Where have you been Leveta?? Been missing you! Glad to see you back here. I don't think there is a particular distance, but I would think that you would want to leave a few inches so the wind could better catch the chime part and it would have greater movement.

Hi Marlene. Thank You...Been busy with grankids and we join the Game and fish club and been helping out there to get it back in shape. I give up my shop and fall produce cause it was to much on DH. He never complained about it. But he couldn't do anything for fun since he retired cause he's been so busy. But I still check in here from time to time...