By the Pond with Fountain at UNCW at Night

I seem to be attracted to water sounds. There was the constant soft splashing of the fountain and a hum in the distance I could not identify. An owl hooted off in the distance once or twice along with beeping from a truck backing up. It was not very crowded, but flip-flopped footsteps and voices faded in and out as people approached and passed me. The wind blew through the trees on and off while I listened. There were the heavy, fast footsteps of a man running passed with his backpack jingling. The loudest sounds included the sound of footsteps with a rolling backpack thumping on the wooden bridge and the tower clock ringing out the half hour. Even though there was constant sound and the clock tower surprised me, it was not intense the way it was at Food Lion. The sounds here and at the beach had a different, more peaceful quality.