In many ways, I'm sure our life sounds a lot like yours. But lately a few sounds have struck me as unique to our life here...
Riiiiiip, crash. Old palm leaves being removed (by a long stick ending in a hook) from the trees before they fall and cause damage
Strains of Sanskrit spoken and sung from temples in the neighborhood
Chooka-chooka-chooka-chooka-choooooooo! Train-like pressure cooker building and then blasting steam
Early morning chirps... not from birds but from chipmunks! So loud they awaken you.
Thud, flap, thud, flap... walking on marble floors
Raucous meowing of feral cats fighting... usually in the wee hours of the morning
Soft jingle of silver anklets in the afternoon... signals our housekeepers presence
Slowing of rickshaw motors followed by their staccato sputtering as they accelerate on the other side of the speed bump outside our house
Constant whirring of ceiling fans
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let me guess...these are among the many sounds that keep you up at night! :) i think my favorite one is the dropping of palm branches - very appropriate for Palm Sunday. Hope you have a very blessed Holy Week!!
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