I like the way the air smells after the rain. But that makes me wonder what it smelled like before it rained, because I didn’t notice until after. Rain does to odor what a dropped glass does to sound in a crowded restaurant.
I like the way the air smells after the rain. But that makes me wonder what it smelled like before it rained, because I didn’t notice until after. Rain does to odor what a dropped glass does to sound in a crowded restaurant.
Hardwired 
All my life I’ve loved the smell of rain on asphalt. It can be duplicated by spraying water on asphalt, but it’s not the same; it doesn’t make you stop and smell that wonderful scent.
Petrichor. . . One of Gene’s favorite smells.
And your analogy had the same effect on my thoughts! Thanks for my “stop to smell the roses” moment of the day!