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Saturday, June 18, 2005
favorite things
C likes to come with my on my evening exercise/photography walks. T and LT do not -- T used to enjoy walking but doesn't anymore, and LT has always been able to find something better to do than to walk without a destination in mind. So frequently this is some good "alone time" with my daughter, time when I can hold her hand and we can converse and it can really smack me over the head how much she's growing up, time when I can get to know her even better, as an individual with her own thoughts and ideas, and not just as my daughter, time when there's no competition for each other's attention. (note: I sometimes have this kind of time with LT also, generally after everyone else is in bed, as both he and I tend more toward night-owlism than the other two people in our family.)
Anyway. Last night as we were walking we started a conversation about our favorite sounds, and our favorite smells, taking turns. Here are some of the things we came up with
(sounds)
- I like the sound of a shovel going into soft dirt.
- C likes the sound of a bird singing.
- I like the sound of a car driving by on a wet road.
- C likes the sound of windshield wipers on a really rainy window.
- I like the sound of a quiet room where people are reading.
- C likes the sound of horses' feet running.
- I like the sound of paper or silk rustling.
- C likes the sound of feet crunching in gravel.
- I like the sound of a dog's tags jingling when it runs.
- C likes the smell of the back of my neck when it's clean (borrowed from Stuart Little. Yeesh, I hope she's never smelled it when it's not clean...).
- I like the smell of gasoline. (C: "me too. And I like the smell of diesel too." I: "me too.")
- C likes the smell of roses.
- I like the smell of fresh laundry as I'm hanging it on the clothesline.
- C likes the smell of horses.
- I like the smell of cooking coming out from other people's houses.
- C likes the smell of water.
- I like the smell of the sun on a field of dry grass.
- C likes the smell of her Dragon Fruit shampoo-mixed-with-conditioner.
- I like the smell of tarweed and peach brush, but only because it reminds me of when I was growing up.
- C likes the smell of the air at Grandma and Grandpa's.
- I like the smell when rain just starts to fall on the very hot, dry ground.
- C likes the smell of lawns with sprinklers on them.
And so on. We kept going back and forth for probably twenty minutes; I can't even remember half of what we said, but it was a really pleasant conversation.
So what do YOU like?
Comments
I like the sound of thunder in the distance. I love the smell of my children right after their bathtime. I like the sound of my children laughing. I like the smell of lupine. I like the cute sounds that Jonathan is beginning to make sounds in his sleep. =)
Posted by: debi at June 18, 2005 11:11 PM
You and C have some good ones!
I like the sweet smell of dried pine straw when the sun's been on it all morning. I like the comfortable hum of our computer. I like the smell of my grandfather's aftershave and my grandmother's freshly laundered towels; they remind me of my childhood overnight visits. I like the sound of a train whistle in the distance (and the transfer truck's horns that sound so much like that, since there aren't any trains near our home). I like the smell of coffee brewing, even though I rarely drink it. I like the sound of peacocks calling from one of our neighbors' yards.
Posted by: Michael at June 19, 2005 03:16 PM
Oh yes, I totally forgot the scent of pine...a favorite of mine. Chocolate chip cookies baking, the sound of little kids laughing and cats meowing. I hate the sound of a computer hum, a little private pet peeve of mine.
Posted by: jenn at June 19, 2005 09:10 PM
Smells: Rain on the desert - as you say, when it's just started. Later there is less scent. Storms coming in. Old Spice, because it smells like my grandfather, and my FIL wears it too. lavender, but fresh lavender that really smells like a flower, not dried fake-lavender smells as much. Baby heads.
Posted by: dichroic at June 20, 2005 09:14 AM
Honeysuckle.
Posted by: Kristen at June 22, 2005 12:39 PM
