A Quiet Afternoon. Or Is It?

I've done a number of chores around the house today and had the tv on for noise.

I just turned off the tv and sat down, thinking I'll close my eyes for a minute and enjoy the quiet.

Hey, Internet. It's not quiet.

I opened windows and doors this morning to air out the house and now I hear everything that is happening both in the house and in the neighborhood:

• The wind sighing through the trees
• Leaves skittering across the driveway
• The house creaking
• The neighbor's wind chimes tinkling
• The water filling the refrigerator's ice maker
• The timer on the china cabinet lights ticking
• A plane overhead
• A distant train whistle
• The dryer buzzer
• A car
• A motorcycle
• Birds chirping
• Dogs barking
• A fire engine siren

I love having the windows open in the spring when household noise and outside noise combine.

What do you hear when you open your windows?