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Windmills (In memory of)
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by Pedro Algarvio (55)
Since ancient times, man has harnessed the power of the wind to provide motive power for transportation. Likewise, the technique of grinding grain between stones to produce flour is similarly ancient, and widespread.
As steam power developed, the uncertain power of the wind became less and less economic, and we are left today with a tiny fraction of the elegant structures that once extracted power from the wind.
So, here’s a memory to the worlds windmills…
- PortugalPortugal

- PortugalPortugal

- PortugalPortugal

Both of Us
s0undt3ch (55)
- FranceFrance

The Old Mill II
fredon
(4754) - NetherlandsNetherlands

Windmill in Tholen
Porteplume
(3255) * - BelgiumBelgium

Moulin de Damme
Porteplume
(3255)
- NetherlandsNetherlands

De Gelkenes Molen
Porteplume
(3255) * - PortugalPortugal

- United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Lytham Windmill
wilkinsonsg
(8646)
- United KingdomUnited Kingdom

Windmill
Midnight_sun
(1939) - BelgiumBelgium

damme mill 2
hdl
(6735) - NetherlandsNetherlands

The Dutch mountains
carper
(64414)
- SwedenSweden

Möllan
mitternacht
(1836) * - SwedenSweden

Layers
mitternacht
(1836) - GermanyGermany

The three Windmills
CVTJan
(1244) *
- SwedenSweden

- BelgiumBelgium

Schelle Mill
jhm
(82043) * - FranceFrance

3 windmills
timotey
(1926)
