beam me up

...a truly desperate blip today, in part due to the weather but mostly because of being too busy.

This is the "nodding donkey", or beam pump, at Kimmeridge. It is not a building and it is not exactly ancient history, but it is the oldest working oil pump in the UK, having been pumping continually since 1961. The entire site is surrounded by chain-link fencing, so I had to take the shot looking through the fence. By getting as close as possible and using a wide aperture, I have managed to throw the wire out of focus, though it is still visible.

Snow is forecast for tomorrow so, hopefully, I will have more time to get out and about...