thunderheads

  I’m in Palm Springs for the weekend and after seeing Blue’s image about recharging, I knew I had to go out to the windmills. I’ve passed by these for so many years and have never stopped to photograph them as they are somewhat ‘over shot’ as it is, but today was the perfect day. After traveling on several roads in the area and shooting various points of view, I decided to try one more approach and took off toward 29 Palms. I noticed a side road off the highway and decided to explore. I had no idea that there was a solar farm there until I made the turn. The clouds in the background being Nature’s natural source of electricity made a trio of perfect companions. I could have reached over the fence to grab the shot with a ‘clean’ foreground but it occurred to me that the chain link represented another sort of power: the power of control, keeping some out and allowing others in.