We normally are not attracted to this style of decorating, we built a new deck and thought we'd get your standard vase fountain.  but this design looked so cool with the water going through mid air from the top of fountain while still a small steady flow coming out of the ball and into little waterfall like.  The color is really pretty, I was pleasantly surprised as it's black but has brown streaks (prettier than I'm explaining).  We tested it to make sure it worked and was very pleased - my husband is building a cabinet/base to sit this fountain in so that it reaches the height of our railings.  I will post a pic of this all together once it's all finished, I think the project will look gorgeous when finished.