Strange Noise

    Last night, probably about 3 or 4am I had to go to the bathroom. I didn't turn on any lights as the window light was ample to navigate the bedroom and we have a small night-lite in the hall (one of those 2X3 inch green squares). After reaching the bathroom I heard what I thought was my dog shakening heck out of one of his toys. Any of you who have or have had a dog, understands what I mean. Its a very characteristic sound. I said, "What are you doing in here?" I got no response and he didn't come running to me as he normally would. I couldn't see him but the sound eminated from a part of the bath that has an eastern window. I figured he'd follow me back down the hall to the bedroom. I heard nothing more; but when I reentered the bedroom I could see my dog curled up in his bed obviously sound asleep. He certainly didn't pass me in our narrow hall. So what did I hear?

Sounds of a porch swing again.

     The sounds of an old porch swing could be very clearly heard again today. The clanking of the chain ends against the vertical chain supports; that characteristic sound that old time porch swings made. Clearly heard inside the house; like last time, was not heard on the sideporch where they appeared (from inside) to be coming from. There was a stiff breeze at times today and the temperature was in the high 30s. The frustration comes from not being capable of finding the source of the sound. The sound lasted roughly 10 or 15 minutes.

Strange sounds

     Though the house has been much quieter than normal for this time of year, I did have some strange sounds today that I could not find the source of. Those of you who remember the old porch swings of yesteryear that were hung with chains from the porch ceiling; know that they made a very characteristic sound when someone was swinging in them. I heard what sounded like that for roughly half an hour today. It could be heard in the kitchen, diningroom and library; but not outside on the sideporch which is where it sounded like it was coming from when I was inside. The weather today was sunny most of the day and the temperatures in the low 40s. There was a very slight breeze. I never found a source for the sounds though there could be, very easily, a natural source for them.