I needed to go to Churchville so texted Friend Nancy to see if she was available for breakfast. Nancy felt our current heat wave was oppressive. I thought it wasn't as bad as hyped. I'd run the A/C yesterday but didn't need to today. In fact, I was sitting on the deck tonight thinking what a nice night it was ... and ... that even the air smelled sweet. I thought about what was currently in bloom. Could be the elderberry bushes. The closest one to me though was on the other side of the house and nearer Mjolnir. I checked - yes - it was the scent of elderberry blossoms in the air. Reminded me that yesterday when I was in the village, I'd wondered if people living there registered the underlying smell of of asphalt, plastic, and rubber? I decided then that maybe the heat was making it smell worse than usual. Out in the rural areas besides elderberry, there are days filled w/ the scent of wild plum, cherry (pin, choke, black), or crabapple in the spring. Later will be bergamot, goldenrod, and corn pollen. Good smells - they don't cost, they have no calories, they don't make you expend energy, they take up no time - they are just a quick hit of pleasure.
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