The Ultimate Lawn Ornament: Solar Lighted Ball Wind Chime

Okay, okay, take a deep breath and wipe the tears from your eyes. A solar lighted ball wind chime is not as goofy as it first sounds. In fact, a solar lighted ball wind chime can be one of the most elegant pieces of affordable art you can buy. You just might want to tell your friends it has a different name than “solar lighted ball wind chime”.

What Is It?

As implied in the name, this is a wind chime (which works with wind power) topped by a glass or pseudo-glass ball that lights up (THAT’S run by solar power). The light isn’t garish or blinding like a neon sign or a hyperactive Christmas tree. The light is usually soft, discrete and just way cool. If you like lava lamps or wave machines, you will most likely love a solar lighted ball wind chime.

Now, the wind chime part can come in a variety of materials, but usually it’s a kind of metal, so it makes the soothing “ding-a-ling” noise that sounds very much like a fairy’s wings passing by. (Don’t ask me how I know that). Wind chimes are not only beautiful and please the draconic forces that harmonize your lives (according to Feng Shui), but they are also way cool.

And, incase you are wondering, there ARE such things as solar powered wind chimes (that don’t run on wind). They spend all day charging up in sunlight (or some sort of light) and then the light vibrates the chimes. No wind power required. They are usually very small. They’re a bit different from solar lighted ball wind chimes. In fact, often they are very accurately labeled “sun chimes”.

Affordable Art

Wind chimes are an art form that has a surprising amount of variety, elegance and humor. Wind chimes don’t have to just look like the traditional long tubes. They can look like animals, solar systems, flowers, waterfalls, or the ball and long metal tube combination. Some are combined with mobiles in order to enhance their beauty. As most wind chimes, even solar lighted ball wind chimes, are under $150, they are an affordable alternative for those wanting a useful and beautiful piece of art that can be seen by you and the admiring neighbors. Wind chimes are also portable, so you can take them inside when the weather gets nasty or if the chimes are driving anyone nuts. Always try to hear a wind chime before you buy it, to be sure the chimes soothe and not grate on your nerves.