Ten years ago, when I was traveling in the Ozark Mountains, I bought a whirligig at a craft shop by the side of the road in Arkansas. It was the figure of a bluebird that paddled like a swimmer in the ...

The roadrunner and duck whirligigs are whimsical pieces of folk art designed to decorate your yard. Whirligigs are simply a variation of the weather vane, as they stir in the breeze and indicate the ...

Our roadrunner and duck whirligigs are whimsical pieces of folk art designed to decorate your yard. Whirligigs are simply a variation of the weathervane, as they stir in the breeze and indicate the ...

The top, gold-medal-winning garden in the Fresh Gardens category at last month’s Chelsea Flower Show was one of the most imaginative and artistic gardens I have ever seen. Separated from all the big, ...

To scare birds and rabbits away from gardens, plastic geese with whirling wings, farmers digging incessantly, and other moving figures were placed on posts. The whirligig is an old idea. Windmills ...

When a breeze brushes through the field just below Vollis Simpson's machine shop, you can hear the sounds of metal clanging against metal and of Ferris wheel-like contraptions turning. But the ...

WILSON, N.C. — The eccentric vision of a self-taught North Carolina artist famed for his whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs is getting an overhaul that’s as much about engineering as it is about art.