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Windmills...

2008.03.25

Had to add this one to show the actual size of them next to a pickup truck.

On our drive home from Arizona we happened across this amazing sight.

I believe they're brand new.

Windmills have always fascinated me. I'm going to have to do some research and find out why they decided to put them there and what their purpose is.

****************EDITING TO ADD: I know they're a source of power/energy, I just want to know what they're going to be used for in that regard i.e. SDG&E power co? A Kibbutz? One man's dream to power his entire house?? lol
15 Comments
Saeedeh :)..nice shots..i 've gotten the same these pics..
Saeedeh · 2008-03-27: 01:49
Peche Aren't they just massive?
I like the way you've got them to a bit of scale with the car in shot :)
The government here has plans to install these along the coast, in what they term a windfarm - which is what that must be that you drove past.
Peche · 2008-03-27: 02:06
mojaroo wow mice set
mojaroo · 2008-03-27: 02:12
????? gorgeous! We have them here, called windfarms, I think they produce energy?
????? · 2008-03-27: 02:56
focussed huge!...nice comparative shot with the truck.....really shows just how damn big they are. Oh and it also looks like a really nice day..look at that sky!
focussed · 2008-03-27: 04:54
my365vision Awesome!!
my365vision · 2008-03-27: 05:07
Emily We have some of those out here too...they are an amazing sight.
Emily · 2008-03-27: 06:28
coyoteself Neat photos. We should be getting some of those east of where I live and they are HUGE.
coyoteself · 2008-03-27: 07:09
Madoc I am also fascinated by windmills. They create spectacular landscapes with a powerful surreal quality that you preserved well here.
Madoc · 2008-03-27: 10:43
Emma They look very much like the ones we have here in the UK. They are wind turbines, which convert the energy from the wind into electricity. I love them.
Emma · 2008-03-27: 12:16
Tracey Awesome! Bill would love to put a windmill in our backyard (goof!). They are power sources =)
Tracey · 2008-03-27: 15:43
miclaud Wow!
miclaud · 2008-03-27: 16:20
joycephotography I wish I owned the land that they put them on, great extra money each year. They are a spectacular sight, nice post.
joycephotography · 2008-03-27: 16:33
jenjung windmills are fun and it looks cool when there are a whole bunch of them in rows
jenjung · 2008-03-27: 17:54
emmetan oh i like no 1
emmetan · 2008-03-27: 19:41
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