When this windmill farm was in the planning and discussing stages, I am pretty sure I remember people not liking the idea because it would "ruin the view". After being held up in traffic by the giant machinery required to transport the enormous sections of the windmills, we decided to try to get a glimpse of these behemoths. And what a glimpse it was! We saw the sections waiting in the large yard where they were stored before being transported. We knew how huge they were. Then we saw some of the windmills, all assembled, upon the mountaintop. The pictures cannot do justice to the enormity of these structures, yet they also have a sleek, almost delicate appearance. To see them juxtaposed against images of cattle and the early spots of fall color makes quite a contrast. But to me they are not ugly or eyesores. They are a symbol of hope, a step toward free, clean energy and, one day, energy independence.
