It's so quiet

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I am still sick, so much so that I spent most of the afternoon and evening lying on the couch, watching old movies I have already seen so I wouldn't miss anything if I fell asleep. In my feverish state, I find it refreshing and bracing to open the back door and just sit there, letting the cool wind blow on me and getting a needed dose of oxygen. I just came from there, and I noticed something odd. It's very quiet. The crickets are gone, probably because it is so cold. But there are other sounds missing. Namely, the wind chimes. The wind is kicking it up out there, so there should be clanging coming from every direction. I swear every house in the neighborhood has wind chimes. Some are light and tinkling. Some have a deeper sound. One set sounds like cow bells. It's the hurricane. It's heading north and people are battening down the hatches. And taking down the wind chimes. What a blessed relief. I have to say that some days the cacophony of chiming noises is simply grating. Still, I don't mind the odd melodic tinkling. But I can sure do without the clanging bells of a herd of cows. Are you a wind chime person? Chime in and tell me yes or no and why?