Fixing the Windmill Well

I'm not gonna lie, I'm pretty darn excited to share these pictures with you. On Saturday Patrick came into the house to tell me I should come with him to one of our wells because they had to fix it and it would be a great opportunity for me to take pictures for the blog. How thoughtful huh?

So, Boone (my sister Danielle) and I headed out in the Gator with the dogs to document this experience.

Ready for an adventure!

Don't worry everyone, this is completely safe.

Climbing up the ladder:

Installing the fixed pipe:

Boone holding the rope:

Look at all that rust! It's from the water!

Almost done!

Putting the faucet pipe back on:

Trying to drill a drip hole into the pipe:

Bolting it all back together:

Taking the pulley down:

Getting the motor spinning again:

SUCCESS!!!

And BTW, don't ever complain about water quality to me! This is the stuff that comes out of the ground and into our water filtration system, that we eventually drink...after a softener, purifier, and 2 charcoal filters. BE THANKFUL for your water!!!

I got some REALLY great pictures while we were out and about, so I'll share those later on this week.

Happy Tuesday!