I do not have a keen sense of smell. It can be annoying at times. At other times it is a blessing.
I love the smells of flowers. Unfortunately I cannot always smell them. My favorite smell is a clean baby.
Soon after I moved back here to Iowa it rained. I love rain. The air is so clean after. And the petrichor was a smell I really missed in the city. Petrichor is that earthy smell when rain first falls on dry earth.
A smell that is overpowering is the dust on the prairie grasses that grow beside the road. If a person were to stand in the midst of the grasses I believe the person could smother and die.
One day I called my mother. My youngest sister answered the phone so we talked for a few minutes. Suddenly I asked her if she was eating Cheerios. She was.
She wondered why I asked. It was because I could smell them!
Of course each of us has our own distinctive smell. Even though my patents have died there have been times I would smell one of them. It has been a long time now.
When I moved back here I discovered I even liked the smell of fertilizer if it is not too strong. I really dislike the ammonium smell of pig farms. It is so strong and burns the nose.
I would really like to know some favorite smells and some least favorite smells.
thecontemplativecat here. I also have a strong sense of smell, which doesn't always please. Coffee is my favorite, with bacon next.
ReplyDeleteI do not like coffee but it smells so good.
DeleteI do not mean to frighten you away: I adore the durian smell. The scent will stay with us for some time after we have enjoyed the durian feast.
ReplyDeleteOf course, I love petrichor too, no doubt.
I have not smelled a durian but have read that they have a strong unpleasant odor. I am glad to hear a different opinion.
DeleteI have a bad sense of smell. However, I have a strong memory of the way my grandmother smelled - of roses. I wish I knew what scent she used so I could buy it.
ReplyDeleteThat is a wonderful memory.
DeletePig farms are bad but a skunk is worse. The worst of all is passing by a turkey farm and has to be experienced to be believed. Regarding wonderful smells, though, every time I smell a gardenia my mother’s face appears on the movie screen inside my head. It’s uncanny.
ReplyDeleteSkunks are truly bad. The gardenia making you remember your mother is a beautiful memory.
DeleteI like the smell of hot chocolate and fresh baked bread, but not necessarily together. Freshly baked cookies are also good and delicious too!
ReplyDeleteNow I am hungry!
DeleteFavorites for me: the smell of coffee. I have one cup a day, what a blessing. Lemon tree flowers, lilacs, stargazer lilies, sweet peas. I grow these in my garden.
ReplyDeleteI love the smell of coffee. You are so fortunate to have those beautiful smells close.
DeleteYes I too most love the smell of first rain on the soil 🥹🥰♥️
ReplyDeleteI so much love it !
My favourite smell is of red roses and all other flowers, tea ,coffee and mint leaves, coriander hot chicken soup 🤗
Chicken soup... yum. There are so many wonderful smells if we just take a moment to enjoy them.
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