Move over, water tanks.

There's a new, terrifying thing in town. Not my town, but the next town over. It's a murder of giant wind turbines. 

The first time I caught a glimpse of these behemoths, I froze. This was bad, since I was driving. My eyeballs were frozen in place, my arms went weak and my heart pounded in my chest. These turbines were not just big, they were gynormous. Like monsters from space. Scary, scary stuff. My reaction surprised me, because I have been working on my tank phobia, and making very good progress. The turbines set me back a ways.

Take a look and see why....

This one is trying to hide in the night. So it can hunt me and kill me.

This one popped up over night. It has no protective fence. It sits right off the highway where it can distract drivers and watch them crash and bleed. While it laughs.

I'm pretty sure it has sharp, pointy teeth. Just because you can't see something doesn't mean it's not there. 

I appear to be the most obsessed with this one. Because here it is again.

I had to get dangerously close for this shot. I kept one eye on it as the other looked through the lens.   Used a fast shutter speed because my heart was rocking and rolling.

Watching us.

Peeking over the trees to watch us more.

Yup. You know what they're doing.

Looking the other way is not fooling anyone, buddy.

There's a fuzz in my lens. But I still see the danger.

Hunting an innocent mall-goer.

Dun dun. Dun dun. Dun dun dun dun dun dun........

Yes, I know that wind turbines are touted as the gentle giants of the energy world. But I'm really not convinced. You shouldn't be, either.