Silence During The Three Weeks

We've just started the 9 days of the three weeks before Tisha B'Av. Many people - I include myself in this - don't listen to music during this time.

So I don't have the usual background noise to my daily activities. It's striking, especially when I'm at home on days like this just doing daily summer activities. It can either be nerve-wracking or can bring new meaning to everything I do as I'm doing it.

My dad has done this for almost a year while in mourning for his father.