I’ve take a LOT of windmill photos since I got into this photography thang a few years ago. I don’t think I’d call it an obsession, but then again I’d be the last to notice. Although they make a really nice addition to scenic North Dakota landscape photos, I’ve started to explore them a little more closely.

This old pump still remains at the base of an otherwise unremarkable remnant of an old windmill. The blades that would turn this old pump are long gone, yet the heart of it remains. I enjoy getting landowner permission to poke around and photograph things like this and imagine what they were like when they were new. I’ve even come across windmills like this which are still operating faithfully, which is an even better find.