Everybody loves a nice wind spinner. After all, those garden wind ornaments – whether they are simple whirlgigs that twirl brightly in the breeze, or complicated three-dimensional abstract designs that boggle the imagination – add a degree of color and motion to our gardens and yards that wouldn’t otherwise be there.

Without wind, however, these magical additions to the landscape wouldn’t function at all – they’d be little more than rocks!

Wind is simply air that moves along the earth. Human beings have been using it for years for all manner of purposes. We have powered ships and boats with it across the seas, helping commerce and opening up the globe. We have used it to cool down our houses and create natural ventilation systems.

And yes – we have used it to help make our gardens more vibrant and exciting. So the next time you feel like watching your garden wind spinner, do it! Pour yourself a cold one and plop yourself down in a lawn chair. You’re using green power and you are participating in a time-honored use of natural resources.

Who knew that garden wind ornaments could be so ethically satisfying? Who knows, you might even find yourself deciding to turn to wind power for other uses as well. Your back yard might turn into a giant wind farm!