Now I don't say this at all lightly, or flippantly, but I have come to the conclusion that there is a great stillness that has descended upon the county I live in. It is a phenomenon that of course is most noticeable locally. A classic example is the village In which I live . Sunday morning saw not a noise anywhere, bar the odd car and they were few and far between. No strimmers, quad bikes or farm animals making any noise either. No children playing noisily on the playground, not even on a Sunday morning !!. For long lengths of time you can walk round our village and not see a soul. Its as though everyone has just disappeared. What are they doing ? Where are the noises of human activity ? All feels dead, and not in a nice way. The life force seems to have drained from everything.
I recently visited a busy annual livestock sale. It was busy, but noise wise quiet, almost smothered. The usual buzzing atmosphere had simply gone. The next town to my village, although larger is just the same. So quiet. Do people not do anything anymore ? A friend suggested that more houses are owned by people who commute, and are away at work during the week and out all weekend... This maybe contributing to this uneasy quietness that's hanging over everywhere like a spell. As Ive lived in the same area all my life, I notice all the subtle changes in atmosphere...
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