The sounds of nature

The thing that strikes you most when you are in the midst of nature are the sounds. The birds in the morning, the wind throughout the day flirting with the trees, the bumble of a bumblee bee dancing on glass, shouts of men trying to scare off monkeys or boars in the valley below or the many sounds that insects make.. and Oh yes, the exited tourists whistling and howling by the road which leads to ooty. You can hear the sounds so loud and clear. As if they are right there in your head.

I jumped at the sound of a shot in the air the first time I heard it, they usually shoot an air shot to ward off any wild animals who get too close to the farms or estates I was told. The sound of a gun shot is like a crack in the sky, its almost man made thunder. I am getting used to the three to four air shots in a day and cant help but wonder how it might sound to the animals.

As we took a walk in the estate and the wet path lead us to a small reservoir and a natural stream flowing downhill. The sound of a flowing stream has something that soothes me immensely, im sure it does to a lot of people too. Standing at the bridge listening to the gentle gurgling of water was indeed very peaceful. On the walk back through the trail , we came across elephant dung at a few places, signs that Sadhu is around... somewhere in the hills.

The sound of rain is pure bliss and is even special when you walk under the foliage of trees overhead, it creates a music very rare, I am loving it here and was more than happy to get drenched in the rain on the way back to the cottage. The sounds continue to haunt me as the night sets in, the crickets and the frogs creating a harmony of sorts as I drift to sleep tuned into Indian ocean rendering Ma Rewa.. at the faintest volume, just perfect so it blended with " Sounds of Nature".