To death

They look like windmills or scaled indulgent pinwheels. Austrians call it "Klapotetz". Tall, wooden, mechanically driven. It stands next to the Styrian vineyards. It was erstwhile utilized to scare distant birds, mainly starlings, which like to eat grapes. Today, klapotetz is more of a symbol, a marketing gimmick that nicely frames the already perfectly postcard landscapes of Styria. It is safe to say, in millennial language, that [...]