– You know what I like to hear most?
– What?
– Solid quiet. Perfect unbroken quiet.
– Tennessee Williams, from “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”
Photo: Anna Heimkreiter Photography with Give It Time. Quote: Violent Waves of Emotion
Saturday Morning
July 7, 2018 by 20 Comments
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the rarest and most difficult to find at times
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Perfect stillness here this morning, broken only by occasional bird calls and the rustle of the wind in the trees. Temperature in the low 50s and clear skies. Ahhhhh…
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and only bird calls here…bliss!
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Let’s ease in softly on a pretty day…The sun was out…just before dusk there was a bird outside my window, all by itself and singing so loudly—byeet-byeet-chur-chur-chur. Over and over as if it had just discovered its voice. I was emailing with a friend, your basic hard-bitten journalist, and told him what I was hearing—it sounded like the beginning of the world. He wrote back not with irony but with the information that a band of baby rabbits had just taken over his garden and were out there hopping and bopping: “They are so excited to be on earth.” This struck me as the most important news of the day.
~ Peggy Noonan, What Does This Moment Demand of Us? (wsj.com, April 26, 2018)
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🙂 🙂 🙂
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We – on the other hand – were woken by about 100 birds chirping, singing, and generally making a racket – but we’re not complaining 🙂 The one reason I can think of that the singing gang is greatly disturbed by 2 pairs of pies who think they’re king and emperor of the territory. Even the lovebirds are shutting up occasionally 😉
It’s still far too hot for the delicate plants from Switzerland – we cope badly with the heat – but frequent cool showers help a bit.
Have a wonderful QUIET and peaceful weekend.
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Smiling. Thanks KIki. You too.
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Reblogged this on It Is What It Is and commented:
In total agreement … ‘Solid quiet. Perfect unbroken quiet.’ … the best!!
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I have now except dishwasher screaming for me.
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Just let it go!
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Watching kids movies again???? HAHA. 🙂
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Again? Always!
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I’m home if you can break away from your solitude heaven. I have plenty of time next week. Put the finishing touches on the post today and posting next week, probably Tues. 🙂
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Miraculously, the only sound I hear is the hum of the pool filter. Even the 3 usually noisy neighbours I have are blessedly quiet.
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Lucky you!
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Didn’t last long…
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☹️
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…love the photo of a beautiful girl in blissful quiet peace…with evergreen needles suggesting that scent of quiet forrest
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Yes. Well described Valerie. Can smell those evergreens now too!
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