I like to hear the sound of the water heating in the water heater (gas) that way I know it's still working
I like my wall clocks that have different sounds as each house strikes. bird calls dog, Christmas carols
I have them all set at a litle diffeent time so they ll don't go off together.
Also the five dings when the microwave dinner is ready

Well it's not the dishwasher! Mine is so quiet you can't hear it until it beeps that it's done.

My favorite is the tiny, gentle tinkle of my Mother's wind chimes. They're hanging outside my bedroom window and they're so soft that you just barely hear them.

And then of course I love the clumping sound of 4 dog feet when he comes running down the stairs to greet me.

I loved to hear the vac when my mom was vacuuming

now I'm the one and I don't like the sound when I'm the one using it! lol

My solar chimes that I have in my dining room!

I love to hear the sound of DH snoring in the mornings as I'm having my coffee. I know so many woman that has lost their husbands and I can't imagine life without hearing that sound!
I also love the sound of the windchimes

I like that brief sound the tea kettle makes just before it boils......it means I'm ready to make tea.

I love the sound of my piano--the Steinway that was my mother-in-law's wedding gift from her father in 1922. I'd love it even more if someone more skilled than I were playing, but it's usually only me.

And I love the sound of Pogo's little cat feet.......upstairs, downstairs, up to the attic, down to the basement. Busy cat. :-)

Nice thread!

I love the sound of my cleaning lady vacuuming the house.
I love the sound of the ocean.
I love the sound of an infant laughing.
I love the sound of my cats purring.
I love the sound of Bobby coming in from school and saying, "hello."
I love the sound of Bobby telling us that he loves us.

the clothes dryer, it's just the right white noise for me. and I really do like the sound of silence. It doesn't happen around here very often, so when it does I enjoy it!

Trin, I agree the dish washer.

The sound of the back door closing when someone is home. I'll have to say that's my favorite sound. (We always come and go by the back door.)

Distant train in the night. (Can't hear it in the daytime.)

I like silence at night, but when I hear a car go by in the late night or tiny hours of the morning, I always wonder where they are going. I heard a motor scooter in the wee hours this morning...the rider must have been frozen!

I love the sound of both kids getting home safe and sound!! Oh and laughter coming from the living room when we're all in front of the TV safe and sound, happy and blessed.

The quiet at night when everyone else has gone to bed...the loud tv's have been turned off...the dogs are snoring and so is Denny.

That's my favorite time of the day...when it is all mine...

I can set in my recliner kick my feet up , open my book, no one wants me to do anything for them..

Not that I mind...but at night when I'm tired I need some quiet time before I go to sleep

Hope this is not a double post - first one got lost.

I like all the soothing sounds of all the above mentioned except the vacuum.

You did not ask but I hate the sound of the alarm clock going off, and boom boxes in passing cars, and the coyotes howling behind my house.

Silence- with two teen boys in the house I crave it some days. My favorite time of day is when everyone is home safe and sound, the low murmur of radio or computer as my youngest falls asleep.

The snoring of a dog curled up in his/her bed. The snoring of the cats as they take over mine. As I look around now, I see a Chow Mix sleeping in my recliner, a Aussie Shepherd right behind my computer chair, a little white cat with no ears curled up on the top of the recliner and a Maine Coon laying across my oldest sons keyboard. There are 3 dogs in my sons room, supervising homework, two cats in the garage, and 4 cats already sprawled in my bed. Life is good in our home. Most of them are making some kind of noise as they sleep.

Trish

I love to hear my children talk and laugh.
I love to hear my hounds sigh in contentment.
I love to hear the coffee pot beep...coffee is ready!
I love to hear the tea kettle whistle...remeinds me of my Grandmother's house.
I love to hear Christmas music on the stereo.

One of mine is the sound of Roxie snoring when she's on the couch beside me. I love her so much and I know then that she's warm and comfortable.

Another one who loves to hear the sound of that backdoor opening when Twinkie comes home - esp. when I also hear the rattle of ice in the cherry Dr. Pepper that he's brought me from Sonic!

I used to love the sound of the rooster crowing behind our house... I just loved it. My family hated it though.

I have two dogs and one- the little one (3 pounds), squeaks and grunts and snorts and makes loud noises when she sleeps. It really is cute.

I like the sound of the geese flying overhead and then splashing down into the lake in the summer. I like the sound of the dishwasher and then the tv coming on that means it is time to relax and let my goofy TV shows (Glee, The Office, etc.) fill my head with nonsense.

I love, love the sound of a dishwasher, especially my old noisy one! It reminds me of family dinners when "company" was over because that was the only time we used the dw. Also, cigarette smoke in a room and the smell of a newly-lit match will always remind me of those dinners, as Aunt Jen lit up. I've never heard of anyone else enjoying the sound of a dw--friends look at me like I have rocks in my head when I tell them how comforting I find this sound.

I love:
The sounds of our two cats, their chirps, meows, and purrs, and their thundering feet when they race through the halls and dining room.
The stillness in the house in the wee morning hours, broken only by the heat coming on and the tick-tock of the old Ansonia clock from my grandfather.
The many sounds of nature outside, wind, rain, and the calls of the many varieties of birds we feed.
Someone mentioned The Office. Yes, especially the theme music, because I'll be laughing even while worrying about Michael.
The chime on my pc that tell me that Windows has connected.

And many, many more.

The popping and crackling of wood in the fireplace is my favorite sound indoors.

Living in the country, we don't have many "town" noises, but I have a favorite "outside" noise, too. We're close enough to an Air Force Base that when the winds are very calm, we can hear the music they broadcast on the base PA system in the morning/evening. Those of you who have lived on a base will know what I mean. I always feel so patriotic when I hear that.

I love hearing Anna laugh while playing with the dogs.
I love hearing the dogs snore and the little noises they make while dreaming.
I love the little tunes my washer and dryer play when they have completed their cycles.
I love the noise our black lab mix makes when he wants to go outside. It's not a bark; just a cute noise.
I love the sound of water pouring on me when I'm in the shower.
There are many, many more that I am grateful for, but the above mentioned are the favorites I can think of at this time.

I love the squeak the door makes when my husband comes home from work (he opens it farther than I, so it squeaks). Also love the sound of Feliz purring, and the contented gurgling sound the hens make when they get a special treat. The sound our neighbor's tractor makes when he discs the field in back of us--I know something great is going to grow there! And the sound of the birds at the bird feeder--feathered conversation!
There are so many good sounds here--think I'll go listen some more!

I love the sound of the church across the water from us , playing chimes at noon.
I love the sound of our little granddaughter coming in the door and saying, grandmama, granddaddy, where are you.

Yes, the sound of the dishwasher and the roomba doing work for me are great sounds. I also like the sounds of Izzi when she knows her puppy friends are coming over or when she knows she is going for a ride. I also like the sounds of my cell phone when it is one of my kids calling. Even Izzi knows their rings and gets excited. Lots of nature sounds outside, birds, frogs and toads in the summer.

Sue

I love hearing the phone announce the incoming call's number starting with 248 because I know that is our daughter calling us. I love the sounds of the windchimes we have all around our house. The one directly outside my bedroom window sings me to sleep.

I love the sound of us all laughing... at ourselves mostly..lol

I love the sound of my dog's groaning when he is content.
I love the quiet in the morning after the snow has fallen.
I love Christmas music.
I love my father's wind chimes outside my bedroom window.
I love the quiet beep the timer on the stove makes to let me know something "yummy" is ready.
I love to hear my DH call my name when he can't find me in our teeny tiny house.
I am blessed to be this happy.

"Home" is the simple chiming of the clock my grandfather brought home to his wife and daughter on a small farm in RI in 1910. He'd taken it in lieu of cash for the Watkins products he sold as a side job. (Another evening he arrived home cash-less with a Collie puppy that became my mother's adored and adoring 'Beauty'.)

The water in my bathtub filling up for me.

Lots of great sounds listed, but my very favorite today is the sound of our power coming back on! It was off for about two hours, and a chill was gathering,plus it was just too darned quiet! So it was a lovely sound to hear everything kick in and lights come on.

I love to hear Maddie(the cat I got from ToniNE)when she converses with me. She doesn't meow, she has a tiny soft squeak. The more I talk to her, the more she 'squeaks'!

Love to hear the other cat Mini, as she tears around upstairs. I always say there is an elephant on the loose, cuz she sure runs 'loud'!!

I love Christmas music and that is playing from morning to night(this time of year).

The birds chirping.

I like to hear the wind howl.
Also like the quiet sound of the dishwasher.
The cats chasing each other.
The dogs chasing each other.
The sound of dog or cat paws trying to get traction on the laminate floors.

I love to listen to a crackling fire in the wood stove. It's such a cozy and comforting sound, especially when I know it's 7 degrees outside.

Thanks trinitytx for this posting. I keep coming back and each time I think "me too" to what each poster has said. And say a little prayer for the wonderful sense of hearing.

The sounds of birds calling to each other at dusk.
The wood burning and crackling in our fireplace insert.
Our DS coming in the front door (he lives next door) and saying, "Hel-lo" in his very distinct way.
The sound of DH snoring...I agree with Cheryl. It's a very comforting and familiar sound.
Our dog Tootie, when she' ready for breakfast or dinner. She makes a little "yip" a number of times in succession. And she does this while her little tail is curled tight and she's dancing around in a circle (she's a pug).
The unusual meow that our cat Bitsy makes when she's looking for some love. Kind of a "mrch-e-ow".
The way our cat Bundles purrs like she's an instrument in an orchestra. She is loud!
The sound of the electric kettle when it's ready to boil. Tea time ;o)
The quiet when I'm the only one up early in the morning. I love to sit at the kitchen table with my coffee and gaze out the window.

Coffee perking.

Not much sound from the dishwasher here - my hands are non-talkative.

o j

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When everybody gets to sleep, the sound of eight dogs snoring at different levels and with different cadence is strangely soothing to me!

Any of the windchimes.

The birds outside telling us it's time to fill the feeders.

The special bark of eight dogs when the mailman comes. Or the UPS man. Or the FedEx man. They just like to welcome all deliveries.

They do *not* welcome garbagemen, because those guys TAKE stuff. That type of bark is not pleasant.

The sound of a box fan in my bedroom when I go to bed. It reminds me of being very young and when my parents went out for the evening, my sisters and I would get to sleep in their room until they came home. There's was the coziest bed and the noise of the fan was so soothing. To this day, I can't sleep without some kind of "white noise".

I love the sound of peace and quiet when my girls leave for school and DH goes to work. Me, coffee, my dogs and my cats... ahhhh!

But I also love the sound of the girls walking in the front door after school.