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Difficult to reach, but not impossible. This makes for a little structure surrounded by pretty much untouched nature.
I last saw this old lady 40 years ago in July 1985 when she visited Schiphol for the ‘50 years Dakota’ celebrations. How time flies.
I last saw this old lady 40 years ago in July 1985 when she visited Schiphol for the ‘50 years Dakota’ celebrations. How time flies.
I last saw this old lady 40 years ago in July 1985 when she visited Schiphol for the ‘50 years Dakota’ celebrations. How time flies.
The bright spring sunshine makes nice curved shadows on this 1906 windmill. There are only a few photos of this windmill uploaded on Flickr. One caption, describing ugly items surrounding the windmill made me think of cropping this image, showing only the top of of the artificial hill and not showing the full wings.
If you look closely, you can see the curved metal sheets, resembling an airplane wing, especially at the top, which can be moved in a different angle.
The white plaster was used to make the windmill water-proof.
A bit of history:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Adriaan,_Veldhoven
"Built in 1906 De Adriaan was originally used as a gristmill. It was built in order of the family Van Grinsven from Beek en Donk. Since 1935 the mill is property of the family De Jongh. The mill was in regular use until the 1980s when the family De Jong took another windmill, Sint Jan, in use, located in Hoogeind in Veldhoven. The lower section of the mill are now used as a cafeteria. The mill is still in ready order. In later days houses were built around the mill, decreasing its visibility.
The mill was built as a tower mill and its sails have a span of 26.20 meters. The mill is a national monument (nr 37040) since 1 October 1969."
In May 2024 miller John de Jongh protested against plans for high-rise buildings near his windmill.
Ara ararauna
Blue-and-yellow macaw
Sunset at the Hovenring, a suspended cycle path roundabout in the province of north-Brabant in the Netherlands. It is situated between the localities of Eindhoven, Veldhoven and Meerhoven, which accounts for its name, and is the first of its kind in the world.
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