Favorite Sounds
 Rai n pattering on the sky window,   The muffled quiet of falling snow.   Crickets and frogs in the cool of a fading fall evening.   Thunder in the distance.   The wind mourning a path around the eaves of the house while our wood fire snaps and crackles.    A song sparrow announcing the rising sun of the early summer day break.   Owls calling to each other through the trees.   The stuttered purr of a contented cat.   A haunting train whistle in the valley while I snuggle beneath the blankets.   A red-winged blackbird, from his perch on a cattail, announcing his territory during mating season.    C hildren giggling with pure delight,   The laughter of a stream tickling the rocks!    The constant farewell of the ocean as it waves goodbye to the deep.   ...............What are your favorite sounds?