Wicken windmill

Wicken is near Cambridge, UK. The windmill there has more sail rotations recorded than any windmills in the country.

Burwell windmill

We are lucky to live right next door to Burwell windmill. It is fully restored. Here it is in full sail with the sails turning. The fantail ensures the main sails point into the wind.

Windmill fantail shadow

When the sun shines we get some great shadows from the windmill right next door. 

This was the shadow of the fantail on the museum.

New shutters - NOT amateur radio

 

The windmill next door is having some new shutters in its sails. For this they bring in a “cherry picker “.

Old windmill - NOT amateur radio

At one time there were 4 windmills in our village This is the base of one that has long gone. The only remaining one is about 15m from our kitchen!!

"Our" windmill next door - NOT amateur radio

 As this is National Mills Weekend, the windmill next door had it sails turning in the sun.

Our close in spring- NOT amateur radio

 

This was our close yesterday. Our bungalow is just out of sight.

"Our" windmill next door - NOT amateur radio

As mentioned before, we live immediately next door to a fully restored 200 year old windmill. 

Earlier this week our son took this photo at night.

Windmill in the sunshine - NOT amateur radio

This is the windmill next door to us yesterday. 

The sun came out after lunch. 

We can see it from the breakfast table and from the lounge.

“Our” windmill - NOT amateur radio

This was our windmill in the frost a few years ago.  We can see it from the kitchen and lounge.

"Our" windmill late yesterday afternoon - NOT amateur radio

 

This was the windmill next door late on Thursday afternoon. 

The hedge in front is ours. 

We get a good view when we have breakfast and in the lounge where this photo was taken.

Our local windmill - NOT amateur radio

We are lucky to live right next door to a fully restored windmill. We can see it from the lounge and breakfast table. 

The windmill is part of our local museum, which is probably one of the best local museums in the whole country.

Unusual view - NOT amateur radio

 The windmill next door has been on the blog many times but this is an unusual view over the allotment gardens .

Autumn - NOT amateur radio

 This is the windmill next door in the autumn mist .

Our bungalow - NOT amateur radio

 Our local museum and windmill are just across the way from us. We have just been to an end of season "mini party" for all volunteers. One photo shows our bungalow (and a bit of the windmill!). It was taken on our way home. The other shows the party.

Windmill - NOT amateur radio

This was "our" windmill next door this morning. 

Inside the windmill - NOT amateur radio

The outside of the windmill next door has featured many times on this blog. 

The inside (as far as I recall) has never been on, until now. This is inside the windmill.

Cherry picker - NOT amateur radio

Our local windmill volunteers have hired a cherry picker (aerial hydraulic platform) to inspect the windmill sails. 

A cherry picker is so named as such devices were used originally to harvest fruits.

“Our” windmill - NOT amateur radio

 

This has been on many times, but this was the view from the lounge on a nice, sunny afternoon just now.

At one time some of our grandchildren thought the area in front of the windmill was part of our garden! We own the hedge you can see in front, but not the windmill!

The windmill is fully restored and the sails go round sometimes.

Sunset - NOT amateur radio

Although "our" windmill was on yesterday, I think this sunset photo, taken by my wife last evening,  is too good not to share. It's our laurel hedge in the foreground and this was taken through the lounge window.