Listening for the sound of rain

Just listened on catch-up to "During wind and rain: a British history in weather" - episode 7 "rain" on BBC Radio 4.

The early section was about telling where you were by the sound the rain makes on what it is falling on, in particular quoting Thomas Hardy but also noting the sound of rain in modern urban landscapes.

I want to try to see if even my cloth years can tell the difference in sound when, for instance, rain falls on walls and when rain falls on a hedge.

I will get my chance too, tomorrow when rain is forecast.

I hope the morning stays dry, or at least not more drizzle, as I have logs being delivered. I am paying for them to be carried through the house, but then need to stack them.