Hello All.
Yes, last night, just as we were falling asleep there was an almighty crashing noise.
It sounded as if a ceiling had fallen in.
Or several people had jumped onto the roof.
Mex and I both shot up in bed saying what the hell was that?
Jasmine just looked puzzled.
Mex being Mex just stayed where he was.
Me, being curious, got up.
And to Mex’s horror, opened the back door.
I couldn’t see anything.
Thank heavens.
I then checked the sliding door.
Nothing.
So I phoned the folks.
They hadn’t heard a thing.
So we went back to sleep.
Albeit a bit uneasily.
Still have no idea what it was.
We have frogs.
Not in the flat or the house.
In a little stream that runs below the house.
I have never heard such noisy frogs.
They sound like ducks quacking.
They are driving Mex nuts.
I quite like them.
But we all know I am strange.
Now, as I never had a nap today, I am off to have a shower.
And then to sleep.
Pretty much all I seem to do lately.
Escapism personified.
Hope tonight will be quiet for you.
By: newsferret on September 17, 2012
at 8:57 pm
Hi Newsey…now you know…it was a very loud night!
By: granny1947 on September 19, 2012
at 8:18 am
*brightly and helpfully* Maybe what you both heard falling was you falling asleep?
*with insufferable superiority, repeats lecture as frequently delivered to household* Those loud croaky ones aren’t frogs. They’re toads.
By: colonialist on September 17, 2012
at 9:24 pm
Thanks Col…you made me go onto google to establish the differences. I have learned a few things.
By: granny1947 on September 19, 2012
at 8:18 am
No tree limbs lying about this morning?
No holes in the roof from low flying planes?
Hmm . . . well, I’m out of ideas.
Sleep well, Granny.
By: nrhatch on September 17, 2012
at 10:27 pm
Thanks NR…except for a storm right overhead…I slept very well.
By: granny1947 on September 19, 2012
at 8:17 am
Gat someone to move the stream elsewhere
By: Harry on September 17, 2012
at 10:41 pm
It crossed my mind Harry!
By: granny1947 on September 19, 2012
at 8:16 am
nice work -Ive been on the computer for over a week=sick-then the cable got messed up, I had 977 messages piled u, so obviously I wont be able to do a lot-still not well-rough week. Hope you are doing well–beebeesworld
By: beebeesworld on September 18, 2012
at 1:37 am
Oh my word Beebee…nearly a thousand mails to see to….rather you than me…do hope your are feeling better now.
By: granny1947 on September 19, 2012
at 8:16 am
I really dislike not knowing what went “bump in the night”! Especially since I’m alone. I quickly do my checklist of articles that will be useful as defenses. When I finally tell myself that it’s safe to go to sleep, I’m lucky if I can. Toads under your house. Noisy toads. Nature just sets herself down where ever she likes.
By: souldipper on September 18, 2012
at 6:56 am
Hi Amy….the stream below the house is an ideal spot for them…hope Tom is there chasing them.
By: granny1947 on September 19, 2012
at 8:14 am
Could it have been a cat fight on your roof? That’s happened to us a few times. LOL at Mex and the frogs, OH is just the same, their noise drives him mad whilst it is music to my ears.
By: optie on September 18, 2012
at 8:41 am
Nope Optie…no sound of a cat fight…have no idea what it was.
By: granny1947 on September 19, 2012
at 8:13 am
ah… i know what the bang was..it was about 2am and Georgi’s window next door was hit with an iron bar and it was the band and the sound of shattered glass that you heard. I live next door and did not hear a thing! Sound travels a long way at night….
As for frogs , we have one who lives down the hole where the water meter is…he makes a great deal of noise especially at night when he is calling for the services of a lady frog..or calling his mates to come for a froggy shin-dig.
i have missed your posts which are not as frequent as they used to be. I don’t like not seeing you there in my inbox as I then think that you might be ill or something.
love from me xxxx
By: misswhiplashmisswhiplash on September 18, 2012
at 9:12 am
Hi Patrecia…I posted just for you today.
By: granny1947 on September 19, 2012
at 8:12 am
It’s so weird when you hear a loud, unexplainable noise and then find absolutely nothing out of whack. Maybe it was raining frogs?
I like the sounds of nature too. The chirping of crickets and cicadas on a warm summer night can lull me to sleep with a smile on my face. Have you ever heard “spring peepers”? They’re frogs that make a sweet high-pitched peeping sound like baby chicks in the spring to attract a mate. In our area, when we pass by a pond or lake in spring, we hear what sounds like thousands of baby chicks peeping in the night.
By: raisingdaisy on September 18, 2012
at 2:25 pm
Hi RD…by the sound of that crash it would have to have raining an elephant!
By: granny1947 on September 19, 2012
at 8:11 am
So you never found out what the crash was? Couldn’t have been the frogs, I suppose. Frogs don’t crash. Ha. I hope you get more rest tonight.
By: mairedubhtx on September 18, 2012
at 2:31 pm
Hi Maire…the crash will have to remain one of life’s mysteries!
By: granny1947 on September 19, 2012
at 8:11 am
Hope you had a good nap and that sleep is unbroken tonight. I too hear strange thumps in the night from time to time and since I live alone, I never go outside. Thumps during the day are usually birds crashing into my window panes. We are approaching October and halloween so the fire crackers have begun and the dark evenings and nights seem to be the preferred time to set them off. They really upset the dogs of the neighbourhood so there is the added chorus of barking. So much for liking a quiet life!
By: grannymar on September 18, 2012
at 6:52 pm
Oh wow Mar…fireworks…they are banned here except for designated spots…when we were in Cape Town I would threaten people with the police if they let off one…can’t bear what it does to the animals.
By: granny1947 on September 19, 2012
at 8:10 am
Granny we love our frogs. But they come in Spring. Called Spring Peepers. I love love love them. They sound like bells. Bells of Spring. Things that go bump in the night?
By: sweetdaysundertheoaks on September 19, 2012
at 1:28 am
Hi Sweetdays…it is spring over here at the moment but as Col said, these must be toads!
By: granny1947 on September 19, 2012
at 8:09 am
It could have been a cat or those big rats. Yeah , but it is scary not knowing. The sound of croaking..I love it. Distinctly a “back home” sound for me, because once the monsoon sets in , in Kerala, the nights come alive with the serenade.
By: dreamingthruthetwilight on September 19, 2012
at 8:52 am
I know Nadira…these are really loud but I love it.
By: granny1947 on September 19, 2012
at 8:54 am
Could it have been a bird or animal landing on your roof? Sound is amplified at night.
By: Tilly Bud - The Laughing Housewife on September 20, 2012
at 4:18 pm
Frogs couldn’t make a huge crashing noise, surely? I could never get back to sleep not knowing what it was. Like you though, yes, I would be inclined to open the door – but truly, Granny, be careful because you hear of people knocking on people’s front doors 10pm, 11, and then they barge in & home invade. Truly, I know it was a huge temptation, but I don’t think you should have opened the door.
By: WordsFallFromMyEyes on September 22, 2012
at 7:24 am