Talented country orchestra performs nightly symphonies where I live!
The gifted musicians give their all with award winning music that fills our country nights, as it drifts into our open windows with a soft canyon breeze that gently caresses the night air. As the day begins to cool off, the symphony begins, singing me to sleep with an orchestra of various cricket musicians…they are on the first movement and it is truly beautiful to hear…with an occasional deep-toned rib-it from the frogs…and then silence…as the second set of musicians adds drama to the night.
Hearing the screech of a hawk passing overhead, begins the second movement…as one of our dogs follows with several barks…and then our pack of dogs head out to give several more barks…setting off the coyotes, howling with different pitches to make it interesting…and on cue, night owls begin hooting on the hill behind the house in one of the trees…and then, silence once again….out of the stillness of night, one cricket will begin with one chirp, then another cricket follows and soon the symphony begins again.
A few summer nights each year, the night does not move with the usual rhythm of sounds. Often when we have a storm coming, the crickets stop…it seems darker and eerily still…no breeze…just the sound of a deep silence…you know something is up! It becomes an odd kind of night but knowing the signs of our animals and country life…we usually know when either a storm is coming or someone or something is sneaking around.
Minnie Mouse is taking in all the night moves with us, as she loves the night sounds too….she likes to sleep in the windowsills at night so she can smell the night smells and see whatever her eyes can see and listen to the various sounds…once she has had enough, she curls up next to me on the bed sleeping in peace, as she dreams of magical kitty memories, exploring warm summer nights. I do the same thing…as memories of growing up come back to my mind, going outside barefooted, walking through grass wet from the dew, looking up and seeing a million stars overhead…softly saying, star so bright, star so light, first star I see tonight…closing my eyes and making my wish.
I still run around barefooted, walking across the gravel if necessary to capture a great photo opportunity or just to go see a horse….WB thinks its weird that I can do this but he does not have country calloused padding on the bottom of his feet like me. His feet are prettier as numerous horses have stepped on my toes…breaking several that healed crooked and look gnarly from being squished. I’m always barefooted in the warm summer months….inside or out, as I love the feel of my bare feet on the old wood floors in our house.
Summer nights in the country are created for us to sit outside to be part of the miracles of the night. I love the front porch swing, gently swinging as we watch the stars….trying to figure out the constellations. “Did you see that?” A falling star or a satellite passing by…as the heavens of spring and summer are incredible…and then fall comes and brings on occasion the Northern Lights…what a WOW experience the first time I saw them here! I could not fathom seeing the curtains of colors and lights in the dark night sky…I was struck with awe! God created beauty all around us if we will just stop…shhhhh…listen and wait…there…did you see it, the falling star?
Look for God’s blessings in your life…I know you will find them!
God brought Minnie into our lives as a little kitten, that needed a home. She was a little over 4 weeks old and I fell in love with her sweet face, her eyes and her soft mews…she has been our constant companion and my shadow, for 18 years now…we celebrated her 18th birthday on Mom’s Day weekend. She is a gift from God in our lives, having gone through loosing parents, surviving surgeries and living the ups and downs of life to the fullest…she is our nurse and often our clown. Tonight she sleeps curled up next to me, gently snoring, dreaming away.
My hubby of 37 years adds his own input on the nighttime symphony…softly warming up for a good night of snoring, that begins with a soft clicking sound in his throat that builds to a crescendo of rumble, roar and then he SNORTS! Waking himself up, he clears his throat and drifts back to sleep…silence…finally I begin to drift off myself…ahhhh…and just as I was about to drift into sleep…Minnie begins snoring too, keeping it amusing for me! I have a nighttime symphony on each side of me and out the windows too:)
The soft breeze tonight is telling me that soon in a few more weeks…the wheat will begin to turn from green to a reddish gold as the heads will begin to dry. I love the smell of it in the night air…harvest memories will flood back into my mind filled with days of old, good times and fun times. These are the sounds of country silence and the sounds of the nighttime symphony…they are the sounds of an ordinary country girl’s life.
Have a magical, musical, country night! HRCG over and out…..
Hot Rod Cowgirl 
May 23, 2013 @ 06:32:14
What a great way to spend an evening! I love your tagline! I just might have to type that up and put it on my fridge!
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May 23, 2013 @ 21:34:46
Hi there and thank you for stopping by:) Glad you like my tagline…it is so very true… I love your recipes as they all make me hungry and want to go cook! Wishing you a peaceful and relaxing weekend…we will be listening to our country symphony:)
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May 19, 2013 @ 15:00:28
We used to have a porch swing on our farm when I was a kid – nothing nicer than sitting there as night arrived.
It would be so nice to have the windows open and natural sounds drift in here. Too close to things and too hot/too smokey from MX agricultural fires (although RC Cat would be trying to figure out how to make an escape)
Always love to stop by and sigh over your landscape and skies!
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May 22, 2013 @ 10:19:16
Hi there:) Thank you for dropping by:) I agree that the natural country sounds are heavenly peace…and I love every summer with the windows open at night…I look forward to it all year long. Yes I have to watch Minnie Mouse kitty too….she has never tried to get out but…we have too many coyotes here and then I would worry so Minnie is a house girl with us too. I never get tired of the skies and the ever changing landscapes around me as they constantly change during the day with the shadows and light above…love sharing it with you through my photos:) I love my porch swing too…reminds me of both my Grandmother’s porches when I was little…so peaceful to swing and drift back and forth watching the sky whether it is daytime or night…sending you lots of happy thoughts for more memories to drift back into your mind of growing up on the farm:) Happy Wednesday!
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May 16, 2013 @ 13:00:35
I love the quiet, too, and I love that we live far enough off the beaten path that it is peaceful, no road noise, etc. At night, I’ve been leaving our backyard fountain running so I can hear it when I fall asleep. I also have our two old daschunds sleeping with me, one right next to me (Louisy), and the other on the floor by my bed (Percy), and they both make the funniest snoring and weezing noises as they sleep. But, this is my orchestra and the sounds I’m used to now–without them, I’m not sure what I’d do!
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May 19, 2013 @ 08:23:07
I would love to add a fountain:) Your dachshunds sound cute and I bet they love sleeping on each side of you too! Me too as I would not know what to do either without the orchestra that I love and have always heard… Its been a while since I saw you, am glad you dropped in….how are you and how is your daughter? Blessing for a perfect happy peaceful Sunday!
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May 15, 2013 @ 07:03:02
Motorway sound in a far distance and close by birds 🙂
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May 15, 2013 @ 15:52:23
The birds singing would help lots:) I have never lived in a metro area before…I enjoy shopping in the city and staying a few nights but then I am always ready to come home to silnce and country life:)
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May 14, 2013 @ 03:54:43
Love night sounds…..sadly we can hear traffic mixed in with the sound of the owl, dove, occasional red fox scream…..but I just “filter out” the traffic and concentrate on the sounds of nature. The woods are magical at night and when the moonlight filters through it’s like being in a private world with Sam and my husband and NOBODY else matters. God is good – he’s certainly provided endless beauty for you out on the ranch! Sam says to please tell Minnie Happy Late Birthday!
Pam
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May 14, 2013 @ 20:12:56
Minnie says thank you much Sam…she is so very sweet and truly does not age like me! Seriously though my vet said her blood work is like that of an 8 year old:):) That’s what I like to hear!!! I worry over her and fret and pray always for her daily…several times a day. I will stroke her back and head saying God Bless you Minnie…and have her whole life…God loves her and He loves me too. And I love the country sounds and silence…it is amazing to have the quiet we do here when the rest of the world is going nutty with noise and life. What a blessing too that God gave you such a beautiful home and also took care of the sounds you do hear by filtering them with trees and keeping you in His magical private world that you call home:) Hugs:)
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May 14, 2013 @ 03:50:36
Oh … I love the quiet. I remember taking Hubbs to SK to meet the family and him telling people “there’s no sound .. just the wind and the cows” but to me it was heaven. A country girl’s lullaby! He’s learned to love it and we long for those summer nights when all we hear are the trees rustling in the wind 🙂
Ahh!
MJ
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May 14, 2013 @ 20:07:58
I know I love the quiet too….and the complete silence is truly amazing…to me it is almost holy in that it speaks to deeply to my heart and spirit…I can hear the rustling leaves you speak of as we have trees right out our bedroom window and at night it is peaceful to hear…love living here and love the country:)
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May 14, 2013 @ 02:08:31
I guess your symphonies are different than mine. But it is a great joy to listen to nature, that is a blessing with the country life.
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May 14, 2013 @ 20:05:40
Thank you as always for your comment and stopping in:) I love the sounds of nature and the sounds of silence…silence is truly amazing anymore with the hectic lives and world we live in, even way out here:)
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May 13, 2013 @ 20:07:35
Ah, it sounds like home to me 🙂 Our dogs, all four of them, have their own Hallelujah chorus every morning and evening. The Children of the Night … how sweetly they sing … City people say it’s “too quiet” here but they just don’t know how to listen!
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May 13, 2013 @ 20:42:55
Amen on city people saying its too quiet…when I listen, I hear so many different sounds out here in the stillness and quiet. It is country weird but we do:)It sounds beautiful at night and I bet it does at your home too….country nights are special times:)
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