Ahhh the sounds of suburbia. I awoke this morning to hear the lovely whine of several leaf blowers and the rumble of a few lawnmowers as they made their way around my neighbor's yards.

We have a rule in our town that states you cannot use this equipment before 8A and wouldn't you know at exactly 8A the cacophony of 2 cycle and 4 cycle engines filled the air as if a maestro was calling an orchestra to play.

I think I should invest in some noise cancelling headphones.

Although later today, I'm going to add my own special noise when I pull out my trusty rake and quietly clean up my yard.