In Lower Slaughter in the Cotswolds, a mill built in 1658 makes a pretty picture

. It is a great photo from a great day of driving through the Cotswolds area of England. This photo is taken in village of Lower Slaughter, in the Cotswolds. We rented a car from London and took many deep breaths as I learned to drive on the opposite side of the road. I wanted to see Stonehenge and my wife planned the rest of the journey through the Cotswolds. We stopped in Bourton on the Water that has a model village of the city that is 1/9 the size of the buildings. Next, we drove north to Stow-on-the-Wold that has Englandís oldest pub and a church that has yew trees on each side of a church doors. It is right out of a Lord of the Rings scene. From Stow we stopped at the Broadway Tower that sits atop a ridge that looks over the city of Broadway and the English countryside. From Broadway we drove to Lower Slaughter. My wife insisted we make one more stop and see this mill. The mill was built in 1658 and was last used in 1958. We followed the pathway around some of the homes and found the Mill. We asked one of the sheep if they could move closer to the mill for the photo. Our photo was taken on March 28 about 6pm local time. It had drizzled on and off most of the day. I used my iPhone. No special lens or anything out of the ordinary. We took some selfies and I took these photos before we continued our walk. What struck me was how peaceful and tranquil the village was that day. The chimney and mill is made of red bricks and most of the buildings use lighter colored brick and rock in lower Slaughter. My phone number is 507-456-0945 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)