Harmonic Sounds

Everybody should have his personal sounds to listen for - sounds that will make him exhilarated and alive or quiet and calm.

~Andre Kostelanetz

I'm waiting for HS to return home from another busy day of 2nd grade. He has more homework and projects at his age than I ever remember even having when I was in later elementary years. LD is enjoying her afternoon snooze and Kendo is enjoying his window perch overlooking the bird feeder...no doubt enraptured by the thought of hunting one. I am just sitting and relishing in the sounds of a quiet house. The fact that I am sitting here without my daily jolt of afternoon cawfee is making me also think for a minute about all the sounds that I adore right now:

~ the distinct sound of geckos "clicking" with one another from their homes in the
potted palms, ginger, and hibiscus on our lanai.
~ morning and afternoon visits from the cardinals who frequent our feeder.
~ giggles from LD when I "tickle bug" her belly.
~ the sound of happy boys playing in the garage.
~ HH's heartbeat when I snuggle up in the evenings to watch a movie.
~ the lull of Kendo's purr early in the mornings ensuring that I will hit the snooze
button at least three times.
~ birds singing and chirping as they fly in the Hawaiian skies and stop for a snack at our feeder.
~ the distinct gong of our New England windchime as the tradewinds blow through the
lanai reminding me of all I love of New England; especially the harbor bells.
~ the gurgle of my cawfee maker letting me know that my afternoon can begin.