The comment from Rob at CrabAppleLaneBlog on my post about trains got me to thinking about the sounds I used to fall asleep to growing up. Given that our house was situated on the main business road that ran through Tewksbury, Massachusetts, I got used to falling asleep to the hissing sound of cars passing by our house. To this day, I love the sound of traffic at night, even if it’s a good distance away. Some people need absolute silence to fall asleep to – me, I don’t mind the sounds of life outside when I’m falling asleep.
Reminds me of this classic Doors tune from 1971. They just don’t make ’em like that anymore.
I am still getting used to the sound of traffic when I have my windows open…I pretend it is ocean waves as that is my favorite sound in the world. I remember you telling me traffic sounds were something you liked..need to send new photos of the big ass deck “re-do”
Comment by Jana — May 21, 2011 @ 6:16 am
We also had an attic fan that we used all summer. This was before air conditioning. The drone of that fan was better than a lullaby.
Comment by Rob — May 21, 2011 @ 12:51 pm