My Neighbor had Blue Solar Lights lining his driveway... Looked like an airport Landing Strip.

Maybe he has a airplane Drone to fly and land…

bumplbea said: Maybe he has a airplane Drone to fly and land…

Nope.. he's a Cop thus the Blue Lights.

I have a lot of solar spot lights and regular solar lights too. There are a lot of beautiful "fairy" solar lights in Old Time Pottery but it has the switch on and off that easily breaks. So I didn't buy them.

I have a few solar lights for outdoors that have switches, but I never use the switch... I just leave them on all the time, so the switch never breaks.

Murky said: I have a few solar lights for outdoors that have switches, but I never use the switch... I just leave them on all the time, so the switch never breaks.

Is this the switch with the soft rubber?

A few are the soft rubber that you push in, and a few have the harder plastic switch that you slide up or down. If I bother to put out solar lights, I just leave them on, it's not like they're so bright they would bother the neighbors at all.

Murky said: A few are the soft rubber that you push in, and a few have the harder plastic switch that you slide up or down. If I bother to put out solar lights, I just leave them on, it's not like they're so bright they would bother the neighbors at all.

Good to know. I thought you have to turn it on and off to charge.

No, the switches only turn the light part on or off, it doesn't affect the solar charging in any way.

I see, a separate solar panel to capture the light, I thought the solar panel is at the back of the butterfly.

Btw, I got cheated on those solar powered light long time ago, actually the solar panel was not functioning in charging at all, there were some button shaped batteries inside and the led light consume the power from the batteries until the batteries fully drained. Since the led lights consume very less power, the batteries can last for quite some time. And this was confirmed by the seller / trading companies in China who sells those. Not all solar lights of course, the cheaper ones..

Ok now that the solar light on/off switch saga is settled…I never turn mine off except when bringing them in for winter storage. They are fun cheap and some don't last that long.. I've had some last a few years some don't. I have had many different solar light gifted over the years. There are some new styles out really cool that caught my attention so who knows the holidays are just around the corner.
I could also add the Tiki lights are very well made and have lasted 4 years now they all work like a charm… the on/off switch is different than the smaller lights and are left on all summer.

What else is growing in the garden August…in this heat wave…

Hibiscus


Dahlia


Dahlia


Phlox


Vitex tree - Herb-used for heart medication
No worries the leaves look like another plant that's smoked.. it's not MJ.


Pee Gee Hydrangea - full of bumplebea's


Wild flower in the geranium family..


Prickly Pear Thistle flowers. The horses fav snack..Thistle is not poisonous but it is a noxious weed. Time to spray the pastures..


Amaryllis Belladonna 'Naked Lady'


Clematis Dr Ruppel - second flowering cycle this season



Tonite was a beautiful sunset across the pastures to the west. Enlarge the picture to see the reflected light out in the distance.

Gigi
It's always nice to be greeted by thumbs up and acorns and blessed with like minded gardeners and hort heads . Appreciate all your efforts and enthusiasm you share every day.

hort heads

deepsouth said: hort heads

For the acorn…

You are Bea! I'm a huge fan of your garden and your collections! You are able to mix plants, blooms and arts! You have a great taste!

GiGi ….I'm getting a big head & just glowing from all your encouragement.

bumplbea said: GiGi ….I'm getting a big head & just glowing from all your encouragement.

Glowing? With or without solar panel?

But with Gigi, you have a beautiful garden setup

Kaktus.. typically plant power🪴
While your cactus , adeniums collections are amazing. beautiful blooming cactus and adeniums blooms.