The photo shown below may represent the most hidden in plain sight, machine in the garden so far. For someone living in North America to have never seen one of these before, they must be living under a rock. The photo was taken from the deck in my backyard and there is a clear and obvious object interrupting the idealized space and natural beauty, a hydro tower. Now by just looking at the photo, it may be obvious to see the hydro tower, but what is so hauntingly interesting about this hydro tower is that for the 22+ years of living here, I only notice the tower when I intend to, otherwise, I enjoy the view I am so lucky to have. For some, this view may not be pleasant but for me, this is better than any high-rise city skyline view you would find in this area. What makes this hydro tower a machine in the garden is that it is essentially the source of future technology that makes present day to day life liveable for humans, offering the needed and valuable electricity to run the lights in our homes, power the Wi-Fi routers, and provide of us with television. However, it is placed directly in landscape that would otherwise be untouched, with only lushes crops to be seen. Now, it is a haunted pastoral that cannot be reversed, similar to wind turbines that are placed in fields.
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