Earthy smell

It was raining yesterday for most of the day and when the soil gets wet it gives of a musky oily smell called Petrichor. I learned recently that the smell comes from oils in the plant roots that protect the roots from dehydration and also methane and nitrite compounds made by bacteria. 

The roads that are present today are made of asphalt and when they are being resurfaced they also have a strong smell that I like. Perhaps this is the reason I would like a home with a large porch. You can sit on a soft chair on the porch when it is raining and listen to all the drops falling and breathe the Petrichor through your nose. 

It is the simple things that bring joy in this world. I am thankful for all of them.