Scent (217/365)
I wish this pic could somehow be developed in to an accurate scratch and sniff photo, or that smell-o-vision really existed. The sweet peas themselves have an incredible bouquet but the scent of the rain hitting the gound after a warm, dry day was even more overpowering. It even has a name - Petrichor. The unique earthy smell that we all recognise and are incredibly sensitive to. It is caused by geosmin - a molecule released by bacteria in the soil after rain. As humans, we've got one up on all those other animals living in an olfactory world as we can detect it at around 5 parts per trillion! Take that dogs!
Scent (217/365)
I wish this pic could somehow be developed in to an accurate scratch and sniff photo, or that smell-o-vision really existed. The sweet peas themselves have an incredible bouquet but the scent of the rain hitting the gound after a warm, dry day was even more overpowering. It even has a name - Petrichor. The unique earthy smell that we all recognise and are incredibly sensitive to. It is caused by geosmin - a molecule released by bacteria in the soil after rain. As humans, we've got one up on all those other animals living in an olfactory world as we can detect it at around 5 parts per trillion! Take that dogs!