The phone had been red hot...."have you seen the windmills?".....Well I suppose we had but only from the road. We had not looked at them from our Eastern border...so we decided to investigate..... Picnic lunch packed, off we went.
The view was fantastic in fact the windmills really complemented our fence line...what is more pleasing the fence line or the windmills?.
The windmills appear to be randomly placed, my fence is long and straight and quite boring.
The hills in the distance are not obscured...not sure what all the fuss is about really.
The view was fantastic in fact the windmills really complemented our fence line...what is more pleasing the fence line or the windmills?.
The windmills appear to be randomly placed, my fence is long and straight and quite boring.
The hills in the distance are not obscured...not sure what all the fuss is about really.
Jim and Charlie feel that as long as clean power is being generated, then thats ok. They are not sitting on the fence on this issue, just agate (kind of semi-precious stone with streaked colouring).Seriously though is it right that the "generation" that will be most affected by nuclear power have no say. Surely we must consider them after all they are our children and what ever decisions we make now will affect them and their children.
The Green Party is now openly backing Nuclear Power....after years of protesting against it, how cynical is that?....If we can generate energy with the use of wind, why on earth do we not embrace it. Fusion power is the answer....well thats ok but how far away is that?
I look at the happy smiling faces of my two children and say to myself....if I have the power to decide or make decisions "let it be wind".
After a 4 mile hike just to see how the windmills impact on my backyard well I think the only answer is to visit Hughie and Barbera......Nice cuppa and maybe a wee dram...Charlie says that Barberas pancakes are the best in the world!
No windmills in sight, just the smoke blowing from Hughies chimney.
Hughie burns a combination of coal and wood, wouldn't it be great if he had a windmill that supplied him with cheap power. He is 91 and still capable of chopping wood, driving his tractor, quad bike and recently purchased Ford motor car.....Not to mention helping me during lambing!!.....
Well we did have a lovely cuppa...and needless to say a dram did touch my lips, however the conversation came around to banking. RBS in particular. Hughie was most upset that a person responsible for nearly 350 billion pounds of bad debts (we call it "toxic" debt now) could retire at 50 and have a pension of £650,000 per annum.
The Green Party is now openly backing Nuclear Power....after years of protesting against it, how cynical is that?....If we can generate energy with the use of wind, why on earth do we not embrace it. Fusion power is the answer....well thats ok but how far away is that?
I look at the happy smiling faces of my two children and say to myself....if I have the power to decide or make decisions "let it be wind".
After a 4 mile hike just to see how the windmills impact on my backyard well I think the only answer is to visit Hughie and Barbera......Nice cuppa and maybe a wee dram...Charlie says that Barberas pancakes are the best in the world!
No windmills in sight, just the smoke blowing from Hughies chimney.
Hughie burns a combination of coal and wood, wouldn't it be great if he had a windmill that supplied him with cheap power. He is 91 and still capable of chopping wood, driving his tractor, quad bike and recently purchased Ford motor car.....Not to mention helping me during lambing!!.....
Well we did have a lovely cuppa...and needless to say a dram did touch my lips, however the conversation came around to banking. RBS in particular. Hughie was most upset that a person responsible for nearly 350 billion pounds of bad debts (we call it "toxic" debt now) could retire at 50 and have a pension of £650,000 per annum.
Ahem.....Hughie served in the Lovat Scouts in the second world war. Do I need to say more?
Surely we need to listen more to people like Hughie who are old enough and wise enough to guide us through the troubled seas that we are now trying to sail........
Surely we need to listen more to people like Hughie who are old enough and wise enough to guide us through the troubled seas that we are now trying to sail........
Re banking, see new film The International, scary monsters...
ReplyDeleteGorgeous scenery Ian. I always look to see if you've published more photos of your 'backyard'. Thanks.