Solar lights are tha bomb! You don't have to remember anything, just keep the panel in the sun most of the day. They turn themselves on @ dusk, off @ dawn. There are plain white, every color, mixed colors, and the bulbs come in so many shapes, like flowers, stars, chili peppers, etc... String lights, rope lights, glowing flowers, for sunny spots. Not as powerful or long-lasting after a cloudy day, but no outlet needed and it's kind of fun to have lights that have "weather" too.
I have some that stay up all year. I was going to take them down but birds keep perching on the wires. Hummers, in particular, to check the sight lines for cats, it looks like to me, but maybe just resting. They need such a thin perch for those micro talons? claws? Not sure the right word.
