Strange Noises

 

We get used to the usual noises in our environment and often hardly hear them. 

At the moment, if I listen, I can hear sparrows chirping, the dull roar of traffic on the main road, a helicopter flying over, a neighbour’s dog barking, some faint distant music, and someone hammering timber – it is easy to tune out most of the time.

In the last 24 hours I have come across two strange noises, the most recent being similar to some machine being used behind the house.  I had to go and investigate – it was speed boats going up and down the River!

The other noise was a scrabbling during the night and then a thump and a bump – it was Mittens leaping up the outside wall of the house and squeezing through the barely open window of my bedroom.  She must have been desperate to join me for the night!

Even at low tide, it is pleasant to visit the beach on a sunny day

We have a hot day today, no rain so far but there are thunder clouds building up again.

I did my normal Tuesday thing and went and bought some groceries, as well as a pixel puzzle book to replace my codecracker book.  I like to do a puzzle or two when I cannot sleep, but get tired of doing the same ones all the time.

Years ago, I was told to always buy a little treat with the groceries as it stopped one feeling poverty-stricken when cash was a bit tight.  Most of the time I still do this, and today I bought a 300ml bottle of chocolate milk – Puhoi Valley Real Belgian Chocolate Milk.  It was totally delicious!

Sometimes we need these little treats to make life more pleasurable 😊

Margaret.