Summer’s sounds are now long faded, replaced by the less enchanting sounds of autumn. Soon follows winter’s barely-listenable soundtrack, which is so dull I usually flee the country. In fact, even the summer past wasn’t a sonic delight. I’d rate the various storms at around 6.5 out of ten. There were some isolated highlights, but nothing like the previous summer’s genuinely impressive thunder and lightning displays. One evening we hit 110 decibels, according to the app on my phone. (Note: I do not really know how decibels work, nor what an “app” is. But apparently I have such a thing,…