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sounds in my space

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How would you describe the space where you spend most of your time?  Is it cold or warm?  Spacious or cramped? Colorful or monochromatic?

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What does your space sound like?  Is it noisy or quiet?  Do you play music in the background, or do you prefer the white noise of everyday life?

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In my home, where I spend most of my time, the sounds are so familiar, I hardly hear them anymore.  As I sit here, if I listen carefully, I can hear:

  • the ticking of the clock
  • the hum of the computer
  • the purring of the refrigerator
  • a car passing by on the road outside
  • chickadees at the feeder just beyond the window
  • the rumble of the well water pump in the basement
  • two branches in our big maple, rubbing together in the slightest wind
  • the creaking of floor boards – the house is almost 35 years old and the living room floorboards squeak
  • our cat Zoë, galloping from room to room upstairs – how can 7 pounds of cat sound like a herd of elephants?
  • the sound of our string of livestock bells, a remnant of Christmas not yet put away, as someone opens the outside door

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What sounds do you hear, in the space where you are?

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Copyright  2015  Jane Tims

Written by jane tims

January 14, 2015 at 7:19 am