Assignment 2
sound walk out my window I listen to my neighborhood between 8am-9am. The swooshing of many cars passing by, slowly, one after the other. There is a distant hum that hangs over the neighborhood that grows louder by 9 o clock. Planes pass by over head with their whirling jets. Little kids cackle on the street on their way to school. There is a high pitched squeak as some cars break at the stop light. The sounds of the cars passing is wet from the rain last night. A tapping of the hammer across the street makes a light, almost delicate percussive sound. Like a bell. In the foreground is where I hear the cars and people walking by on the streets. The soggy footsteps of people below. In the distance horns honk at a stressful pace. Another plane goes by over head. Different cars sound different. The low rumble of a giant truck and the quick zip of a compact automobile. The automobiles being more elegant while the truck feels like you can hear it from a mile away. Sometimes the planes so...