Silence: Slice of Life 22/31 #sol16

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It feels like we are the only people in the valley. It feels like we are the only people in the world.

It’s the quality of sound that surprises me most.

Just stand here and be quiet for a moment, our guide tells us. Listen. What do you hear?

Nothing, my son says.

But the stillness has a sound. A presence.

It’s more than the individual sounds.

The scream of the hawk. The wind in the pines. The song of the meadowlark.

And then a noise I can’t place. A vibration. A pounding.

Our guide points across the river to the herd of wild mustangs. They gallop across the plains, dust flying under their hooves, then race single file into a draw.

We stand in silence, awed.

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16 responses to “Silence: Slice of Life 22/31 #sol16”

  1. Alice Nine Avatar
    Alice Nine

    Beautiful description. I like how you wrote “the stillness has a sound.” It really does, doesn’t it? When I’ve been in wilderness places, I always feel like the stillness is loud.

  2. irenehughes Avatar

    I love where we live and are able to appreciate the silences, the open skies, and the stars at night! My kids always comment when they come home how bright the stars are, and how we can enjoy the stillness!

  3. Tara Smith Avatar

    Just beautiful – glad that you and your son were able to enjoy it.

  4. Sonja Schulz Avatar

    sounds absolutely majestic.

  5. carriegelson Avatar

    Wow. What a place. So very beautiful. I would love to first hear that hint of a sound and then to see those horses like that.

  6. Vilma Manahan Avatar

    To be able to stay outside and witness these lovely animals is a gift. There’s nothing more memorable than experiencing what nature has to offer us.

  7. Michelle Li Avatar

    What a beautiful place! I want to have this experience too! Thanks for sharing.

  8. margaretsmn Avatar
    margaretsmn

    Beautiful. Nature is sacred. You captured it. Love the horses.

  9. Linda Baie Avatar

    I’d love to see that. I’ve been in many wild places, and each one so beautiful. Thanks for sharing this, Elisabeth.

  10. Maureen Avatar

    Love the final words – “We stand in silence, awed.” There is a sound to the silence. So beautiful.

  11. jhaworthoy Avatar

    I love to be able to listen to the silence of nature and then hear it. What a great experience for your son. And then, in the quiet, there is the rumble of the horses galloping showing off their beauty. Ahhhhhh

  12. Kris Shrontz Avatar

    Your description is great and I would love to be there soaking in the beauty!

  13. Carol Wilcox (@carwilc) Avatar

    So beautiful. This horse lover wants to come see it for herself!

  14. jarhartz Avatar

    Silence can have a deafening quality. Especially when we’re not use to it. So much there in the silence. Beautiful slice.

  15. alwaysgoinghome Avatar

    “Our guide points across the river to the herd of wild mustangs. They gallop across the plains, dust flying under their hooves, then race single file into a draw.

    We stand in silence, awed.”

    I love the juxtaposition of the wild mustangs racing with hooves pounding and you, your son, and the guide standing in silence. Wonderful slice!

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