At least I must post pictures of the wind turbines, my new lovers, the giants who bewitched me as I drove both east and west. So here they are, along with a few pictures of the oil drilling business, also mentioned in my posts here and here. All pictures are click-to-enlarge.
giants in the dawn, first day on the road
Washington state, East of Ellensburg
see the car?
each giant stands 351 feet tall
and weighs 223 tons
rotor blades, I call them wings,
are 129 feet long
and weigh 7 tons each
hauling a wing
me chasing, stalking
lead and follow cars
wondering about me
passing them
lurking at the next town
waiting for another photo op
24-wheel trailer!
would you say
this tower is big and heavy?
base is 13 feet wide
compare to size of red truck
as big as a building
old-time oil rigs
reminding me of birds pecking
in horse pastures and farms
scattered across northeastern Montanna
new oil developments
building rigs like these
black, noisy and
nearly as high as wind turbines
laying pipes
employment boom
hotels and motels
all display no vacancy signs
heading east from Shelby, Mt
going to work
there's oil to be drilled
more oil fellas
going to work
nearly all the cars
at the motel
looked like this
oil workers
looked like this too
motel posted a sign on the door
"take off your boots
before entering"
miles and miles
of pipelines
being laid
farms and oil wells
ah, the beauty
and nearly silent whisper
of wind turbines
dawn patrol
this time near
Cut Bank Montanna
walking among them
filling me
with joy and wonder
newer designs
turn more slowly
safer for birds
breakfast at
Hwy 2 Cafe
Cut Bank, MT
my favorite
restaurant meal
huckleberries
on hot cake
no syrup needed
bacon crisp
antique plate collection
all around the room
chalk drawing
of my beloveds
Thank you for sharing the pictures. I like to think that those gentle giants were watching over you on your journey. I can't imagine doing all that driving alone.
ReplyDeleteDoes the inclusion of pictures mean that you are home?
I enjoyed the pictures and I enjoyed your road trip poetry:)
ReplyDeleteLove the cafe chalk drawings and the photos of the wind turbines...I had absolutely no idea they were so large!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the wonderful pictures! They're all interesting, but my favorite is that breakfast counter. Mmmmm! Cinnamon rolls!
ReplyDeleteIf you feel conflicted about posting a lot of pictures here, couldn't you just put them up on a Flickr site and post a link? I know I'm longing to see the more!