Galen and I went out this morning and bought several copies of the Sunday
Raleigh News & Observer after seeing Galen's photo in the
Arts & Living section! We picked up a few copies at a nearby gas station and then headed to Starbucks to sit, relax and read.
Whirligigs in Wilson are making the news. The Vollis Simpson Whirligig Park received a $250,000 grant from The National Endowment for the Arts to
refurbish the whirligigs and move them to a two-acre park in downtown Wilson.
Here is Galen working on the Christmas Tree whirligig. (The following photos are courtesy of The News & Observer.)
Galen also made the front page of
The Wilson Times earlier this week (photo with Vollis Simpson.)
Hubby is happy to be a part of the restoration of the whirligigs. The warehouse is located on the corner of Douglas and Barnes Streets and is open for visitors anytime Monday thru Friday. Large photographs of Vollis Simpson and the whirligigs taken by local photographer
Burk Uzzle line the outside of the warehouse.
It's an exciting time for downtown Wilson, NC!
This is a cat and dog seesaw whirligig that just came out of Galen's woodshop. All handmade. I had fun painting it in bright whimsical colors.
He hand carved the cat and dog figures and added pipe cleaners for tails. The seesaw moves up and down as the fan spins and the whole platform turns in the wind. 
