2nd attempt - brighter

too much??

the grass looks a bit artificial, tricky this editing lark!

Alexi 1

There is a constant struggle for the maintenance of the Dutch windmills. Not because the mills themselves are in danger of being removed from the countryside, but because of the planning and zoning policies and measures that give way to urbanisation and expansion of vegetation. Thus the view on these monuments, that have dominated Dutch landscapes for centuries, is obstructed or the essential energy source for the mills to function, the wind, is blocked. A mill that does not function will deteriorate quicker than a mill that is frequently used.

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Bembridge WIndmill was built around 1700 and was used for milling four. It isn’t used any more and is now in the care of the National Trust – the flag on top bears the National Trust emblem – but all the machinery is intact and you can visit all levels via the narrow stairs.

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Cley Windmill, Norfolk

The XVII century"Don Quijote" windmills were the "analogic" ones!

Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island, Washington state.

palm springs california windmills

Windmill at an Amish Store in Asheville NC

Windmills, Mykonos.

Windmills at Kinderdijk

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Why is one of them pointing a different way?

By Martin

Iowa is #2 in the country for wind power, after Texas (which by the way is a lot bigger and has even more open space). The further north you go, the more of these things you see. Some people complain that they ruin the landscape but I think they own.

Just outside the town of Elphin, Co. Roscommon is a restored 18th Century Windmill, built in 1720, and is in full working condition - the only one in the West, and the oldest in Ireland.

Taken on banks of the River Waveney by Burgh Castle Norfolk

Windmill at High Salvington near Worthing

A wet grey morning in Golden Gate Park, this is one of two windmills there, the Murphy Windmill, built in 1905. Both mills drew ground water from a debt of 200 feet to fill the various lakes in the park. They were almost immediately replaced with electric pumps and so fell into disuse quickly. They've been restored multiple times since.

The windmills in the hills between Livermore and Byron that straddle Vasco Road.

Windmill which is a trademark of the country seen in the countryside. Groningen. Neherlands / Hollandanın sembolü haline gelen yel değirmenleri. Hollanda

Rye windmill HDR'd - dramatic.

sightseeing

This wind farm is located just south of Urumqi and has approxmately 500+ windmills.

(photo: Aurelia Dumont)