Is that sound music to your ears?
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Mike’s recent post on road trips got me thinking about my vacation a few summers ago with my husband and daughter. We hopped in the car and took off for territories unknown (at least to us) in Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming.
Some of the roads on the way up to Glacier National Park were under construction and we hit quite a few long stretches of loose-gravel detours. They weren’t very comfortable to drive on but both my husband and daughter remarked that the crunch of tires on gravel was one of their favorite sounds. They couldn’t explain why–they just liked it.
I’ve always been partial to the blare of train horns. Not train whistles, although that seems a more romantic notion, but the horns that diesel locomotives are equipped with. Apparently, I’m not the only one: http://www.dieselairhorns.com/sounds.html. I think it’s because when I was a child, I would hear that sound in the distance whenever I stayed at my grandmother’s house. I’d hear some horn sounding off late at night and I would picture people going places–maybe even exotic places–while I was snug in my bed. It was what first made me realize that the world kept on going at all hours, even though I was heading off to dreamland. To this day whenever I hear a train horn, I pause and take a moment to enjoy those memories.
So what’s your favorite sound? The ring of the school bell signaling the end of a boring class? A babbling brook in a shaded glen? How about bacon sizzling in the pan? Leave a comment below and let me know.
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Train horns are also my favorite, every night the humidity was low you could here them howl away….almost like a wolf.
i love the sound of walking on gravel too. i also love the sound of crunching leaves. i don’t really know why though…
The sound of rain on a tin roof, while I’m snug inside enjoying a warm coffee.
I like the sound when you walk in the snow. The sound of the winds that remember me that unimportant THINGS go with the winds … .
I like that sound trains make when I assume they want other mobiles to get away from the track. We have no train tracks in our town. I must be hearing the old ghost black train. I too am snug in my bed and I wonder and wonder. (Someone may have a tape and is gassing me, as is everyones favorite pastime,) but, I still wonder and wonder. Truly, Susan D. Snavely.
i love the sound of typing
I love the sound of the harmonica played by someone who doesn’t know anyone’s listening.
i love the sound of typing
I like the sounds of metal cleats on concrete/asphalt and the sound of baseballs hitting a glove real hard
I love the chirping sounds birds make. I like to hear those sounds.
I am deaf so I wouldn’t know. Thanks
I love the sound of rain, gently poking my roof as I am snuggling around my warm blanket in the middle of the night
I like the sound when the house is silent, and I put out a cigarette in the ashtray.
I love the sound of classic muscle cars.
I love the sound of the rain falling down, when I’m outside.
I like the sound of the wind.
I love the sound of the Atlantic pounding the shore on the Outer Banks! I wish I could live there and hear it all the time.
the Atlantic pounding against the shore on the Outer Banks….blues being played by a lone “harp” man…
I love the sound of a person getting run over by any kind of train as it choo choo it’s way all over its crushing body. That would be awesome! yeah!
The sound of a fighter jet always makes me look up to the sky
I like the sound of laughter!
i like the sound of no sound. there is a place i go squirrel hunting and it is so remote that when there is no wind you can hear nothing. except the ringing of your ears…
Well i love the sound of a baby horse when it whinnies. In fact one is doing it right now, he has to wait another 45 minutes for his every two hour feeding. Nothing like hand raising an extra large orphan Friesian colt, hes not getting in the house no matter how much noise he makes LOL
i like the sound of music.. it touches my heart and my soul.. .
I love the sound of rain- on the roof, hitting the leaves of the trees outside our house, in the woods of Cape Cod around my grandmother’s house, coming across the water at the pond…
I also love the sound of my baby’s giggle.
I love the sound of a big train horn. So much in fact that I have one installed on my little Jeep. It’s so big it barely fits under the hood. Other than A/C and stereo, doors and a top, it’s the only accessory it’s got. I sure get a lot of surprised looks from some very startled people when I put the air to that thing. My little sister lives 5 miles from me and she can hear if from her house, if she’s outside.
I love the sound of two people talking softly about the affection they have for one another. The sound of romantic love is inspiring to my soul. Better than MMM….good from Cambells soup!!!!
I like the sound of the perfect drive. Golfers know what I’m talking about. Its the whoosh of the clubhead and the clink of the titanium hitting the golf ball. I hate the sound of metal on teeth, like when someone’s eating with a fork, it makes me crazy!!
I love the sound of rain falling into puddles.
I love the sound of typing.
I love the sound of birds chirping.
I love the sound of small cricks going through rocks.
I love the sound of a crackling fire.
I like the sound of pine trees in a forest make, when the wind is blowing.
I love the sound of crisp autumn leaves crackling and crunching underfoot while on a walk through the woods.
I love the sound of my husband’s rhythmic soft snoring as I drift off to sleep.
I love the sound of rain
I love the sound of gravel when you walk on it
I like the sound of finger nails scratching the chalkboard. Gets me bumps. =] and the sound of gun glocking and bullets shell hitting the floor.
I love the ambiance of the Boeing 757. Really, I just like the hum of the air packs or the APU (I don’t even know which it is!); engines are nice, but I don’t need the growl or buzz-saw drone – a roar is good. But nothing beats the 75.
I have a 3-hour loop of a 737 that I like to play =]
yea kinda
My favorite sounds include: thunder, rain on the tin roof at my church, the mandolin, and the call of a mourning dove.
gravel under foot, crunching snow, rain hitting the window….all good sounds
I love the sound of the clothes dryer running…
or the sound of cars going over railroad tracks…
can’t explain it
definitely the sound of the ocean!!
the sound of a baby sleeping…also a good one
I love the sound of a baby laughing, children singing, and a kitten purring.
My favorite sounds is the nice noise that a good car makes when you poke holes in the muffler
Stepping on dead leaves!
I love that sound!!!
I ♥ the sound of neighbors mowing their lawn on a bright day with blue skies.
And I ♥ airplanes flying overhead.
I like the sound of frozen veggies being picked up (i have no idea why) : D
I like the sound of raindrops hitting leaves in the trees.
I like the sound of a big heavy rock falling from high up and hitting nice soft dirt.
I like the sound of a small stream.
I like the sound of a g chord on a guitar.
I like the sound of chicken korma being poured onto rice or naan bread.
the sound of rain hitting the sidewalk
I love the sound of feet stepping on gravel.
I love the sound of typing.
I love the sound of my crushe’s voice!
I love the sound of a rolling river.
I love the sound of the automated “click” of a mouse on a computer.
I hate when people scrape their teeth on a metal fork. It gives me the goosebumps all over!
i love the sound of any musical instument.. it makes me feel relaxed
…and the sound of the ocean
The hushing sound the wind makes blowing through the tree leaves
The sound of wolves singing (but only in the distance) (not because they are scary up close but because they are really loud and it’s hard to sleep).
The sound of the wind through aspen tree leaves.
(it sounds like they are whispering but you can’t quit catch what they are saying)
The sound of the waves on the beach and any moving water.
I stayed in the country with my “Big Mama” and “Big Daddy”, on occasional weekends. I must have been near teens when they got their first A.C. So…we opened screened windows at night, I remember sleeping/lying on the old cotton batting mattress; on the top with a thin sheet….all’s quiet, then…suddenly in the distance you hear a faint train whistle, growing ever closer and clearer. As it gets closer you feel the faint breeze through the opened window, touching your skin like butterfly wings; cooling the light sheath of moisture gathered there from the heat. You see the wisp of the thin sheer curtains …then the train passes; as though it was a part of it all…and it was…you begin to get sleepy and soon start to drop off, listening so intently, as the quiet of the night lulls you to sleep.
AHHH Memories of over 40 years ago…so fresh.
I love the sound of hoof beats from a horse. On the grass, road, arena, anywhere! Each surface produces it’s own sound, and each sound is equally relaxing
I like the sound of birds chirping. It reminds me of the time when we used to live in a place away from the city. It was nice to relax there. so peaceful and calm. I miss that…
I like the sound of walking on fallen dry leaves at the end of the fall season.
I like the sound of ice in a glass of tall cool ones, The sound it makes when you’re tipping it for another sip.
When i hear the Amtrak horn, I think of taking train to visit family in KS & MO, sleeping until Kansas City stop. Two dear ones are dead, so I can’t do that part any more.
Is an odd feeling.
I like the sound of rain outside, pattering on the ground.