Tuesday's Ten: The Nose Knows

Can the sense of smell cause your creativity to blossom?  Perhaps.....images may occur related to the smell that give ideas for new artwork.  I do know that the sense of smell can remind me of another place or time.  While out yesterday, a powerful smell was apparent that caused me to say " sure feels like summer today!".  That's the first item on today's ten,  a list of ten aromas that I find appealing to bring back memories.

Freshly mown grass...........lots of people were out mowing after the rainy days, and that unmistakeable smell of grass was in the air.

Pizzas baking......don't you love that smell of pizza as you walk by a restaurant?

Autumn leaves........colorful, shredded, mixed with sticks, acorns, and dirt.  

Salty sea air.........it's unmistakeable.  It's one of the first things I notice when I arrive on the island in Florida.  It brings a sense of freshness and serenity.

Fresh baked bread......we live near a bread baking facility, and some mornings, I can smell the dough and yeast wafting in the window early in the morning.

Talcum powder.........don't we all just return to thinking about babies when we smell it?

Homemade Soup........always reminds me of wintry days, home, and family times indoors while the weather rages outside.

PineSol........cleanliness!   A wiping away of the old and entry of the fresh new clean house.  For a while, at least.

Christmas Smells......pine branches, cookies, candles...all wrapped into one glorious experience of good times.

A walk in the woods...........especially in early spring, with the unmistakeable  smell of new green growth, in leaves, weeds, and shrubbery.

I guess we can also think of unpleasant odors that remind us of things that we may not want to remember, but these two can trigger memories to be inspiration for art as well.   See what interesting aromas impact your senses today!

 

 

Comments

[Chris Predd]

sounds wonderful........thanks for reading my blog!
Chris

[Cathhy Arnett]

Oh! You've titillated my overdeveloped olfactory sense! I've been literally drinking in the smells of lilac and peonies as they bloom this year. It makes me feel alive, makes me want to create.