A car in the driveway
I heard a vehicle drive in while I was otherwise occupied. The actual truth was that I was folding laundry or we can’t let all the family secrets go at once. We have different cars in the driveway right now because we have company and as it is summer time they all go their separate ways during the daytime so I was surprised to hear anyone drive in. And so since I was busy I decided to just listen to see what I could figure out. The motor never stopped nor did the radio. Not the sort of tunes that anyone I knew would listen to. And then I heard a package drop on the front step. That changed the game right there. The only vehicles to come here during daytime hours tend to belong to delivery firms. And so it was. Gone are the days when you would wait for someone to come to the door or where a dog would bark either hungrily or happily. This was just a random radio noise and then it was gone. The whole episode lasted lasted less than a minute or two I guess. As I say I was busy and when you were folding laundry time loses all meaning. The ultimate Zen activity. I’m trying to keep the heat outside so I have the forced air running which brings noise and I had the drapes drawn which drops the light level. The cheapest way I know to cut sensory input. And since we’re already into the waning months of summer this too shall pass. I will be back to my normal quiet existence soon enough. And just for the record I rarely play the radio during the day. If you have ever listened to some of those announcers you will understand. I wonder what life will be like ten years from now. I guess you’ll have to come back here and read to find out.
