Blog #2: "What I hear"

The tires speed across the slipper road causing a steady moist ride echoing throughout the road on the evening of a rainy day. It’s a busy time of the day for the roads of 103rd street and Lexington Avenue. One after another the cars’ tires slide across the pavement creating a fast paced rhythm. Tires riding closer to the curb fall into puddles generating an upward waterfall of splashing rain to the sidewalk. The water heavily drops to the ground creating a loud thud. The raindrops crash into the sidewalk in loud thuds. The thuds are so hard that they sound like they could crack the cement and entire below the surface. The traffic continues and the bus arrives to pick up its passengers causing a louder intense splash. The doors squeak open leading to a ringing beep. The high-sounding beeps reverberate in the ears of the passengers. The beeps are violent and demanding. The random piercing sounds of a large object dropping repeats. The sound is caused by an unknown, unseen source but leaves a lasting impression and leaves a mystery as to what it could be; possibly the sounds of a dropping garbage cans or garbage disposal. These are the sounds of a typical New York City day. Powerful noises take over the silence of the streets and even the peacefulness of residents sleep.