The Smells of Spring
Apr. 20th, 2006 11:22 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spatchOne of the nicest things about Spring is the pleasant coincidence that one's sense of smell becomes more acute at the same time the earth wakes up from winter hibernation. I always know spring has arrived when I walk outside and get hit by WALL OF SMELL. Sometimes it's even good smells.
Walking home last night from Davis was the first time this year I noticed the scents. The T station was downwind from Redbones, and I admit that barbecue smell is damn appealing. Walking up College, Redbones was replaced by Golden Light's takeout food smell. I rounded the corner to Hall Ave and got a snootful of fresh earth. Well, the smell of fresh earth, at least. I would have not been as happy the other way.
Everybody on Hall was having dinner at the same time, it seemed, and everybody had their windows open or were outside cooking, because the entire neighborhood smelled great. Curry smells gave way to grilled onions and peppers, which then gave way to some kind of taco seasoning. Finally, I was treated to the yearly Obscene-Smelling Tree smells as I walked up the house steps, and you know, once or twice a year, it ain't all that bad.
And when I got upstairs to my room, there was a stinky cat box to clean! Hooray for acute senses of smell!
Walking home last night from Davis was the first time this year I noticed the scents. The T station was downwind from Redbones, and I admit that barbecue smell is damn appealing. Walking up College, Redbones was replaced by Golden Light's takeout food smell. I rounded the corner to Hall Ave and got a snootful of fresh earth. Well, the smell of fresh earth, at least. I would have not been as happy the other way.
Everybody on Hall was having dinner at the same time, it seemed, and everybody had their windows open or were outside cooking, because the entire neighborhood smelled great. Curry smells gave way to grilled onions and peppers, which then gave way to some kind of taco seasoning. Finally, I was treated to the yearly Obscene-Smelling Tree smells as I walked up the house steps, and you know, once or twice a year, it ain't all that bad.
And when I got upstairs to my room, there was a stinky cat box to clean! Hooray for acute senses of smell!
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Date: 2006-04-21 02:57 am (UTC)I have had sinus infections on and off since Thanksgiving, and I have mostly lost my sense of smell. Consequently, carrots and apples are indistinguishable, and chocolate has no flavor at all. It's just awful. I would be delighted to smell a flower.
Oh, and the worst part is, anything high in fat smells like blue cheese. I like blue cheese, but chocolate pudding should not smell like blue cheese.
I had begun to get some wafts of smell back, but now allergies have kicked in and I'm back to practically nothing.
hooray, indeed, for your acute sense of smell. Enjoy it for me, will you?