capture! What the heck are these 400 exercises?!? Is the doctor trying to send you to the hospital? Yikes!
October 8th, 2018  
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