Wind Chimes

It rained intermittently these few days, even though  some days it is blistering hot.   I always welcome the cool and windy weather, a good change from the heat!


My wind chimes are working overtime. One day I want to collect all sorts of wind chimes, right now I  just have three -  the clay  (from  Langkawi),  the metal  (Kek Lok Si, Penang)  and the bamboo ( Bali, Indonesia).  The bamboo wind chime produces a hollow sound ..... a dull tone that evokes something from the heart when the breezy wind brushes against them.  Takes me back to the holiday we had in Bali where the people are  so close to nature.

The  melodious tin-gin-ling sounds from the  clay chime  and metal chimes are somewhat  of  a higher pitch.   How does one aptly describe the  sounds from  these  chimes when  the wind  plays on them ?   Seductive,  Haunting, Mesmerizing , Soothing ..?  I am  at a loss. Simply that  they just pulsate with life seems so lame, so inadequate .....!  Interesting objects and credit goes to the wind chimes makers, they are great.  I guess to design these instruments would need some sort of measurements and knowledge of music to get the sounds right, to  bring  such pleasure to the owners.  I remember when I wanted to buy the wind chimes, I had a hard time choosing.......all played beautiful sounds.....and each more mesmerizing than the other.   In the end, I thought --- if I hang it up, I probably won't see it, just can hear the sounds.  So I just selected with my eyes closed ....!

 

I am not sure exactly why I  had this sudden impulse to collect wind chimes. Why do people collect them anyway?  People surely must collect them for they are sold  in most tourist  shops and most shops in town.  So I  did some checks from my best source.....!  Great.... so many sites offering wind chimes for sale.  And I never knew wind chimes have significance in Feng Sui  (I am not what one would call a Feng Sui  believer :- ). Anyway for those who might suddenly decide to collect wind chimes, check this site out .....http://www.suite101.com/content/feng-shui-wind-chimes-a266478, just for interest if not for anything else. 

So it is not a good idea to collect too many wind chimes ..... Well, as they say, see how it goes. If  I come across some unique wind chime  in the shop  that won't let me walk away .....