We hear the cows!

We had a call while we were on vacation.  The voicemail message went like this: "We hear the cows!  We think they are in the field next door!"
Well...they weren't in the field next door to the person who had left the message....on a clear and crisp night in the country, sounds carry REALLY well.
This absence of light and noise isn't something you get outside when you are in town. Some nights its so dark you really cant see your hand in front of your face. Dear Farmer has actually walked into cows in the dark! When our enlarged family is at the Great Gathering at Photo-star Uncle's Celestial Acres we get the reminder "Bring your flashlights!"  There's no outdoor lights... you can really enjoy the stars, the children run around with glow wands so we can keep track of them, and the brilliance of the campfire light is awe-inspiring.
On a cool crisp night sound carries. We hear the coyotes running in the woods.  We have thought they were right next door, because we could hear them so well, but they were really a mile away.  There's a train that runs on tracks about five miles from our house, we can hear it at 10pm, 1am, 4am, and 6am.
So be careful if you're trying to carry on a private conversation at night in the country...you may be sharing with the whole neighborhood, and you can't even see them!