Petrichor

[JeffH]

Just had to share this wonderful word I just came across...Petrichor.

The smell of rain: how CSIRO invented a new word

I started out to check the meaning of persiflage that I came across in a book I am reading and then got sidetracked.
I think there is a lot of persiflage on this forum.

[Triggersmob]

Thanks for that Jeff.
Who said you can't get blood out of a stone?

[autocoupler]

Just had to share this wonderful word I just came across...Petrichor.

The smell of rain: how CSIRO invented a new word

I reckon it's one of the more pleasant smells of nature. Back in the eighties when our kids were little, they would often refer to the smell of wet lettuce before rain.