Interesting Old Building - Pyeatte Mill

I always like to take pictures of the old buildings we come across while out gravin.  And this one was kind of neat. It's what remains of the old Pyeatte Mill building located between Canehill and Clyde, AR.

I would have loved to get some pictures of the whole wheel but I wasn't willing to brave the thick weeds to get a picture.

This is what remains of the foundation and wheel. The wheel measures 36 feet in diameter. And is still in pretty good shape. This site was added to the Historical Registry in 1982.

You can see some much better photos of the mill at Mill Pictures.

A Little Off Topic...

I know this is a bit off topic but I thought it was a bit interesting and wanted to share and see what you think it is.

I always like to photgraph the old buildings that are around the cemeteries.  There are some very interesting old building still standing.  This is a building I photographed in Washington County Arkansas.  This isn't a great photo I took it through the windshield of the car. But you can still see what I'm talking about.

Ok, so here is the interesting thing.  Do you see the flying creature above the house? It's rather large and odd looking.

I swear wasn't there when I took the picture.  Neither I nor my friend Theresa saw it when I took the photo. I didn't even notice it until I uploaded the pic onto my computer.  Odd hu? I know logic tells me it had to be there but still neither of us remember seeing it and Theresa took a photo at the roughly the same time and it wasn't in her photo.

  I'm still not sure what it is. It doesn't look like a bird. Wings are too smooth for it to be a bird.  I thought it might be a bat.  I researched bats in Arkansas and the Hoary Bat has a 16.1 inch wingspan so that might be it. But isn't it odd for bats to be out in the day time?

What do you think it is?

Does anyone else pay attention to the buildings at cemeteries?

I have always found the buildings that are either in or right next to cemeteries rather interesting.  In my area of the world most are run down and no longer in use.  There are a few still in use but not many and if they are they are either used for storage or active churches.  Here are a few I have collected this year.

These are either abandoned or used for storage.

Located in Benton County, AR

Building #1