Weather windy and rainy days ahead with pretty and fun finds from Sonoma stores.
Fashion Splashin’: Confront the rainy downpour with the water-resistant confidence and beauty of a fine feathered duck. These lace-up rain boots by Ilse Jacobsen are enough style to make you pine for rainy days. $219.95, G General Store, 19 W. Napa St., Sonoma, 707-933-8082, ggeneralstore.com
Rain Dance: Embrace the beauty of wet weather by replacing your home’s downspout with this copper rain chain. The water falling through this piece creates a calming visual and gentle sounds. A traditional method of drainage in Japan, these ornamental chains can be coupled with a basin for collecting water. $129, Villa Terrazza Patio & Home, 869 Broadway, Sonoma, 707-933-8286, villa-terrazza.com
Spring Spinner: Cultivate rural charm for your yard with this ornamental windmill which works to show wind speed and direction. $398 (6.5 ft.)-$798 (12 ft.), Fat Pilgrim & Harvest Home 20820 Broadway Sonoma, 707-933-9044, fatpilgrim.com
High Flying Art: Seize the windy day by taking one of these hand-painted Balinese kites out for a test run. Their immense size and stunning design make them interesting decorative statement pieces, that is, when they’re not jazzing up the sky. $45 (small), $115 (large), Copperfield’s Books, 138 N. Main Street, Sebastopol, 707-823-2618, 140 Kentucky Street, Petaluma, 707-762-0563, 106 Matheson Street, Healdsburg, 707-433-9270, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa, 707-578-8938, copperfieldbooks.com
Another Beauty: More Balinese flyers to choose from. Harness some air with this beautiful dragon. $45 (small), $115 (large), Copperfield’s Books, 138 N. Main Street, Sebastopol, 707-823-2618, 140 Kentucky Street, Petaluma, 707-762-0563, 106 Matheson Street, Healdsburg, 707-433-9270, 775 Village Court, Santa Rosa, 707-578-8938, copperfieldbooks.com
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Kite Retailers: How could a day immersed in the breathtaking beauty of the Sonoma County coastline be improved? With just a touch of shopping, of course. Bodega Bay's Candy & Kites has 35 years in the business of selling an impressive inventory of kites and other wind spinners to passers-by along Highway 1. Toys and trinkets and buckets of salt water taffy are available, too. Candy & Kites, 1415 CA-1, Bodega Bay, 707-875-3777, candyandkites.com (Photo by Alvin Jornada)
More Kites and Candy! : Because kites, candy and games are so much fun, Bodega Bay boasts not one, but TWO kite and candy shops, which might make Bodega Bay the kite and candy capital of Sonoma County. What a great place to get your happiness on. Second Wind, 1805 CA-1, Bodega Bay, 707-875-9463
Wind Tones: Potter Green in Sonoma has a choir of wind chimes available in sizes soprano, alto, baritone and a GIANT basso profundo. All are are beautifully toned and tuned. Potter Green and Company, 23586 Arnold Dr, Sonoma, 707-996-8888
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With windy and (hopefully) some really rainy days ahead, we might find ourselves dreaming of balmy days in late spring. Don’t wish your life away, but lean in (to borrow a phrase) to the less than temperate weather, with these Sonoma items. Click through the gallery above for details.
These garden items from Sonoma stores will plant seeds of inspiration for spring and summer.
