R's rue

Did you know that she once said, "The sound of birds stops the noise in my mind." I find the true.  Most of our summer travelers (birds)  have departed - along with the babies they had while here.  All I see in the way of birds in the yard that remain for fall are junkos, nuthatches, mountain chickadees, ravens, and stellars' jays.  Oh, can't forget the Woodpeckers.  I love listening to them when I'm not making noise in my mind and make room for their sounds.   I love a quiet mind and I think where I live helps with that.  There are days very few cars go up and down our road - other days - quite a few as this time of year tree trimming has been going on but will be winding down once the snow stops and Edison's pole replacements around town will end also.   With school starting up this last month - I usually see traffic in the morning and when school gets out in the afternoon.  But between that time I can count maybe 10 cars throughout the day that come up our ...