Tree vs Turbine

This was one of those shots that really only revealed itself after the snapping event.  At the time I thought the tree would simply provide a bit of a reference point for the turbine and make the shot more interesting but now I see the natural twists & turns of the tree versus the rather stark uniformity of the metal wind turbine and the lights behind:

University of Ulster wind turbine, 2020.  Ilford MGIV RC paper.

The concentric rings around the lower part of the turbine go from dark green at the bottom to light green and then grey all the way to the top - presumably to help the whole thing blend in naturally with the surrounding foliage.   Why did they bother, I wonder?  I mean, it's a couple-of-hundred-feet-high metal structure with rotating blades so it's a bit hard to miss, isn't it?

The two turbines that the University owns sit at the edge of sports fields.  I've never seen the pitches in such good condition - no doubt due to the fact that they've not been used in the last 6 months, which is all a bit sad, really.  

There's not much else going at the minute.  Missy went back to school this week for the first time since February.  We're very apprehensive about the whole thing but by all accounts the school has done a remarkable job.  Students are required to wipe down chair and desk before and after each class.  Sanitisers are everywhere (and must be used) and there's a one-way system operating in the school corridors (where masks must be worn).  Teachers have a perspex screen between them and students and markings on the floor around his/her area - Teach isn't allowed to move outside the marked area and neither are students allowed inside.  No paperwork or books is to be handed between teacher and student.  I'm not sure how homework is being assessed - presumably online in some way (I've yet to hear the details).  Lunch breaks are staggered so that numbers in the canteen at any one time are limited.  We'll see how it all pans out but there has already been a few COVID cases in and around Coleraine in the last week - in hotels and restaurants and McDonalds (see what I did there?) so I reckon it's only a matter of time until a student goes down with it.  What happens then is anyone's guess but at the very least I would hope that fellow class-mates&friends would be offered tests and for a deep clean to take place throughout the whole school.  We did consider keeping Missy off for a week or two until we see the lay of the land but it's her last year at school and after 6 months of being at home she really needs the structure of school to kick-start her motivation for the final push before A-Levels and, hopefully, University next year. 

We're keeping our fingers (and everything else) crossed on this one.