Whirligigs!!!!

 

About an hour east of Raleigh, North Carolina is the small town of Wilson. At first look, it didn't look like there was much going on in Wilson – but oh no, don't be fooled. Wilson has it going on! They have an entire city block with giant whirligigs. Can you even imagine? This has got to be one of the more feel-good spots that I have ever stopped at.

Let me tell you first about Vollis Simpson, the artist. It wasn't until he retired from his day gig at 60 that he began constructing whirligigs. He preferred to call them windmills. He died at the age of 94 and during those thirty some years, he was very prolific with his windmills, some of which are in high-end museums. North Carolina, in 2017, designated his whirligigs as the official folk art of North Carolina.

There was hardly any wind when we first got there.

But then the wind started picking up.

Enjoy the small videos