Windmill

Windmills became indigenous to the rural communities, and in some respects, a source of life... Used primarily for providing water for livestock, crops and the families themselves, the windmill was eventually replaced with electric pumps. It became cheaper to string an electric wire than to assemble a windmill. The windmill that powered the farm's water pump had to be oiled once a week and turned off in storms so the wind would not tear it up.

This is not just any windmill, but a favorite of someone very close to me. A light on the horizon in the midst of a brewing storm, and a source of life….