Relax, I’m not going to talk about the astonishing heat wave we’re having but something light and buoyant.
First, remember Ned Racine’s initial, fateful meeting with two-steps-ahead Matty in the movie Body Heat?
NED
You can stand here with me if you want, but you’ll have to agree not to talk about the heat.
(So she throws his words back at him at their second meeting, at the same time inveigling Ned into her home while the husband is away on business.)
MATTY
You’re the one that doesn’t want to talk about the heat. Too bad. I’d tell you about my chimes.
NED
What about them?
MATTY
The wind chimes on my porch. They
keep ringing and I go out there
expecting a cool breeze. That’s
what they’ve always meant. But not
this summer. This summer it’s just
hot air.
(Amen, Matty.)
So I’m not going to talk about the heat at all, but wind chimes. Wind chimes are what I’m interested in today, this very hot minute. I think wind chimes are due for a revival. They’ve been relegated to the whimsy ghetto for far too long. Procrastinating on Etsy, hoping to find something inspired by Alexander Calder maybe, I found lots of chimes made of bike gears, keys, and kitchen utensils, some of which were surprisingly appealing. But the two examples above from Potted are some of the nicest I’ve found so far, although the one on the right is technically not a wind chime but a spiral mobile.
Keeping it light and buoyant this week.
You have found the absolutely perfect quote for the day!
Just to lighten things up some more here’s another: If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back?
Jane, I think I’m getting heat-touched. We’ve never felt a need for AC before, but this month…wow.
Good advice, although I must admit to feeling trapped by the oppressive heat, waiting impatiently for Saturday and the promised return of cooler air. I’ve always liked wind chimes in their various incarnations but my husband hates them and I’ve found that those I’ve received from friends at intervals over the years mysteriously disappear…I’d say he doesn’t have a mean bone in his body but I’d have to insert a caveat when it comes to wind chimes.
Kris, I do like the idea of things stirred by wind currents, like the spiral mobile above. Maybe chimes aren’t really necessary.