The faucet at the kitchen sink is dripping again. Hmm, I thought we fixed that! It’s amazing how loud it sounds as I lounge in my favorite chair with my morning coffee. Just as I take a sip, the automatic ice-maker deposits its latest round of fresh ice into the freezer’s dispenser. The sudden racket startles me and coffee dribbles down the front of my pretty pink shirt. Now I’m perturbed… even the clocks annoy me! We have two pendulum clocks; a grandfather clock in the dining room and a mantle clock over the fireplace. Usually the pendulums swing at the same pace, but this morning one is out of sync, so the normal “tick-tock” in unison now resonates “tick-tick-tock-tock” instead. How can that be, I ask you? They both show exactly the same time! I take a deep breath – and another sip of coffee. Tap-tap-tappity-tap-tap! Are you kidding me? The obnoxious woodpecker is causing commotion again today. He thinks it’s funny – I know he does – to drill like a jackhammer on the gutters of our house rather than one of the dozen trees in our backyard. I march out onto the deck, flinging my arms like a mad woman to shoo him away. I settle back into my chair, slip my shoes off, put my feet up and grab my cup of coffee; which unfortunately has gotten cold, but I drink it anyway. A faint clank and a whoosh of air tells me the air conditioner has kicked on and there will be a bit of white noise until the temperature inside the house has met its goal. I reach down and pull a light-weight blanket over my bare feet (they get cold when the air is on). A contented sigh escapes me as I begin to relax. Beep, beep, beep! The dryer down the hall indicates the clothes that have long been tumbling are finally dry. If it wasn’t so quiet in here, I might have missed the signal. Wait, what? It’s not quiet in here! It’s chaos! I might as well get up and fold the laundry… and change my shirt!
Playing with words this morning, this is my response to RDP #68 Word Prompt – Play
What a wonderful picture you’ve drawn! All our electronics are wonderful helpers, but the noise sure can drive you crazy 🙂
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Thanks, it seemed the perfect morning to play with words. And, yes, sometimes the simplest things can be annoying!
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Love this!!
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Thank you, dear! It was a fun write!
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Amazing how a few small noises add up to craziness sometimes.
You captured this so well!
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Thank you, Sandy. Sometimes when things get crazy you just have to write!
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Yes!
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Wonderful. I could recognize every bit of that.
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Thank you. I suppose we all have those kind of days sometimes!
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I love how you captured every single one of those sounds. I have zip tolerance for pendulum clocks tick tocking nearby and if two were out of sync I see myself taking drastic measures!
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Thanks! About once a month (as if by clockwork – HA!) the two clocks are out of rhythm for a couple days, then magically they sync back up again! So weird!
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LOL
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Brilliant! I wonder what real silence does sound like …. golden they tell me but in truth I’m not sure I’ve ever wholly experienced it 🙂
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I suspect complete and utter silence would be truly awful. Besides, what would we find to complain about? Thanks for the comment!
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had me LOL!
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I’m so glad! 🙂 Thanks much!
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Love your playing with noises!
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Thanks so much – sometimes the littlest noises seem so loud!
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Great post. I felt like I was there.
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Thanks! I’ll bet you’ve had mornings like that too! 🙂
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This is so well-written! I felt like I was there too, experiencing it all!
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Thank you kindly! I may have exaggerated just a little, but not by much!
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Ah yes, noises. We have a rear apartment which is usually quiet. Yesterday there was pounding of little feet upstairs, the pling of water dripping onto the AC, buzzes of delivery people not for me, etc. I liked how you wrote about your noises.
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Thank you so much for commenting! I always love the sound of little feet. I suspect complete silence might annoy me more than noises ever do!
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🙃
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This is great. Made me laugh!
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Thank you so much! Sometimes you just gotta laugh! 🙂
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