I have woken this morning to the smell of freshly baked bread coming from the house of my earth mother neighbour. It took me a second to understand what had woken me and why I was salivating. I will certainly detour via the local bakery and pick up a couple of nice warm rolls on my way to work. I might even stop for an espresso so I can drink in that aroma as well this morning.
Another of my favourite smells is newly cut grass on a summer afternoon. The noise of suburban lawnmowers in symphony can get tedious but the smell that later pervades the neighbourhood makes it all worthwhile.
In winter I always have fresh oranges, grapefruit and lemons in bowls in the kitchen and living area. I think the smell is the best air freshener of all during a damp winter.
What rocks your olfactory sense? What doesn’t?
It's funny you mention freshly mowed lawns because I just finished mowing ours and that smell of newly cut grass stays with me for a few days.
ReplyDeleteI love it!
Bob that smell is with you because you have a clump of grass stuck to the bottom of your shoe.
ReplyDeleteI love the smell of clothes that have dried in the sun. Cucumbers and watermelons too though not together, both refresh me.
I'm a HUGE fan of the olfactory sense. The feel of the warm sun on my face....the soft summer breeze in June. Love, love, LOVE the smell of fresh-baked bread....(thank you, Cuisinart) and cinnamon buns. I leave the windows open every chance I get....just love the smell of the fresh air. It beats perfume's butt.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite scents are the smell of rain and ozone, before a storm arrives - and the scent of fallen leaves and earth in the Fall.
ReplyDeleteAnd when I smell a ripe pear, it reminds me of the farm I grew up on where my cousins and I would climb the pear trees and squish the over-ripe fallen ones with our feet as we chased each other around the orchard.
Thunderstorms and freshly cut grass...they always bring to mind my home state of Florida. As I write this, we are about to get a thunderstorm and I can feel the negative ions building.
ReplyDeleteWell I guess I make three with rain storms - especially after a long dry spell (rare here in Vancouver).
ReplyDeleteI love the smell of fresh coffee (just don't like the taste) baked goods and fried onions - not necessarily together.