As far as relics of Australia's regions go, the humble windmill is up there as one of the most iconic.
Windmills were originally used to mill grain or pump groundwater — and without them, early agriculture in the arid outback would've been near impossible.
Slowly but surely they are now disappearing from paddocks, as new technologies take priority.
But broadacre farmer Jim Sawyer, 82, has been spending his twilight years bringing old and forgotten windmills back to life.
So far, he has amassed a collection of over 80 mills, and is showing no signs of stopping.
Mr Sawyer farms at Dalwallinu, about 250 kilometres north-east of Perth.
Remembering rural Australia
Mr Sawyer said he wanted to remind people of the important role the windmill played in the development of rural Australia.
"Without the windmill, there would be no outback Australia," he said.
"Everybody is going to solar, because it's pretty difficult now to get people to service windmills, and a lot of people have never liked climbing towers."
Even though he is no spring lamb, Mr Sawyer admitted, with a wry smile, he still liked climbing windmill towers when "no one's looking".
His hunt for windmills has taken him across the country and overseas, but Mr Sawyer said in most cases he usually spotted them rusting away in paddocks.
Once in his possession, Mr Sawyer sets about restoring them by dismantling, sandblasting and painting each individual part.
Two sheds on his property are filled to the brim with brightly-coloured antique mills.
"[My favourite is] one I've just restored from Cockleshell Gully, Jurien Bay … because it's been made and designed by a farmer himself," he said.
Mr Sawyer said it was in a rough condition when he found it.
"It'd been laying on the ground pretty much since 1955," he said.
"The cattle had been walking over it.
"The spokes and blades were rusted out, but it came up good."
A family affair
While each one is special, Mr Sawyer said he could never forget his first windmill restoration.
"My father put [that windmill] on a property in 1922 over at Miling," he said.
"The property, he had to sell it during the depression.
For Mr Sawyer, the story behind each mill is important.
Jim and his wife, Betty Sawyer, also open their collection to the public, free of charge.
"We have lots of visitors, and people are welcome.
"A lot of people grew up on farms and remember windmills."
Ms Sawyer said she never knew about her husband's hobby until they went on holiday in England.
"We were going along the M6 which had a lot of traffic on it, and Jim said, 'there's a windmill'," she said.
"We now have that windmill.
Ms Sawyer said that her husband's hobby also had added social benefits for her.
"It's been good fun," she said.
"We've met a lot of very nice people.
"Most men who do windmills have very nice wives."
Dalwallinu's waving windmills
In addition to their makeshift museum, the Sawyer's also spent two years lobbying their local council to let them put up some windmills in the town.
In 2012 they got their wish, and Mr Sawyer erected two "waving" windmills at either side of the town.
"I service them every three months."
Dalwallinu Shire deputy president and fellow farmer Keith Carter said Mr Sawyer's collection was a point of interest for the town.
"I've not been in one of those tour groups, but I've talked to them and they're just gobsmacked by what he's got there and all the different styles of windmills he's collected around Australia," Mr Carter said.
"I reckon every little bit adds to the character of the town.
Mr Carter would like to see the Sawyer's collection showcased a bit more.
"I suppose that's the trouble in most towns, we don't make much of our treasures," he said.
"We don't realise what we're sitting on."
