While lazing around the other day it suddenly struck me how much the sounds around us have changed, all I could hear were traffic, aircraft, and alarms. I have lived in the same town all my life, and I'm only a couple of streets away from where I grew up so its not like my immediate environment has changed, I used to hear the rumble of trains in the distance dogs barking, children laughing and screaming, bottles rattling on the milk float, and church bells on a Sunday. I'm starting to miss them now I've realized they're not there.