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Soil and water being splashed by a raindrop. Petrichor (/ ˈ p ɛ t r ɪ k ɔːr / PET-ri-kor) [1] is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil.The word was coined by Richard Grenfell Thomas from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra) 'rock' or πέτρος (pétros) 'stone' and ἰχώρ (ikhṓr), the ethereal fluid that is the blood of the gods in Greek mythology.
A series of chess sets where the pieces could be distinguished only by scent were made by Takako Saito in 1965. [2] Spice Chess and Smell Chess relied on the use of spices or scented liquids in the pieces. [2] In Spice Chess, the black king was scented with asafetida, the black queen with cayenne, and the black bishops with cumin. [2]
In the traditional designs, a potpourri container is provided with a pierced fitted lid, through which the scent may slowly diffuse. The porcelain Sèvres pot-pourri vase in the shape of a ship is one of the most spectacular examples from the 1750s and 1760s; Madame de Pompadour owned three of the twelve examples made, ten of which survived. [4]
It's made with absorbent bentonite clay and essential oils, like Juniper and Eucalyptus, to keep you smelling good. Even NBA star Kevin Love recommends this one, which comes in fully recyclable ...
Paris Angels' Share Eau De Parfum. Gourmand scents don’t have to just smell good enough to eat–they can smell good enough to drink, too. This cognac-inspired perfume not only contains hints of ...
Jeffrey pine, which has bark that smells like vanilla, and the picturesque western juniper can also be found in this zone. Wildflowers bloom in meadows from June through August. [3] Common animals in this zone include the hermit thrush, dusky grouse (Dendragapus obscurus), great grey owl, golden-mantled ground squirrel, and (more rarely) the ...
Others are a little more general and celebrate the beauty of the season, like these words from Ann Drake: "I can smell autumn dancing in the breeze. The sweet chill of pumpkin, and crisp sunburnt ...
Ira Hath, Pinto, Bowman, and Kestrel are all his descendants. He wrote many testaments but only one of them was ever mentioned in the book (Slaves of the Mastery): "The Lost Testament", believed lost until Hanno Hath finds it in the Mastery's stores. It predicts a coming storm called the Wind on Fire, and of the Manth people finding the homeland.