I do it because my poor dog has a bit of a weak bladder. She knows when she has to go, and she lets me know that it's time to go out. But when she has to go, she really has to go. So I get out her leash and go outside into the night, and into the midst of the sounds coming from the darkness.
"What kinds of sounds are they," you ask. Well, they are sounds I've never heard at night near my home before. To be more specific, some are the sounds of howling, and there are also other animalistic sounds. "Aaawww," is the shouted sounds I hear coming from the south.
The other sounds that come from the south are actually quite a bit more ordinary. Those sounds are being made by cows. Most of us, at least us here in America, think of the sound cows make as, "moo", but they really sound like what I described above.
Now when I take my dog out for a walk late at night I very rarely see another person out there. I go out to the end of the road and look up at the stars. Even with the occasional sounds of animals in the air, the night is such a peaceful place to be.
"Listen to them. Children of the night. What music they make." - Dracula
While going through your post, for a while, i thought you were going to tell me some horiffic story of some evil spirits. Whatever, i think, yes, there is lot of difference between living in urban area from rural. I have heard that, the more peaceful the night looks in the dark woods of rural areas,the more evil prevails :.
ReplyDeleteIt would frighten me to hear such noises, and my dog would be tied to an outdoor walk line, with me watching from the door.
ReplyDeleteYou made it sounds interesting though. Hope your Thanksgiving went well.
OMG!!!
ReplyDeleteYou heard Dracula talking to you in the darkness.
Sometimes the unfamiliar sound of the night makes it scary, glad you are able to listen to sounds of nature in the night.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what kind of wildlife you have in the area?
ReplyDeleteYou are lucky to be in these surroundings. Perhaps you are finally where you should be! So much to explore, so little time!
ReplyDeletethe sounds in the country are so much better than the city sounds.
ReplyDeleteI always loved hearing the coyotes. It was such a mornful yet peaceful sound. I miss it.
Wow- I think coyotes are much better than gunfire.
ReplyDeleteWhere we live in Los Angeles, we hear cars, gunshots AND coyotes! It is very wild here, with feral humans and animals.
ReplyDeleteI'd be a little scared to walk out there myself. But that's just me. But I'd rather be in the country any day than in a noisy city. When you take pictures in the dark like that it's neat when you see eyes in the dark...ha! I hope you do see a coyote but from the sfatey of your house. Would be exciting to get a picture of one.
ReplyDeleteIt's been so long since I've heard city sounds at night that I can't remember. Nights are so peaceful away from the cities. I'm glad you are getting to experience that!
ReplyDeleteOnce hearing "people" I found it was some geese.
ReplyDeleteI would think those sounds are preferable to the highway sounds we hear here on a clear night. Sigh. I much prefer the frogs croaking in my pond.
ReplyDeleteNear forest We can hear a lot of strange sounds...
ReplyDeleteRatty, the night sounds of the country certainly beat the sounds of gunshots and ambulances and police cars racing past. It sounds like you are in a nice place...with a nice companion, weak bladder or not.
ReplyDeleteYou're very brave to be out that late in pitch darkness and listening to howling sounds all around. :D
ReplyDeleteBut yeah, night time's the best peaceful time.. especially if the sky's full of stars.