Barkeater Lake by Corey Pandolph for May 15, 2016
May 14, 2016
May 16, 2016
Transcript:
Delores: Just take a whiff of that fresh mountain air!! Banks: Somewhere, someone's cooking bacon... Delores: ... And listen! No car horns! Banks: I hear two squirrels fighting over acorns... Delores: No constant din of construction vehicles... Banks: There are seven.... no, eights different types of birds chirping. Delores: The silence is almost deafening! banks: A guy in a canoe just opened a can of coke.
llong65 about 8 years ago
true, when in the wilderness, you can hear the slightest sound from a distance.
rshive about 8 years ago
And your definition of silence can change. When I was little we moved from an apartment in “town” to the “suburbs” of our little burg. I had trouble sleeping for weeks. It’s amazing how soothing the sound of semis downshifting going up a hill can be. At least compared to the racket that birds can make.
no12mo about 8 years ago
I’ve been there. It’s amazing. It’s like someone turned up the volume control in my ears. I could hear sounds miles away. I could hear bucks rubbing their antlers on trees as a challenge to others who would be competition for their search for female deer during the rutting season.
It takes about 20 minutes for things to open up
no12mo
jdunham about 8 years ago
It helps if you’re a dog.