Aug 16 2010
Destination Unknown
Yesterday, in an effort to avoid yard work, my husband decided we would hit the road. He only planned to go down highway 29. We invited both of our moms to go and they enthusiastically accepted the invite. They always love it when they can ride without having to decide what time to be somewhere and how to get there. I do too!
We were told there would be a test. We had to remember the names of all the little towns we went through. Ha! I don’t think my husband could remember the names himself. It was fun looking at the beautiful farmhouses. The flower beds are at their peak right now and have beautiful blooms and huge sunflowers.
One sight that we happened upon that surprised us was hundreds of cigars with fans that were popping out of the ground near Reynolds, Indiana. I am not exaggerating when I say there were hundreds of windmills all across the country side. As far as our eyes could see, there were these majestic towers with their huge blades turning in the wind. They produce electricity.
I read in our local paper just last week, farmers in our area are being approached to see if they would agree to have windmills placed on their land. There are pros and cons to having these giant monstrosities placed near ones home. I have heard that they are loud but then other people who have them near their homes say they are not noticeable. I think we will see more of them across the flat land here in Indiana. Do you have them where you live?
3 Responses to “Destination Unknown”
I’ve seen them, 100s of them!, on the hills in California, heading to the San Fran area from the Central Valley… I’ve not live with them so do not know if they are a noise problem, but they really do look majestic!
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We have a lot of them, not near our house but in open spaces near the hoods, usually in high terrains so the wind can make them work.
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I don’t know of any near where we live but I’d be really happy if there were some. I really like the way they look and love the idea of harnessing natural, sustainable, non-polluting resources to provide for our energy needs. My only gripe with them is that sometimes birds and bats get caught in the blades.