Mill Creek Pond

Monocacy Battlegrounds
The sun casts a longer shadow as I relax on this park bench and contemplate this old mill pond. The ducks feed on the surface algae; a snake surfaces for a breath of air, and minnows surface to feed and ripple the stillness. Behind this bench not 100 feet is the old mill house which served both sides in that famous battle. In a minute I'll walk this portion of the grounds where the RR carried Lew Wallace's troops to block Early's mounted threat to Washington. The day is exceedingly pleasant, and the view quite enjoyable. The breeze carries that coolness of fall and I think of colder days to come.
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