Noise Pollution

It seems that there is an ever increasing amount of noise in my life and I really feel the need to turn down the volume!

One of the first signs of spring is usually the crocus flowers peaking through the dirt. For me, the first sign of spring is noise. People start to peak their heads out of their homes as soon as the sun starts shining, and along with them comes the noise.

Motorcycles - parked in the garage over the winter they all make an appearance with those first rays of sun.

Leaf blowers - most of the fall leaves were already collected before the winter cold but now all those nasty pine needles etc. need to be blasted off the driveway.

Power washers - living in a rainy dark place means lots of moss and slimy green stuff - nothing better than blasting it all away with the power of water.

Lawn mowers - even though the grass has barely woken up there are neighbours out there happily pushing their lawn mowers for the first of many trims.

Kids on trampolines - we are "lucky" enough to have 2 of them in neighbouring yards - ok, better to have the kids around the house and not out wreaking havoc in the streets but the sounds of their screams bring me to murderous rage at times. Can't forget the thump, thump, thump of the basketballs and the SWACK! of the hockey pucks.

Music - there seems to be a need to crank up the volume on your stereo system while washing your car. Do I need to hear Creedance Clearwater Revival at 8am on Sunday morning?

Birds - if you've read my previous posts you'll know I'm no bird lover. All I see is food when looking at a bird. At the least the new neighbours don't have those two charming cockatiels in cages outside like the previous neighbours did!

I suppose all these little noises wouldn't bother me if I weren't already being driven insane by the rest of the noise in my life. Televisions, blenders, washing machines, dryers with buzzers, phones ringing, husbands snoring, train whistles, cell phones beeping and buzzing, alarm clocks, car alarms and now airplanes since the flight path has been moved over my home!

I don't think I'd like to live in a world of silence but I surely could use a break from the noise once in a while.

"True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment." William Penn