Hearing was essential for my job in the military, so we had protection and used it. The only problem I have is hammering on metal or having ceramic surfaces hit – those sounds linger. My allergies really deaden sounds until the meds unblock my ears, so I get extra protection during the pollen season.
I assume that they are seeing a movement that I just can’t detect, or just messing with my head.
]]>Outside there is just too much noise for my being able to listen for the small sounds that cats can home in on with their very directional ears.
]]>(Look at the scoring in Bach’s 2nd Brandenburg: the trumpet, oboe, and recorder are scored more or less as equal soloists. It’s damned difficult to make it work with today’s instruments… trumpet far too loud; recorder badly undervoiced and not edgy enough for adequate definiton against oboe and trumpet. Good baroque recorders are not pathologically soft; good baroque trumpets well-played are softer than most people imagine.)
At any rate, it’s a good argument that every older or retired musician should keep one or more domestic cats as external hearing aids!
]]>CC will rub against you in attempt to get an attack target within her range. You have to warn people about her tactics, as they see a nice cat without perceiving the raging maniac that may surface at any time.
]]>Esther came into the den this evening and started making her “prey sighted!” meow. She ran to where Stella had set her headphones down; I thought maybe Stella had left them on, and Esther was curious about the sound. Nope. We have had a critter in the wall of the den recently; it’s possible it was there and evoking Esther’s odd behavior… she could hear it; I could not.
CC is a strikingly beautiful cat.
]]>Cats are crazy.
That is all.
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