Things with wings - wind chimes

[thkn777]

I saw these today in a kite shop (uhoh... kites... another idea for the challenge) - lots of different wind chimes with different wings. I'll show you some:

Th.

[calr]

Since they don't chime, let's call them what they really are...Whirlygigs!

Nice shots.

Cal

[selvin]

Those are some pretty striking designs. Good collection of shots showing off these flights of fancy.
Aloha

[thkn777]

Originally Posted by calr

Since they don't chime, let's call them what they really are...Whirlygigs!

Nice shots.

Cal

Hello Cal,
I was about to write a longer PM... but then I found, that "Whirlygig" is indeed a word to describe them, maybe rather "whirligig" or even "spinner". Coming from the german word "Windspiel" the dictionaries only give me "wind chime", though. But I think I know what kind of wind chimes you mean and those are different, hm.

Another new word I learned by reading and posting here Thanks for your comment!

Oh, and a hint... for the direct translation of "Whirlygigs" into german you might want to look here --> http://www.dict.cc/deutsch-englisch/%5BHoden%5D.html ... so you MIGHT get some suspicious looks if you use that word without further explanations.

Kind regards,
Th.

[thkn777]

Originally Posted by selvin

Those are some pretty striking designs. Good collection of shots showing off these flights of fancy.
Aloha

Hello Selvin,
yes - we like that kite shop very much and I am tempted to make a lil' series, but most shop owners don't like photographers that much, as they fear other people will copy their ideas when they see the pictures.

We already have a small collection of these spinners in our garden and my wife bought 2 new ones right away

regards,
Th.