[Nailpicker]

I live in a VERY rural area. This time of year, when the crickets, frogs and other insects are "hibernating" I can go outside at night, stand in the dark and hear....absolutely nothing, if the coyotes and wolves aren't howling. The only sound I hear is a slight ringing and my pulse in my ears that I don't hear during the day when sounds of things more naturally pop up.

Besides the sky filled with a million diamonds, there is that utter, complete and beautiful silence. A silence so complete that one might believe they have gone deaf. A silence so profound in itself it is like a beautiful song. It charges my batteries, all is well in the world. A silence of such beautiful melody that when I return back indoors, it inspires me to play more music on my guitar as beautifully and gently as I can.