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May 19, 2011

Sing along... These are a few of my favorite sounds

Keeping visual treats and DIYs aside for the day, I got thinking of a few sounds which tickle my ear each time I hear it.


I get thinking, or just close my eyes and smile when I hear ...

The sound of feet on dry leaves

The last drops of water dripping down after a tap is closed

The sizzling sound when I pour tadka into curry

The sound of crickets in the backyard

The roar of a river at my window, even if I can't see it

A loved one purring lazily in the morning when I try to wake him up

The sound of vehicles starting up after a terribly long traffic jam

The occasional train that passes by my house. It doesn't disturb sleep anymore!

Far-away loudspeaker-music that comes in with the wind

The sound of fire crackling through burning firewood, heard it?

A fan coming alive after a long power-cut in summer!
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Some take me far away, some remind me of childhood, some just make me enjoy the moment.

What sounds do you heart?? Did any of these give you a sense connection?
Do share your moments...

30 comments:

  1. The call of the Koel...

    Sounds of laughter...

    The tinkle of chimes in the wind...

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  2. loved the last one!!

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  3. :-) Very beautifully put!

    For me....

    The sound of tides and waves..

    The early morning chirping of birds on my window..

    :-)

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  4. Very well thought. Each one of the sounds you mentioned is special. Excellent post!

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  5. The sound of fire crackling through burning firewood it´s maybe my fab :)

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  6. Anonymous7:53 PM

    the meaningful explanation for sound really sounds good ambika....

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  7. Anonymous12:53 AM

    Hmm.. Raindrops on the root top...

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  8. Cicadas in the night (tho' hubby hates it!)

    the boop-boop of the car locks that herald the arrival of loved ones

    And sometimes the sound of silence!

    Lovely post, I might steal this idea!

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  9. :)

    I like the sound of beach, river,.. any water body

    Rain :)

    The sound of emptying contents in a pack to a container.

    The sound of shuttle (badminton)

    Sound of scribble on a paper.


    Ahha.. many!

    Loved this post..!

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  10. @Purba, the call of the koel definitely takes me back to childhood!!
    @Richa, yes, birds chirp harmony to my senses too :)

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  11. @Gagan, the boop boop of the car locks sounds adorable :)

    @Sameera, lovely sounds you've mentioned!

    @Emmy, on a tin roof, love that sound..

    And thank you Deepak, Shiju and Nisha!

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  12. New template! :) Nice!!

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  13. Yess.. a sunshine-yellow template :)

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  15. lovely post....

    The sounds that I can hear right now:
    Tea pouring,
    Spoon tingling,
    Sipping,
    Smirking,
    Rustle of the today's newspaper....

    have a nice weekend :)

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  16. ambooooo
    lovely n lovelier ur blog is becoming...all the posts on the current page are superb...
    loved ur pebble painting....

    n about the sounds.....
    i can connect with most but not the "dripping from a closed tap" we recently had a leak n hence..:(

    then, in no particular
    - windchimes...all kinds of it- ah! so lovely
    - sound of a baby's knees and palms go thud thap-thap-thap-thap as she crawls
    - live orchestra (or any music performance- not on tape)- it just gives me goose bumps.

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  17. ambooooo
    lovely n lovelier ur blog is becoming...all the posts on the current page are superb...
    loved ur pebble painting....

    n about the sounds.....
    i can connect with most but not the "dripping from a closed tap" we recently had a leak n hence..:(

    then, in no particular
    - windchimes...all kinds of it- ah! so lovely
    - sound of a baby's knees and palms go thud thap-thap-thap-thap as she crawls
    - live orchestra (or any music performance- not on tape)- it just gives me goose bumps.

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  18. Thank you Anu! Yes a live performance does give me a high too! How come your profile is disabled when I click it?

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  19. Wow....I tried to feel every sound as I read, and it felt AWESOME!!!!
    Some more for me : tides slashing on the shores
    rain clattering on the windows
    the 'guj guj guj guj' in a classroom when the lecturer just went out
    birds flapping their wings
    aah...I can go on...
    but really what a soothing relief your blog on this was!

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  20. Haha I can so identify with the guj guj in the classroom :P

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  21. This was such a beautiful post. I love the sound of rain, when I'm sleeping at night, so I can't see it, I can just hear it :D

    I also love to hear the sound of running feet!

    You've pretty much covered all the other amazing sounds which touch our lives....

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  22. love all the sounds that you have mentioned.when i read i could visually feel the sound.nowadays its the laughter and cry of my 2 month old that takes my mind away...

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  23. love all the sounds that you have mentioned.when i read i could visually feel the sound.nowadays its the laughter and cry of my 2 month old that takes my mind away...

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  24. love all the sounds that you have mentioned.when i read i could visually feel the sound.nowadays its the laughter and cry of my 2 month old that takes my mind away...

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  25. love all the sounds that you have mentioned.when i read i could visually feel the sound.nowadays its the laughter and cry of my 2 month old that takes my mind away...

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  26. love all the sounds that you have mentioned.when i read i could visually feel the sound.nowadays its the laughter and cry of my 2 month old that takes my mind away...

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  27. Such a lovely post. I really rally can relate to the last one..

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  29. nice one.each sounds ,u meantioned is special.luv ur blog and it's presentation.am following too...

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  30. So true, can connect to this very well...all the sounds which we miss staying away from India! keep sharing - squeakycorner

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