Village Sounds                                               2023-06-05
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I went for a walk at lunchtime, the other day, to the church at the
top of the hill in the nearest village. It's about a mile and a half
each way, along some country lanes and through the village.

I thought it'd be interesting to listen, and take note of all of the
sounds along the way. Rural / village life isn't just birds and the
rustling of leaves in the breeze. Let's ignore car sounds, though...
they are everywhere.

* The distant crackle of the high pressure monitor hose washing china
  clay out of rocks in the quarry that overlooks us.

* The metallic scraping of excavators in the quarry, picking up large
  granite boulders.

* The rustle of leaves blowing in the breeze.

* Three or four different types of birds tweeting from the hedgerows
  and fields.

* The moo-ing of the young cows in the field.

* The engine of the tractor spreading slurry to fertilize the grass,
  in a field just over the brow of a hill.

* The neigh-ing and snorting of horses in the small livery on the
  corner.

* The feint hum of machinery at the county's waste incinerator,
  which looms over the village.

* The impatient whirr of a circular saw, escaping from the window of a
  house where work is being done inside.

* The gurgle of water in the leat surrounding an old mill,
  now a private house.

* The rythmic hum of a motor in the small sewage works.

* The distant horn of a train on the branch line between Par & Newquay,
  passing along the Goss Moor.

* The barking of dogs, as they and their owners pass on their walks
  past the village football club.

* Metallic clanging, of a hammer hitting something metal in a garage.

* The sizzle and crackle of welding in the car body repair workshop.

* The cacophony of sounds from children on their lunch break at the
  primary school.

* The woosh of an electric mower, hard at work on a front lawn.

* The loud buzz of 3 youths riding their 50cc scooters up a steep lane.

* The rumble of a small airliner passing far overhead.

That's all I can recall, for now. I wonder if you stopped and noted
each sound how many there'd be, and how long it'd take to cover the
mile and a half :-)