Twenty minutes at The Old Mill

 

 Cascading from an elevated pool, water turns the mill's wheel, then falls into the lower basin with a familiar ripple, like rainfall. Not quite as dramatic as the ebb and flow of tides upon a shore, night music that is a lullaby, but the sound of moving water offers a peaceful moment of retreat. The lush garden plants bordered with North Little Rock stone give this park a calm freshness. A man-made stone replica of an old grist mill, The Old Mill in Park Hill Historic District has been on my list for a while, as it is one of the beautiful areas of Arkansas I had not visited. I made good on the opportunity during the return trip from Hot Springs. Beside a nice lake the well-maintained park is for all ages.