Tilting at windmills policies. The movie "They Might Be Giants" (1971) features a reference to Don Quixote thinking that the windmills are giants, and the movie is named after that reference. Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot, in a 1972 album release by the same name, wrote and recorded the song Don Quixote which contained the lines "through the woodland, through the valley, comes a horseman wild and free; "tilting at the windmills passing", who can the brave young horseman be...". The alternative Santa Barbara band Toad the Wet Sprocket released the album "Dulcinea" in 1994. Named for the love interest of Don Quixote, the
Portland Windmills in attempt to preserve them, while in recent years, attempts have been made to form a trust to preserve both windmills. Portland Windmills The Portland Windmills are two disused stone towers which were used as windmills from at least the early 17th century. They are located south of Easton village and the east of Weston village. The towers, which are relatively short mills with conical caps, stand approximately 135 metres apart. They have been separate Grade II Listed monuments since September 1978, and are the only historic windmill remains to survive in Dorset. Although their origin is unknown, Portland's windmills