{"id":625,"date":"2010-04-27T04:39:34","date_gmt":"2010-04-27T15:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backyardcity.wordpress.com\/?p=625"},"modified":"2013-08-09T02:12:38","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T07:12:38","slug":"outdoor-solar-lighting-can-light-up-your-spring-nights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/outdoor-solar-lighting-can-light-up-your-spring-nights\/","title":{"rendered":"Outdoor Solar Lighting Can Light Up Your Spring Nights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Spring in full swing, my family and I are spending longer hours enjoying our backyard. The warm, clear nights provide a fantastic setting for family relaxation and fun. What better way to enjoy Spring nights than with <a title=\"Sun Powered Lighting\" href=\"http:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Solar-Lighting.htm\">outdoor solar lights<\/a>. They provide the convenience of bright nights without adding cost to your electric bill! They are by far the easiest and most inexpensive way to light your outdoor activities.<\/p>\n<p>Solar lights are perfect for your backyard because they use the sun&#8217;s direct energy to charge all day and then release that stored energy at night. No expensive wiring or outside electrical outlets are required! They are weather resistant and require no maintenance. Your family will be able to enjoy countless nights frolicking\u00a0outside with their every step lit by solar power. Can&#8217;t you just picture it now? Chasing fireflys and watching the stars appear in the Spring sky? That sounds like something my family and I will be doing tonight!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Spring in full swing, my family and I are spending longer hours enjoying our backyard. The warm, clear nights provide a fantastic setting for family relaxation and fun. What better way to enjoy Spring nights than with outdoor solar lights. They provide the convenience of bright nights without adding cost to your electric bill! They are by far the easiest and most inexpensive way &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/outdoor-solar-lighting-can-light-up-your-spring-nights\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Outdoor Solar Lighting Can Light Up Your Spring Nights<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&raquo;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,6,15],"tags":[343],"class_list":["post-625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-backyard-fun","category-environmentally-friendly-ideas","category-outdoor-lighting-ideas","tag-outdoor-solar-lighting"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2Nnyf-a5","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1811,"url":"https:\/\/www.backyardcity.com\/Outdoor-Patio-Blog\/solar-lighting-for-your-backyard\/","url_meta":{"origin":625,"position":0},"title":"Solar Lighting for Your Backyard","author":"Trey Collier","date":"October 7, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"Solar lighting is a great way to provide light sources to \"off the grid\" areas of your home, lawn, and outdoor structures, but it also lowers your environment footprint. 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