Today was a perfect autumn day, sunny, windy, cold, crisp... I didn't feel like going to work and I could have stayed out all day, only going in pubs for a quick drink or a lunch, and then out again. Sadly I had to go to work. I know I can't complain. Still, there are days like this one where I feel like a bear and think I should just prepare to hibernate.
But what I noticed today was the smell of autumn. Well, my brother sort of lead me to it as he mentioned it on his Facebook Wall, saying that he loves it. I often mention here the fiery colours of autumn, but rarely its smells. It is usually more difficult to describe. Autumn has a distinctive smell, something ripe and cold and often dry. It smells of the coming winter, of fruits, of harvest, of moulding stuff, yet it does not smell of decay. It is something strong yet soothing. Springtime often smells rotten, especially in the beginning, especially in Northern countries like my home, where everything that had been under meters of snow start rotting in the open. Summer can smell nice, but it is often too agressive. There is a sweetness in the smell of autumn, even when the cold wind prickles the skin. And after a walk in the autumn air, you can still smell in on your clothes. Bliss.
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I know exactly the smell you refer to. Moulding stuff, damp earth, but not decay. I love it.
That is the exact smell I was describing in my post about our vacation. It's truly the most incredible and unusual smell. Not sure if was just because it was in Vermont...but it had a very lightly sweet, herby....earthy smell. And it was so delightful to inhale that cool air ever so deeply into my lungs and let the spirit of Autumn fill my soul from the inside out. I know I am weird in my Autumn ways, but I can't help it. I feel such a strong connection to it. And it's a connection that I do NOT feel at ANY other point in the year, or to any other season. The closest I get to it is Spring...because down here, there is no decay and rot from the snow, so Spring can have a clean, earthy smell....but it's different than autumn, it's grassy and sometimes even floral because we have so many flowers down here. Hmmm....these are things that I like to ponder! :o)
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