tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post8270015037880646909..comments2024-03-28T15:55:53.792+10:00Comments on down to earth: Simple soundsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-53481607617300863102007-10-02T05:50:00.000+10:002007-10-02T05:50:00.000+10:00Just finishing catching up from the weekend. I ma...Just finishing catching up from the weekend. I managed to stay away from the computer for the whole weekend. Loved this post. It was so thought provoking. I'm at work so the noise is just that NOISE. I will sit in the garden tonight and just listen while I have my cup of tea after work.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for yet another wonderful thought provoking post.<BR/><BR/>PaulaPaulaBretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08325105400606691687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-39170145552359328232007-10-01T04:30:00.000+10:002007-10-01T04:30:00.000+10:00hello everyone. I don't often take the time to wr...hello everyone. I don't often take the time to write "properly", or from the heart, but when I do, like this piece, I love it when it's appreciated. Thank you.rhonda jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08962112306968959985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-80569011954297859142007-10-01T01:51:00.000+10:002007-10-01T01:51:00.000+10:00I love this post. I am reminded of John Cage's 4'...I love this post. I am reminded of John Cage's 4'33" of silence...but not silence, just time in which to recognize all the sounds that are around you anyway. When I was a teacher, I developed a pattern of asking my students to take a full minute (a minute by the clock can feel really long!) just to sit in silence before we got started for the period. So many of them expressed how much they loved it. One girl in particular said something along the lines of, "nobody ever gives us a chance to just sit still and do nothing - we're always supposed to be rushing around and busy. thank you!" Anyway, thanks for bringing up such lovely mental images, and for reminding me to sit and listen, too.eliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11989641609668705118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-74492898628277120502007-09-29T21:16:00.000+10:002007-09-29T21:16:00.000+10:00My husband was an only child, so when he got home ...My husband was an only child, so when he got home to an empty house after school he would pop on the TV so he wouldn't feel lonely. How sad is that?! I, however, am the youngest of many and I LONGED for peace and quiet. My Mum used to have the radio blaring in three different rooms, sometimes on three different channels. It was agony for a child who was quiet and internalized way too much.<BR/><BR/>So, now my hubby as an adult cannot be in the house without the blasted TV on. I retreat to the upstairs. We did, however, take the TV out of our bedroom. He does agree that was a great decision... he is slowly discovering the peace of peace!<BR/><BR/>Sometimes my young daughter will say to me, "Mommy, can I turn off the TV and just have peace?" Like mother, like daughter.<BR/><BR/>In the age of noise, chatter, machines, information... there certainly is not much communicating going on. I actually daydream about living in a small, cozy home in the country and sitting by candlelight telling stories and listening to the crickets and frogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-49233689767340309402007-09-29T21:03:00.000+10:002007-09-29T21:03:00.000+10:00Rhonda,What a wonderful post! You live in such a b...Rhonda,<BR/><BR/>What a wonderful post! You live in such a beautiful place. I can't amagine having birds like those in my yard. WoW! I am a listener. I love to sit an listen, to my children talking to each other, the birds, the water running in our creek. I am so thankful that I found your blog:) <BR/><BR/><BR/>Renee <BR/><BR/>From KyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-57683046932891460182007-09-29T18:59:00.000+10:002007-09-29T18:59:00.000+10:00Rhonda good post!...noise and TV?...if i could do ...Rhonda good post!...noise and TV?...if i could do so i'll take the tv out of our house :)... i'm not fond of. I rather have the house quiet and lucky you that can even have birds wild out - beautiful parrot pic -.Purahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16391811096636030060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-72524603129516608482007-09-29T16:39:00.000+10:002007-09-29T16:39:00.000+10:00yes the sound of silence is bliss.. i don't know h...yes the sound of silence is bliss.. i don't know how alot of the youngers... have there music in there ears while doing every task from exercise to eating , love your posts happy day margieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-38861399619966771222007-09-29T16:01:00.000+10:002007-09-29T16:01:00.000+10:00Hi Rhonda - I think that the King Parrots are my f...Hi Rhonda - I think that the King Parrots are my favourite - they are so sweet and make such a lovely sounds. They visit regularly in our garden too. <BR/><BR/>Sounds here are lots of birds - parrots, peewees, sparrows, chookies and ducks and LOTS of WIND blowing through the trees and creaking the house. It is very windy here in ONC. <BR/><BR/>duckieThe Duck Herderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12804351827909380328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-52881812022910353972007-09-29T15:14:00.000+10:002007-09-29T15:14:00.000+10:00Rhonda- lovely post and wow-you have parrots! I f...Rhonda- lovely post and wow-you have parrots! I felt like I was there listening with you. I sometimes go out to the patio and listen to the coyotes howl and watch the burrowing owls and night hawks come out. Everyone thinks the desert is quiet and dead, but it is actually full of life-you just have to be quiet and listen! SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-13589891577756141012007-09-29T12:58:00.000+10:002007-09-29T12:58:00.000+10:00click of the keys, distant voices of the Banglades...click of the keys, distant voices of the Bangladeshi neighbours climbing inside a van with much ado. Its Ramadan at the moment so I wonder whether it's a visit to some community gathering. Noise of beer bottles dropping into the recycling bin of the 'Aussie battler' neighbours. A whiff of cigarette smoke (yuk )from the old, lonely man in the house behind. Birds chirping, magpies playing, clicking of keys..Love your post Rhonda :)<BR/>BellaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-90665651666464688912007-09-29T12:19:00.000+10:002007-09-29T12:19:00.000+10:00What fun to listen along with you :) I am adding a...What fun to listen along with you :) I am adding another item to the list of things that I enjoy about you, Rhonda Jean, that you gave away your watches... marvelous! Have a wonderful wknd. Love, QQuinnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14446233534591572279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-70241992747786757202007-09-29T12:17:00.000+10:002007-09-29T12:17:00.000+10:00I too enjoy the sounds of the day. We don't have ...I too enjoy the sounds of the day. We don't have a lot of birds around anymore as winter is coming on quickly. I can also tell the time of day by some of the familiar noises that are heard each day... the school bells that ring in the morning at lunch and after school, the sound of the recycling truck coming by, the neighbour coming home from work, etc. People have asked me how I can stand working at home in the silence, but really it isn't silent at all! There is so much to hear when you turn off the distractions.<BR/>AnnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-79121346900224178652007-09-29T11:33:00.000+10:002007-09-29T11:33:00.000+10:00What a fabulous post. I felt as if I was there wit...What a fabulous post. I felt as if I was there with you! Unfortunately, as I type the background noise is the TV...probably that same soccer match your step son and dh were discussing!Mariannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053480963082704523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5089828552519076506.post-28029444467802802032007-09-29T10:47:00.000+10:002007-09-29T10:47:00.000+10:00Once again Rhonda you made me think! Right now I c...Once again Rhonda you made me think! Right now I can hear the tapping of the keys as i type this message toyou, the whirring of my computers fan and the distinctive sound of my son kicking his soccer ball in the back yard. Off to bake as well after we have gone birthday present shopping!Lishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00066863074405512584noreply@blogger.com