Pics from my weekend off

[Farmer Kitty]

Kute Kitten, Peanut, a SIL, and I went to another SIL in Iowa over the weekend. I left DH home for chores and milking and the same with the SIL I took with.

There is a windmill farm going up around the SIL and he DH's place. These will produce electricity and I guess it is coming up to WI.

Windmill

Row of windmills

Windmill on the ground waiting to go up. the 3 blades are over 100 ton when combined.

Look how big the "head" of these things are.

There is 3 generators in there.

Here's what the weather was like when we left.

The thing the picture doesn't show well is the wind! 50-55 miles an hour!

Scenes of the Mississippi River.

There is a lot of this to be done yet!

Normally, they are all done by now but, the corn is not drying down. We even saw soybeans left to be combined.

 

[wynedot55]

wow those are some great pics.they are building wind farms here in west texas now.

 

[Thewife]

Cool pictures!

Is that snow on the ground, the day you left?

 

[Farmer Kitty]

Yes, that's snow! It didn't stay and only had stayed on the grass but, it's a sign of what's to come. Funny thing is closer to home we got that stuff turned into sleet and then rain-we were headed north and got home just about dark!

 

[amyquilt]

I love Wisconsin!! My dh was born there, but grew up in western IL. All of his family on his mother's side still lives up there and I just love when we get up there to visit. I hate to have to leave!

 

[miron28]

those are really good pictures!