#417 The sound of water lapping against a dock

38 thoughts to “#417 The sound of water lapping against a dock”

1. It sounds like ultra relaxation and beautiful days. It’s usually a full-on sensory experience: sounds, smells, sights …

   Lovely.

   1. agreed

2. Ah the sound of relaxation and peace. love it too!

3. This is my absolute favourite sound in the world. All the craziness and stress of daily life seems so far away when all I can hear is the water.
   Hands down, without a doubt AWESOME!

4. Perfect. Just perfect. It’s white noise for a reason, I find it very soothing!

   1. BTW, sorry for the shameless plug, but my blog, “In 10 Words” turns two years old today! I personally think that’s awesome!

      1. Congratulations, that IS awesome!

      2. I think this is a situation where a “shameless plug” is perfectly acceptable! Congratulations, that’s awesome!

      3. I have a Xanga blog account that’s 7.5 years old … bahaha. Mine’s a senior citizen in blog years. But yes, congrats. :)

5. I never lived through seasons change before. It’s sunny and warm all year round. I think it’d be awesome if I could experience that (:

6. One of my favourite sounds on the planet. Sometimes, I’ll be sitting on a dock, away from from everyone else hanging out, and someone asks if I’m okay…”I’m AWESOME, just sitting here listening to this soothing sound…” It is so very Zen.

7. Possibly my favourite sound in the world.

8. Well, it’s either uber relaxing, or the set up to an extremely scary moment in a horror film! I prefer the former.

   1. Haha. Ditto

9. I think this is the awesomest. Except the part about autumn. Not ready to hang up the bathing suit and pull out the snow pants…

10. this is possibly my favorite post so far. reminds me of my grandparents cabin, which they sold :( still awesome though

11. I believe the incomparable Otis Redding put it best, when he said:

    Sittin’ in the mornin’ sun
    I’ll be sittin’ when the evenin’ come
    Watching the ships roll in
    And then I watch ’em roll away again, yeah

    I’m sittin’ on the dock of the bay
    Watching the tide roll away
    Ooo, I’m just sittin’ on the dock of the bay
    Wastin’ time

    1. In my impatient youth, I remember thinking “Ugh. that sounds like the most boring thing to do on earth.” Nowadays, I cant think of anything I would rather be doing. Awesome song – thanks for posting it!

       1. omg, i was just thinking of this song, but couldnt figure out the name of it as i was looking at my motown cd’s. it is now on my car playing, and will probably be doing so for the whole week. awesome!

    2. One of my best friends can perfectly whistle the whistling part … I totally suck at whistling (like, I can whistle a whistle-esque noise, but no tune), so I’m jealous. It’s awesome. This is a great song :D

12. another great one! you really capture things beyond the expected, usual things everyone could think of. thanks.

13. I have never lived near water except the Mississippi River. The times I have spent on a lake with a dock, the lapping is indeed special and relaxing. Thanks.

14. Yes – the sounds of vacation. Perfect.

15. So so true. Anything that goes with the sound of water is great.

16. I grew up with the Potomac River as my backyard. The sound of lapping water at high tide shaped an entire aesthetic for me. I went on to get a Ph.D. in poetry as a result. The lapping water seemed like a gesture from God. Poets who know the power of creeks, rivers, and oceans acknowledge what I once felt as a child.

17. I love that sound. awesome :)

18. Another sound that’s right up there in terms of relaxing sounds is the sound of a babbling brook in a shady forest. We used to have a brook out back at my summer camp, so I always think of reading books in the shade in the afternoon when it was too hot to move. =)

19. Yes I love it; so serene, calm andpeaceful

20. So relaxing

21. Awesome is right!

22. Hi,

    This is a lovely, peaceful photo. I learned about your website while listening to Tapestry last Sunday. I think it’s neat what you’re doing. I also posted a link to your website on my blog (see Excerpt from the Universe is Exceedingly Generous) http://www.balawyderblog.wordpress.com

    Namaste,

    Carol Ann

23. You just brought back all of my summer memories up at my grandmothers cottage in the Muskoka district with that simple post.

    Thank you :D

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29. I totally agree! Nothing could be better than the sound of the water against the dock while readng a great book on the boat!

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