When I go for a walk I often take my camera with me so that I can share the landscape with you here. Today's photos and mosaics are from a walk I took on the 29th of February, a lovely afternoon with the first signs of Spring appearing in the hedgerows. I have shared photos from this walk before but not since the Wind Turbines appeared on the landscape. You may recall I first mentioned these and a couple of photos in my post HERE.
The Wind Turbines were put up last Autumn while we were away in Asia, so it was quite a surprise to come home and find the landscape behind Marta towards Piansano dotted with them! I feel that although they are somewhat a blot on the landscape they are a necessary one for a country that has no natural resources of its own, no oil, gas or coal in Italy. If Italy wants to generate more electricity for better or worse we are going to see more of these!
The first twenty, although they are difficult to count so not sure if that is accurate but around that number, have been erected on the hills above Marta and we are told that this is just the start, many more will appear on the hills surrounding the Lago di Bolsena in the future.
When I took these photos it was a hazy afternoon with the sun behind them so viewed through my zoom lens they tend to disappear into the landscape. They have certainly changed the view.
When I set off on my walks there is no sign of Wind Turbines at all from our house. The cows were the first photographic subjects I came across. In the photo bottom left Montefiascone can be seen in the distance.
Then around the next corner Wind Turbines.
Other views that caught my eye, Marta can be seen in the distance in the first of these mosaics.
Wild flowers starting to emerge.
Celandines and Mimosa
Crocuses
On the way home, Montefiascone in the distance.
All the photos are my own and can be viewed in larger individual format by visiting my complete album at Flickr.com entitled Scenes From An Afternoon Walk
The mosaics are fantastic. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteI love those pictures of all your flowers emerging. I seem to remember from last year admiring all your blooms coming out way before ours - and now here we again!! And I'm still every bit as jealous!!
ReplyDeleteSarahx
Lindy, what a beautiful post! I love those mimozas (?), the three with yellow flowers. I haven't seen it in ages! My husband was thinking another day about the same tree. He asked me if I've seen any around here. I'll show him this post tonight. Thank you, Lindy. It was heartwarming...
ReplyDeleteI love the giant stacks of hay bales. I am very fond of hay although I have never lived on a farm.
ReplyDeleteIn the past we had a lot hydroelectric plants here in Italy, I don't know why many of them have been given up. Turbines are quite ugly, but everything is better than a nuclear power station in front of the house.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos, as usual...
Wow some wonderful photos you have shared with us here love them we do not have a lot of those turbine things here in Newie and we have a tendercy to call them windmills even though we know they are not really windmills I guess it is just the way we are.........I love the close up of the cow so cool or is it a bull I am not good at telling the difference.........lol
ReplyDeleteLove the photographs from your part of Italy, and I really like the way you have presented them.
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely scenery you have around you. I really like all of your pictures.
ReplyDeleteWe have a wind farm not far from where we stay. It is a bit of an eyesore but quite interesting to visit.
You've been very busy with your camera, creating all of the great mosaics. I've heard that there are some reservations about wind turbines but don't know the details of those concerns.
ReplyDeleteyou pictures are fabulous! and gave me some idea about where my great ancestors were from!! I have never seen or heard the wind farms....I think I would like to though.
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Such beautiful scenery, Linda!
ReplyDeleteI just love the cows, and although I don't like the way wind turbines dot some of our landscape here, I do see the necessity, and for whatever reason, I do love the sound they make.
An evil necessity but they are so distressing to see on the landscape!
ReplyDeleteI am really in 2 minds about wind turbines! At the moment they cost more electricity to run than they produce. I also agree that they deface the landscapes. The fact they are run by private companies make me believe that they just benefit those... They appear everywhere in France as well, quite disgraceful.
ReplyDeleteI agree with DEEBee , these wind farms are very detrimental for our area, and will reduce the tourism. Who wants to stay at a villa or agriturismo with those monsters nearby? The shadows and noise they make are frightening,and are ruining the wildlife, birds for miles around.
ReplyDeleteOn the local magazine La Loggetta, published in Piansano, we have written against this for years but to no avail...for the short sightedness of a few local administrators, the rest of the population (and tourists) have to put up with it.
If only they had planted Sunflowers instead of those ugly turbines! :)
ReplyDeleteSome people use to fill their car with olio di colza instead of petrol, isn'it?!
So jealous of your beautiful surroundings!
So many lovely photos from a walk I am amazed! I love the cow with the crumpled horn. I am afraid I see no beauty in wind turbines at all, I really think that they are a scar on the countryside. Just my opinion but that is how I feel. Diane
ReplyDelete~What lovely photos. I'd never heard of celandines before but then I am totally ignorant about nature. Love the cows!
ReplyDeleteGlorious photos! I'd love to be there right now.
ReplyDeleteWind turbin is great rather than nuclear energy.
ReplyDeleteHi Linda,
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with you, that these 'wind farms' are a blot on the landscape, albeit a necessary one. The countryside from Wiltshire, right down to the tip of Cornwall, is littered with them and I am sure that it is no different in any other part of the country.
It is interesting to see that other countries are enduring this new phenomenon in the same way, it is easy to assume that these things only affect you personally!
We have a friend who works out on the turbines they are erecting in the North Sea, wiring up the bases, ready for the sails to be fitted. He is living on board ship for three weeks at a time, then gets shore leave for a week. I don't envy him when there is a spell of turbulent waters, especially as they have to have regular life saving rescue drills in the freezing water, together with regular absailing refreshers for descending the towers. Rather him than me!
I much prefer the beautiful Spring flower pictures you took. It is still a little early here for very much to be out in bloom, but your picture of the celandines remind me so much of the Alpine flower fields of Switzerland.
Yvonne
Wonderful spring photos!!!
ReplyDeleteThe place is so beautiful!!!
Have a very nice weekend amica!
Ciao
Gorgeous mosaics of your walk, Linda, especially the evidence of Spring returning to your part of the world.
ReplyDeleteAs far as the wind turbines for electricity go, they are ugly and do detract from the beauty of the landscape, but represent an eco-sustainable form of energy generation... Until we find something better, we'll have to live with them.
What a perfectly lovely walk, Linda. :-) Love that enormous and hairy cow. :-) I went on a walk today too and fed some ducks with a cute little girl. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat's a very long walk but with beautiful landscapes, even the wind turbines look picturesque, and oh, the flowers. The photos of the cows are very nice.l
ReplyDeleteThe moon is watching.
Thanks for taking us along on this beautiful walk Lindy Lou - wonderful vignettes of a gorgeous area.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a lovely walk you had. Turbines they are popping up over the place here in Cornwall as well, not a huge fan to be honest. Love the views in your photos. x
ReplyDeleteYes, these beautiful mosaics delicious you share with us. Some pictures with delightful colors and exquisite light. Greetings.
ReplyDeleteInteresting discussion on tv last night about the turbines. We want sustainable energy but is ruining our landscape the price we pay, they are all over Scotland. I'd rather we found a better way to produce our energy and leave the hills as they are.
ReplyDeleteadorooo le tue foto lindy!
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Hi Linda. Wonderful photos of the area all around you, and I love the mosaics. I haven't seen any wind turbines here in Devon, but I know there are a lot in Cornwall, which is the next county to us. I'm not really a big fan, but I guess they are necessary. Have a lovely weekend my friend.
ReplyDeleteWe took a day trip into Wales yesterday and noticed that wind turbines have sprouted in some areas there. It was a grey day so they did not look too bad but on a clear day they must look a bit of an eye sore. It would be nice to see some of your Italian sunshine here.
ReplyDeleteI love your mosaics
ReplyDeleteand those furry cows stole my heart:)
thanks for the beautiful share,
Jennifer
Love the photo mosaics. There is so much beauty all around us, isn't there? Now that I have solar panels on the roof...I fancy a small wind turbine for those cloudy,windy days! Thanks for sharing... Ciao!
ReplyDeleteI suppose in the end we will get used to wind turbines just as railways now seem part of our landscape. But I would have thought solar power was a better bet in many areas of Italy. Those too deface old buildings. So I guess you can't win. Nobody wants to go back to the days of candles and wood fires!
ReplyDeleteAgain, I lost my post..here I go once more..What a beautiful walk and spring is just such a happy time. I think you are really early with all the flowers blooming.
ReplyDeleteAbout the wind turbines. They have them around here too. The thing many are not saying is how many birds are killed from them and people here that have them near, in the ocean..Have headaches/can't sleep because of the sound and many other ailments. They are so ugly and take away the beauty of nature..I laugh at people, they complained about telephone poles, so they started burying the wires and no poles..now they put these turbines up..clean energy?..tell that to the birds..haha..Have a great weekend..xoCarolyn
After reading my comment..it sounded wrong..I am talking about the people that are around here..complaining about things..and now they are upset with turbines..
ReplyDeleteHi Linda,
ReplyDeleteYour beautiful photos capture Spring perfectly. I could easily imagine myself walking along the road with you :-)
Wind turbines are a new phenomenon here in Ireland too. They are an eye sore, to say the least.
Happy St. Patrick's Day to you and yours.
Joanne
There is nothing better than the first blooms.
ReplyDeleteItaly is a blessed country!
Wonderful mosaic of cows, I realized that the horn has broken, poor thing ...
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful photos. Love seeing spring arrive in your corner after a rough winter. Yes, the views are changed. Hope that those wind turbines work well. Perhaps there will be more viable answers one day. The one turbine we had in our corner had to be removed as it was costing more than it was making. Hope that as the days lengthen, the temperature is nice and the flowers continue to bloom so you can share even more!
ReplyDeleteInteresting information on the wind turbines. I wonder how much actual power they really provide. I know it can be very windy there! :)
ReplyDeleteAmazing, how fast nature recovers after all the snow and cold. Lovely photos! Seems that the windmill parks emerge everywhere. We have quite a few of them around too!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the farmers who have the wind turbines near their land are bothered by the sound? Your mosaics are so lovely - especially the one of the cows and the last ones of the trees. Spring certainly is on it's way in Italy - lucky you!
ReplyDeleteoh wow, 150 wind turbines eventually sure sounds like a lot. i saw these white things from a plane flying from frankfurt to paris once and always wondered if they made a lot of noise, so thank you for letting us know more about them. like the others, i love your cow and landscape photos!
ReplyDeleteYour mosaics are wonderful. Wind turbines are huge and I really didn't realize how big they are until I saw a truck (huge) carrying one blade (huge) on the highway! Love the cows!!!! Beautiful blooms.
ReplyDeletethankyou for these beautiful mosaics - I love the flowers, the country scenes and the country roadways. The wind turbines - well, they are environmental friendly if not environmental beautiful.
ReplyDeleteSpring is with you as we turn to Autumn and the last hot days of summer.
Have a wonderful week.
Your mosaics are fantastic, with beautiful flowers and amazing view! Your afternoon walk must be very relaxing..
ReplyDeleteThe photos of the wind turbines remind of the landscape in California. Many a long highway has an endless number of turbines...as well as through the state of Nevada.
ReplyDeleteSpring is almost here. Enjoy!
Velva
I don't mind the look of wind turbines, but sometimes they shut them down because it's too windy! Which seems kind of ironic.
ReplyDeleteHi! Great to be back, and to see all your amazing photos. I quite like wind turbines - we don't have any here yet! Those cows and spring flowers are lovely, and so are the roads - nice to get any idea of your journey home!
ReplyDeleteOh, how I envy your those lovely warm temperatures - and such gorgeous flowers! says she shivering in the latest snow storm...
ReplyDeleteHi Lindy Lou!
ReplyDeleteYour landscape collages are beautiful. The trees look so majestic!
Here in upstate, NY ~ we are experiencing such unusually warm weather. It makes me think of my aunt in Sicily. Often it isn't even this warm there!
I hope you are having a lovely springtime. It seems as though the crocuses are popping up everywhere. They are such sweet little reminders that life goes on after winter!
~ blessings always,
Maria
oh my gosh all of these photos are gorgeous! I hope everything is wonderful in your side of the world.
ReplyDeletehave a wonderful day
Thanks Lindy for letting me enjoy the beauty of your walk. I thoroughly enjoyed every single mosaic. We have an area about 30 miles from us that is covered with the windmills. That's what I call them. Your name sounds much more official. lol! It is kind of neat to see them as you come out of the canyon. They are not beautiful, but as you say, very beneficial. Hope you are having a great day!
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Jann
Hi darling, what beautiful pictures. Taking a walk with you would be incredible, all those beautiful sites. The windmills are incredible looking, I believe they put up some in the state of Kansas a few years back and the site was breathtaking.. hugs ~lynne~
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures - thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteAnn
You really got some wonderful photos...I love the cow. We actually have cows very close to our home too, even though we live right in town in a busy subdivision. Just a couple of blocks away the farms start!
ReplyDeleteI've seen a few wind farms and they are really unusual to see. I found them strangely beautiful and a bit other wordly at the same time.
Wonderful mosaics! I saw many wind turbines in teh American west where ther eis lots of wide open (and windy) land. it does make sense to utilize the wind for power.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed the rest of the views from your walk That cow looked enormous!
Thank you for sharing your walk with us!! Gorgeous photos, as always! Your mosaics are just fabby!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos! I enjoyed all of them, especially the trees and country roads. Thank you for stopping by my blog and your comment. I'm happy to follow you now. What an adventure living in Italy! I look forward to seeing and learning more from you.
ReplyDeleteCindy
I loved going for a walk with you and even from way up here in Ireland, I can smell that special spring smell of Italy, and feel the sun.
ReplyDeleteYour photos, as always, are lovely and so absolutely fitting the post.