From variations on the theme of green, the world moves to full pallet, flaunts its mature glory. Me too! My body is trying to resist infection (yeah! good body!-- it's my definition of "good body!") and so I was up early sneezing and coughing. And outdoors starlight gleamed through the thinning leaves, and the air smelled so musky and alive with fall.
You know how summer smells green?
Autumn smells rich, alluring, bewitching.
Every tree carries its unique scent, strong in ripe leaves.
Ripened, drying-in-the-field corn; fermented chopped forage; Osage Orange.
Indoors: mulling cider, baking bread, stew,
the first fire in the wood stove,
the evergreen joy of a shower with good smelling soaps...
What's on your list of Autumn smells? How does Autumn smell in the city?
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