Another Blog Reality Story, BLOWING IN THE WIND

Blowing In The Wind.

I bought some wind chimes at our local bird feed place.   When we looked closer at it we decided its chimes were of higher notes than we wanted.     We took them back, paid a difference for one with  a deeper tone.

I hung it on the edge of carport, which is adjacent to the deck and about the only opened air that we could  place it and get the benefit of the music it would make

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It hardly made any tones at all.  We figured the bars were of a heavier cast pipe, so  it was unlikely that they would be blowing in the wing and sing in their deep tones..  One thing we figured, our carport and deck are on the east side of the house, thus, blocking the constant west wind.    But, there was enough of a natural breeze to toss our big hanging  fern plants around. 

It looked just wrong for the big hanging plants to be dancing with the breeze and right beside it the wind chime just hung there still.

I brought up an electric fan and aimed it at the fan. and  It did give out its low soothing tones but not as much as we hoped.   Somehow having to depend  an electric fan took something out of the pleasure of hearing  the chimes.

We decided to take it back.

The next day we carried it back to the bird seed store and the owner was very understanding and gave us credit.  He mentioned that the bars or pipes are not suppose to move.  It is the flat paddle or sail hanging below that is suppose to move and ring the chimes.  We said, the paddle or sail didn't work either.

The owner pointed out the plate glass window to the sidewalk in front of his store that he had all kinds of wind chimes and flags flying and dancing in the wind.  I told him that was the west wind.

While we were there he called the manufacturer of the wind chimes and told them our problem.  Whoever he talked to suggested we use a bigger paddle.  They agreed  that the manufacturer was going to ship a larger paddle, or sail, to the bird seed store owner, then when it comes in he will call us and we will buy the chimes again, which I guess we agreed to, sort of.

As we left we noticed on the sidewalk the light flags and paper  streamers or whatever were doing the flopping around in the wind but the one set of wind chimes similar to ours was just sitting there, not moving or singing.

Will the new sail, or paddle, work?  The Answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind.