Favorite Sounds

These sounds make me happy:

• The creak of my hammock as I rock it gently (while I lie in it) by holding on to a rope tied to a nearby tree limb



• The sound of my 5-year-old singing, making up a song as he goes



• The cry of seagulls at the beach and over the ocean



• The sound of the tide coming in at the beach



• The squeak-purr of my younger cat when I stroke her



• The snap of a sail in the wind as a sailboat changes tack



• The deep voices of bullfrogs when I camp in the woods



• The buzz of cicadas in the summertime



• The giggling of my two sons as they splash in our inflatable backyard swimming pool



• The sounds of power tools—such as drill guns and chop saws—because they mean that My Husband the Master Cabinetmaker^tm is nearby



• The sound of a hard rain on a lake



• The occasional humming of my granddaughter while she's sleeping



• The almost mystical music of the many large metal wind chimes hung all around the outside of my house



• My husband's laugh



• My brother's laugh



• The cooing of mourning doves

What sounds make you happy?



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