Life on Florida’s West Coast

Solar Lights in Florida

Solar lights are popular everywhere, but I can hardly imagine a place where they as effective and naturally useful as the subtropical regions of Florida, where I happen to live. I get a lot of sun. A LOT of sun. And, I know the difference. I lived for a while south of Pittsburgh, where the entire winter was overcast and wet. Even when I lived in North Florida, there just were not as many sunny days as I have here. Plus, I pretty much lived in the woods then. I had solar lights, but they did not charge that well.

Now, though, the solar lights I use in the flowerbeds and up the walk are flat out amazing. Not only are they completely self sufficient, they just feel right. Do you know what I mean? I am taking some of the sunshine that my yard enjoys during the day and allowing my yard to enjoy it at night, effectively.

And, it’s not just about lights that actually illuminate the paths in my yard or the driveway; I also found this very cool color-changing solar globe. It has a hidden solar panel and you can set it to rotate through 10 colors. You can even float it in your pool or a garden pond. It beats tiki torches hands down for ambiance.

RSS feed | Trackback URI

Comments »

No comments yet.

Name (required)
E-mail (required - never shown publicly)
URI
Subscribe to comments via email
Your Comment (smaller size | larger size)
You may use <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong> in your comment.