Random Thoughts

[arewethereyet]

I know that there's a love/hate thing when it comes to wind chimes.  I happen to like quality ones.  Since our living room and kitchen are at the back of the house I can hear the chimes on the back deck and like it a lot.

So after nearly a year of working in my son's old bedroom, now my office and sewing space, I finally put a bird feeder and a set of wind chimes outside the windows.  This room is on the front of the house as is the garage.  It makes my hours spent in here more enjoyable.  

I just wonder why it took so long for me for me to have that DUH moment.

I have a buddy who has a machine shop.

He had a job using carbon fiber tubing - 2, 3 and 4 inch with a 1 1/16 th inch wall thickness - 4-6 foot long.

They have a remarkable loud and clear tone that is quite low pitch. 

He made a huge set of windchimes that has a sound that must be experienced. I have not got good enough microphones to do a recording justice....

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As a moving gift, a former neighbor gave me a set of windchimes that are quite large and have a lovely low sound.  We moved here almost 16 years ago and they are still on the back deck.  I have restrung them a couple times and the paddle to catch the breeze finally just gave out.  I replaced it with a scallop shell that my husband drilled a small hole into and it works great.  It's almost the exact size as the original paddle.
I have a random box of shells from Cape Hatteras and finally found a way to use one of them.