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What is your favorite sound/sounds? Mine is the ocean waves coming into the beach. How about you? (Original Post) debm55 Tuesday OP
Same rhiannon55 Tuesday #1
Thank you very much, rhiannon55 debm55 Tuesday #2
A rainy day. anciano Tuesday #3
Thank you very much anciano. I love rain during the day and during the night too. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Tuesday #16
Rain hitting roofs MadLinguist Tuesday #4
Thank you very much MadLinguist. Such a beautiful sound. debm55 Tuesday #17
Rain falling on the roof. LoisB Tuesday #5
That is a beautiful and relaxing sound. That you LoisB for sharing. debm55 Tuesday #18
A train whistle in the distance at night. I also love the sound of the ocean. Walleye Tuesday #6
Thank you very much, Walleye, for sharing.with us. I like the train whistle in the winter against the silence of the debm55 Tuesday #19
I like train sounds too, EXCEPT... Buckeye_Democrat Tuesday #22
Thank you very much Buckeye_Democrat. I know what you mean. In my 70 years of living in SW PA. and heard the train sound debm55 Tuesday #29
Ocean waves are wonderful. In the wintertime, that ABSOLUTE silence of still snow falling-- sans any wind or traffic. hlthe2b Tuesday #7
Love your post hithe2b. The beautiful silence of a snow fall.Rich is from Boston. When we to Cape Cod for the first time debm55 Tuesday #20
Birds chirping Raven123 Tuesday #8
How beautiful, Raven123. for sharing with us. debm55 Tuesday #31
My cats' purring. MIButterfly Tuesday #9
Yes! FirstLight Tuesday #14
Thank you MIButterfly.for sharing the gentle way you cat is saying I love you. debm55 Tuesday #32
Purring cats 💙 birds singing 💙 and soothing wind chimes TommieMommy Tuesday #10
Thank you very much, TommieMommy.for sharing with us such sweet sounds. debm55 Wednesday #37
Cicadas. Transports me to late summer pnwest Tuesday #11
Thank you very much, pnwest, for the sweet songs of the cicadas. debm55 Wednesday #38
The Violin. It can stir all my emotions, even all at once! Ziggysmom Tuesday #12
Thank you very much for the sweet sounds of the violin, Ziggysmom. Beautiful debm55 Wednesday #39
So much.. living in the forest has lots of sounds! ☺️ FirstLight Tuesday #13
FirstLight, your three choices are wonderful . Thank you for sharing with us. Simply beautiful sounds. debm55 Wednesday #40
I live out in the country - so rain hitting my metal roof is one womanofthehills Tuesday #15
Thank you very much womanofthehills. the sounds you describe are wonderful and varied. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Wednesday #41
I like that moment on summer evenings ... surrealAmerican Tuesday #21
Thank you very much, surrealAmerican for sharing the songs of the cicadas and crickets. Wonderful debm55 Wednesday #42
I'm going to insert my crazy list right before my bedtime Niagara Tuesday #23
Beautiful sounds, Niagara, thank you for sharing with us . The last you listed --hahahhah. Love ya. debm55 Wednesday #43
The laughter of an elderly person Grim Chieftain Tuesday #24
Thank you Grim Chieftain. The smiles and laughter of laughter of elderly person who has been on many of life's journeys. debm55 Wednesday #44
The voice of a loved one or a friend. Among many other favorite sounds. Dorothy V Tuesday #25
Thank you Dorothy V. They speak to the heart. debm55 Wednesday #45
I love the sound of my dog snoring JoseBalow Tuesday #26
Thank you so much JoseBalow, it is a very sweet post. debm55 Tuesday #27
A baby laughing DeeDeeNY Tuesday #28
You beat me to it DeeDeeNY Diamond_Dog Tuesday #34
Oh what a dear sound. Thank very much for sharing that with us. DeeDeeNY debm55 Wednesday #46
The sound of a cat purring, Pinback Tuesday #30
Oh what a wonderful sound. Thank you very much for sharing with us, Pinback. debm55 Wednesday #47
Thunderstorms PikaBlue Tuesday #33
HAHAHAH. Thank you PikaBlue. I like thunderstorms in the distance. Not to close. debm55 Wednesday #48
A breeze ruffling the aspens, madamesilverspurs Tuesday #35
What beautiful sounds . thank you very much, madamesilverspurs. As a mom and teacher of 43 years. the laught of children debm55 Wednesday #50
Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony. Jeebo Tuesday #36
Thank you very much Jeebo, for sharing with us. debm55 Thursday #69
the human heart.( when it isnt in afib) alsoo i love hearing train horns far away and comming closer . AllaN01Bear Wednesday #49
Thank you very much,AllaN01Bear, I love your sounds you selected.The human hear, the sound of train whistles and a mild debm55 Wednesday #52
A distorted electric guitar, mine f'rinstance justaprogressive Wednesday #51
HAhaha. Thank you very much, justaprogressive. Are they all yours??? debm55 Wednesday #54
Oh yes. justaprogressive Wednesday #56
Pro tip for deb Submariner Wednesday #53
Thank you very much for sharing that with me. I have Alexa I will try it. Thank you very much, Submarariner. debm55 Wednesday #57
The background hiss Earl_from_PA Wednesday #55
Oh yes, I remember that. thank you for sharing, Earl_from_PA debm55 Wednesday #59
Other than music, the purring of a cat. Ocelot II Wednesday #58
Thank you very much, Ocelot II, the sound of love. debm55 Wednesday #60
the laughter of my kids purple_haze Wednesday #61
Beautiful. purple_haze. Thank you for sharing with us. Their laughter is pure.and from their little hearts debm55 Wednesday #62
Love the train whistle in the distance.... FalloutShelter Wednesday #63
Thank you Fallout Shelter. I especially like it in the winter when you can really hear it. debm55 Wednesday #65
A bunch of hummingbirds hovering CanonRay Wednesday #64
So true. CanonRay. thank you for sharing those little angels for us. debm55 Wednesday #66
Sparrows chirping. Ocean waves. Purring cats. Kitten's meows. Cathedral organ. electric_blue68 Thursday #67
Thank you very much for sharing those beautiful sounds electric_blue68 debm55 Thursday #70
Laughter, particularly that of children. Mad_Dem_X Thursday #68
Lovely sounds, thank you very much for sharing with us. debm55 Thursday #71
The call of the Loon on a wilderness lake. Emile Thursday #72
Thank you very much Emile. that is such a relaxing sound. debm55 Thursday #73
Thunderstorms, I find them relaxing Luciferous Thursday #74
Thank you very much for sharing with us. Luciferous debm55 Friday #75
Meadowlarks vanamonde Friday #76
Thank you very much vanamonde. Wonderful sounds. debm55 Friday #77
Those of us that agree that rain sounds are pretty cool Prairie_Seagull Friday #78
Thank you very much.Praire_Seagull. I have a gadget that has waves, ocean, thunder and others on it. I bought at Kohls. debm55 Friday #79
Rain sounds along a ocean beach with crashing surf Prairie_Seagull Friday #80
Thank you very much ,Prairie_Seagull debm55 Friday #81
The hum of the street sweeper that comes through my neigborhood. subterranean Friday #82
Thank you very much for the humming sound of the street cleaner, suberranean. I haven't heard that sound in a long time. debm55 Friday #83

rhiannon55

(2,740 posts)
1. Same
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 01:53 PM
Tuesday

Sadly, I live in the middle of this country. The beach is my happy place, but I don’t get to be there often enough.

debm55

(46,482 posts)
16. Thank you very much anciano. I love rain during the day and during the night too. Thank you for sharing.
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 05:55 PM
Tuesday

MadLinguist

(877 posts)
4. Rain hitting roofs
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 01:59 PM
Tuesday

My favorite is the sound when a summer deluge hits a metal roof like the one on my parents' deck.
Add in the chorus of rain hitting the bayou the deck overhangs, and it's veritable symphony.
Simultaneously soothing and invigorating

debm55

(46,482 posts)
19. Thank you very much, Walleye, for sharing.with us. I like the train whistle in the winter against the silence of the
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 06:06 PM
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snow. and especially the sounds of the ocean.

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,299 posts)
22. I like train sounds too, EXCEPT...
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 06:20 PM
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... for these freight train sounds -- tornados!

I think the tornados sound more like a giant blowing into an empty jug.

Starting about the 14-second mark in this video:
https://www.reddit.com/r/tornado/comments/10etm7y/freight_train_sound/

Intermittent in this brief video:
https://www.tiktok.com/@drewtaylor_official/video/7041048329022688518

debm55

(46,482 posts)
29. Thank you very much Buckeye_Democrat. I know what you mean. In my 70 years of living in SW PA. and heard the train sound
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 09:51 PM
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hlthe2b

(110,352 posts)
7. Ocean waves are wonderful. In the wintertime, that ABSOLUTE silence of still snow falling-- sans any wind or traffic.
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 02:07 PM
Tuesday

That is wonderful walking time (pre-dawn or post-dusk) and weather. Peaceful doesn't begin to describe...

debm55

(46,482 posts)
20. Love your post hithe2b. The beautiful silence of a snow fall.Rich is from Boston. When we to Cape Cod for the first time
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 06:11 PM
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at Christmas. I was stunned by the absolute beauty of the sounds of the beach while it snowed.

pnwest

(3,395 posts)
11. Cicadas. Transports me to late summer
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 02:50 PM
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evenings, the golden hour, tearing around the neighborhood on my bike.

FirstLight

(15,337 posts)
13. So much.. living in the forest has lots of sounds! ☺️
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 05:17 PM
Tuesday

The first that comes to mind is the wind through the pine trees. You can actually hear it almost like waves coming over the other ridges of the mountains as it builds towards you and then goes past you and goes through the trees it's a really amazing sound.

Second on the list would be thunderstorm and rain in the mountains that building sound as it comes towards you. And the rain is just glorious especially in july!

Last but not least is a sound that is not a sound. Falling snow. That beautiful hush that comes with a winter snowstorm..

debm55

(46,482 posts)
40. FirstLight, your three choices are wonderful . Thank you for sharing with us. Simply beautiful sounds.
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 09:19 AM
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womanofthehills

(9,891 posts)
15. I live out in the country - so rain hitting my metal roof is one
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 05:28 PM
Tuesday

But the best is - train whistles in the night - 4 miles away - I have no car traffic so that and coyotes are my main night sounds.

Some nights I just hear whistle after whistle as there are 3 roads the trains have to blow their whistles at. I sleep with my deck doors open (screens ) - no air conditioning so I can hear the night really well. Also, if my rooster hears a noise in the night, he will crow and then his crowing makes my distant neighbors roosters crow.

My dogs like to sleep on upstairs deck outside my bedroom. When the coyotes come, my dogs and the coyotes try to out howl each other. It gets really loud but I love it.

Lightning is also really exciting when you live at high altitudes.

So rain, train whistles, lightning, Roos crowing and coyotes howling- these are a few of my favorite things plus my super affectionate dogs and my long time boyfriend who occasionally visits.

debm55

(46,482 posts)
41. Thank you very much womanofthehills. the sounds you describe are wonderful and varied. Thank you for sharing with us.
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 09:36 AM
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surrealAmerican

(11,642 posts)
21. I like that moment on summer evenings ...
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 06:14 PM
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... when the sound of cicadas turns into the sound of crickets.

debm55

(46,482 posts)
42. Thank you very much, surrealAmerican for sharing the songs of the cicadas and crickets. Wonderful
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 09:40 AM
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Niagara

(10,774 posts)
23. I'm going to insert my crazy list right before my bedtime
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 08:44 PM
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The crackling of a campfire
A deck of cards being shuffled
When a hockey puck connects with a hockey stick or vice versa
The sound of coffee brewing
The sound of coffee being poured
When my neck, back and all sorts of bodily joints produce cavitations (cracking)




debm55

(46,482 posts)
43. Beautiful sounds, Niagara, thank you for sharing with us . The last you listed --hahahhah. Love ya.
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 09:46 AM
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debm55

(46,482 posts)
44. Thank you Grim Chieftain. The smiles and laughter of laughter of elderly person who has been on many of life's journeys.
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 09:48 AM
Wednesday

madamesilverspurs

(16,286 posts)
35. A breeze ruffling the aspens,
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:14 PM
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a burbling mountain stream, raindrops falling on the tent; also, the sound of waves lapping on the boat's hull as they gently rock me to sleep.

Above all, the laughter of children, the sweetest hymn the universe will ever know.


.

debm55

(46,482 posts)
50. What beautiful sounds . thank you very much, madamesilverspurs. As a mom and teacher of 43 years. the laught of children
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 10:29 AM
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touches the heart.

Jeebo

(2,455 posts)
36. Beethoven's "Eroica" Symphony.
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 11:31 PM
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Mahler's "Resurrection" Symphony, 80 minutes of heavenly bliss to me.

— Ron

AllaN01Bear

(25,798 posts)
49. the human heart.( when it isnt in afib) alsoo i love hearing train horns far away and comming closer .
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 10:28 AM
Wednesday

also love a mild thunderstorm ( but no tornaods please)

debm55

(46,482 posts)
52. Thank you very much,AllaN01Bear, I love your sounds you selected.The human hear, the sound of train whistles and a mild
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 10:36 AM
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Thunderstorm===not the ones in my neighborhood , but the ones in the distance.

Submariner

(13,016 posts)
53. Pro tip for deb
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 10:37 AM
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I play ocean sounds (crashing waves) all night long. I subscribe to Amazon sleep sounds and go to sleep and wake up to ocean sounds or babbling brook sounds through Alexa. Only $10/yr.

debm55

(46,482 posts)
57. Thank you very much for sharing that with me. I have Alexa I will try it. Thank you very much, Submarariner.
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 10:42 AM
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debm55

(46,482 posts)
62. Beautiful. purple_haze. Thank you for sharing with us. Their laughter is pure.and from their little hearts
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 11:06 AM
Wednesday

FalloutShelter

(13,480 posts)
63. Love the train whistle in the distance....
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 11:12 AM
Wednesday

Last train of the night usually around midnight when I'm turning in.

debm55

(46,482 posts)
65. Thank you Fallout Shelter. I especially like it in the winter when you can really hear it.
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 11:17 AM
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electric_blue68

(21,921 posts)
67. Sparrows chirping. Ocean waves. Purring cats. Kitten's meows. Cathedral organ.
Thu Jun 19, 2025, 12:38 AM
Thursday

. An interesting geofeature of the northern tip of Manhattan is the north running Harlem River of Manhattan bends, and goes westward into the Hudson River.

It passes by two baylets. The Atlantic Ocean actually covers the Hudson River ftom the Hudson Bay northland. So this water way area going east to west has a tide. When the water gets halfway down, or up these mud flats appear in the baylets. Then when a speed boat, or the big Circle Line cruse ship comes around (it circles Manhattan) by it sends small waves that hit the mud flat, and they make small ocean wave sounds! It's so sweet, and soothing. I don't feel like I'm missing making my one trip way down into Brooklyn to hear the ocean, and see special fireworks.

And someone posted the 'sounds of my family, and friends voices'. Sure I'm fine w texting, but it's so nice to hear their voices.

Prairie_Seagull

(4,257 posts)
78. Those of us that agree that rain sounds are pretty cool
Fri Jun 20, 2025, 11:03 AM
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may want to check out 'virtual' (no headset needed) walking tours of places around the world to include walking in the rain. The sound of rain hitting the ambient environment as well as an umbrella is very relaxing. Scenery does not suck either. This is my answer to your question- Rain maybe on umbrella.

I did spend some formative years in Portland Or.

debm55

(46,482 posts)
79. Thank you very much.Praire_Seagull. I have a gadget that has waves, ocean, thunder and others on it. I bought at Kohls.
Fri Jun 20, 2025, 11:07 AM
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Prairie_Seagull

(4,257 posts)
80. Rain sounds along a ocean beach with crashing surf
Fri Jun 20, 2025, 11:26 AM
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scenery and sound. I haven't seen one on-line yet but have experienced it many times. If those sounds won't put one to sleep...

Surf sounds were a very close second.

subterranean

(3,641 posts)
82. The hum of the street sweeper that comes through my neigborhood.
Fri Jun 20, 2025, 12:34 PM
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I just find that sound very relaxing for some reason.



I also love the sound of bamboo leaves rustling in the breeze, especially in summer.

debm55

(46,482 posts)
83. Thank you very much for the humming sound of the street cleaner, suberranean. I haven't heard that sound in a long time.
Fri Jun 20, 2025, 12:41 PM
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