A Wind Garden
Aug 21, 2018 07:31:29 #
There just doesn't seem to be enough of them to call it a wind farm.
--Bob
--Bob
Aug 21, 2018 07:40:50 #
rmalarz wrote:
There just doesn't seem to be enough of them to call it a wind farm.
--Bob
--Bob
They do look somewhat "scraggly". Result of bird droppings, maybe?
Aug 21, 2018 07:52:02 #
Nice shot! There's a wind turbine practically in my backyard. It's like having a Martian from 'War of the Worlds' looming over the trees, and quite truthfully, if it fell over and wasn't put back up, I wouldn't be sorry.
Aug 21, 2018 08:08:10 #
Thanks for looking and commenting Stephan and Treepusher. It was quite a calm day on Saturday. Thus, little, if any, movement of the blades. There's actually another row of these in the area, but, again, just not really enough to call a it a farm.
Treepusher, does that turbine near you make noise when operating?
--Bob
Treepusher, does that turbine near you make noise when operating?
--Bob
Aug 21, 2018 08:11:14 #
Aug 21, 2018 09:09:28 #
Thanks for stopping by and commenting, Dannie.
--Bob
--Bob
danniepolley wrote:
Nice
Aug 21, 2018 10:35:51 #
Aug 21, 2018 10:58:08 #
Thanks, John. We got a bit of a chuckle out of the phrase at the time.
--Bob
--Bob
jaymatt wrote:
Cute.
Aug 21, 2018 18:11:17 #
Aug 22, 2018 08:34:43 #
rmalarz wrote:
Thanks for looking and commenting Stephan and Treepusher. It was quite a calm day on Saturday. Thus, little, if any, movement of the blades. There's actually another row of these in the area, but, again, just not really enough to call a it a farm.
Treepusher, does that turbine near you make noise when operating?
--Bob
Treepusher, does that turbine near you make noise when operating?
--Bob
Yes, it does. A low-frequency throbbing whoosh as the blades cut through the air. The sound has been linked to various illnesses, depression, and a general grouchiness by those in the immediate area. I'm far enough from it that it's merely annoying, and it really doesn't bother me much (I'm always grouchy, got nothing to do with the windmill, lol...). There are also evidently health issues with the birds and animals nearby.
I find them beautiful, but they've been called a pestilence and blight on the landscape, and there are numerous lawsuits by the homeowners under its shadow. There are a group of four of them arranged so that I only see the closest looming over the trees in my yard. Those unfortunate enough to live closer and in its immediate shadow have filed a number of lawsuits, and understandably so. The strobing with the sun/shadow as the blades turn is completely intolerable, would drive anyone to the point of insanity, never mind the low-frequency throbbing of the blades.
Aug 23, 2018 09:39:39 #
"...would drive anyone to the point of insanity". Take it from me, iIn some cases, that wouldn't be a far drive.
--Bob
--Bob
Treepusher wrote:
Yes, it does. A low-frequency throbbing whoosh as... (show quote)
Aug 23, 2018 09:44:39 #
Aug 23, 2018 09:53:35 #
Thank you, angler. As always, it's great to have you stop by and comment.
--Bob
--Bob
angler wrote:
Nice shot.
Aug 23, 2018 19:35:17 #
Aug 23, 2018 22:02:17 #
Sirius_one, thank you very much for stopping by and commenting. I somewhat agree with you on the landscape aspect.
--Bob
--Bob
Sirius_one wrote:
A nice shot of a blight on the landscape. 
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