Blowin' in the Wind

With the sun making a late appearance,  
it felt like an afternoon drive down county roads.
I found this old windmill tucked away on an overgrown pasture.

We call them windmills, 
but according to Wikipedia,
they are actually "windpumps".

"...at their peak in 1930, an estimated 600,000 units were in use."

Even though the blades and the wind vane 
were full of holes left over from someone's "target practice",
they moved and turned slowly and gracefully in direct relation to the wind.

This piece of "Americana" had been built to last.

~Nancy ~ 25/365