Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Sounds that wake you at 3 in the morning


Thwack! Thomp! Thunk! Cat jumping on tile roof in hot pursuit of rat.


Pa-tchhack! Frog landing flat on floor after taking flying leap from favourite hiding place behind painting on wall.


Tchack! Lizard falling off wall after unsuccessful mating attempt.


Bhup. Bhup. Bhup. Moth banging head against walls.


Khrr. Khrr. Khrr. Khrr. Pregnant rat dragging dry teak leaf through rafters in the roof in order to make nest and babies.


Brrrrrz. Brrrrz. Lost insomniac bumble bee.


Pingg! Flying beetle with hard shell colliding into fan.


Kr-rack. Kr-runch. Kr-rack. Kr-unch. Kr-rack. Stray cow breaking and eating, breaking and eating enormous leaves and stalks of bread-fruit tree.


Gruck-gruck. Gruck-gruck. Frog singing love song.


Keeeeeeeeeeeenh! Cricket screeching non-stop.


Wneee. Only a mosquito.


1 comment:

wishful thinking said...

no one but you could have written this...! loved it...! esp. the insomniac bumble bee... im gona use that somewhere!