Pic(k) of the Week: Autumn morning on Arabia Lake

Click on the image for a larger, hi-res version (on Flickr).

As I was setting up my tripod, a passing hiker greeted me.
"It's a beautiful day."
"Yes, indeed," I replied.

Arabia Lake: a man-made reservoir on Arabia Mountain, a granite monadnock near the town of Stonecrest in DeKalb County, Georgia, USA. 6 November 2025.

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Arabia Lake & Davidson-Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area

The former Davidson Quarry, which owned Arabia Mountain in the mid 20th-century, created the lake in the by damming small Stephenson Creek. In 1972, the Davidson family closed the quarry and donated the land to the county. Concrete and metal remains of a quarry bridge can still be seen on both banks of the lake (visible, in the photo, in the background)

The land is now part of the Davidson-Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area...

...that encompasses natural, cultural, and historical elements to form a cohesive, nationally significant landscape. The area is due east of Atlanta and spans 40,000 acres (16,000 ha) reaching from the historic commercial center of Lithonia to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, including several sites in between, including Arabia Mountain, Panola Mountain, and the historic Flat Rock Community. The National Heritage Area was established in 2006 and is coordinated by the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Alliance, which includes board members, representatives from the community and local organizations, and staff.

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Miles Davis: Boplicity.
Album: Birth of the Cool
Label: Capitol Records (recorded 1949; released 1957).

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• Musicians:
  • Miles Davis – trumpet, leader, co-composer, co-arranger
  • Lee Konitz – alto saxophone
  • Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone
  • J. J. Johnson – trombone
  • Sandy Siegelstein – French horne
  • Bill Barber – tuba
  • John Lewis – piano
  • Nelson Boyd – bass
  • Kenny Clarke – drums
  • Gil Evans - co-composer, co-arranger


• See another image I shot at the same vantage point, but in early spring 2024: here.


• Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays.
• Photo 49 of 52, for year 2025. See a larger, hi-res version on Flickr: here.


• Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
• Lens: Olympus M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
• Settings: 14 mm; 1/400 sec; ISO 200; ƒ/5.6
  — Panoramic stitch (10 images)


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