have you guessed what it is yet?  here's a hint...make a wish and it may come true!

I ended up buying 4-2x4's, a box of screws, and a quart of red paint for this project...everything else was wood i had on hand/dismantled pallets from work.  the design was, as usual...all in my head.

using lengths of wood for the rood instead of shingles greatly  simplified the project...

i found an ancient full quart of alkyd oil-based primer in my downstairs woodshop, and used the whole thing putting a primer coat on the well.

the finished project!  we went uptown yesterday 'cause Nanc remembered that an antique mall there had a booth in the back full of old tools & stuff, and sure 'nuf...we found an old rope pully.  we also came home with an old tin cup which i'll mount on the upright once we decide where we're going to put this thing...