Fly Away On the Wind

Quote of the day:  “Of all the forces of nature, I should think the wind contains the largest amount of motive power—that is, power to move things. … As yet, the wind is an untamed, and unharnessed force; and quite possibly one of the greatest discoveries hereafter to be made, will be the taming, and harnessing of it.” — Abraham Lincoln

Windmills with 2 layers of Kim Klassen’s kk_epiphany texture added. I love the old-time look of this contrasted with the modern windmills

Windmills and corn field – Northern Iowa

On the way home from a trip to Kansas City last week, I pulled out my point-and-shoot camera every so often and looked out the window of the car for likely photographic subjects. These windmills caught my eye. With a bright blue sky, a few puffy clouds floating by and the green and gold of crops growing the fields, these photos make me imagine floating away on the wind and a cloud on a perfect summer’s day.

I shot these photos from the car as we sped by the windmills. I’m getting better at anticipating the right moment to capture my vision and I’m quite surprised that the photos were not blurry. I love the way the line of windmills extends as far as the eye can see, like carefully planned sculptures.

Windmills in a line

Another line of windmills