I walked down the trail to the tennis court. It had just rained. There's so many green leaves. It almost smells like a french salad. Does humidity carry scents better, I wonder?[^1] The wet [[Soil]] gives off a special scent. It's called [[Petrichor]]. Affixed by the word [[Ichor]], a very interesting word. The other [[Morpheme]] is *petri* which means rock or stone. *Flask of Petrification* turns you into stone. *Ichor of Undeath* is godly fluid of the undead. Later in the day, it rained again. The asphalt smells good. Oils from plants. Like a airborne vinaigrette. Petrichor, the godly fluids of the earth. Maybe it's the ichor of [[Gaia]]. > Blood follow'd, but immortal ichor pure, > Such as the blest inhabitants of heav'n > May bleed, nectareous; for the Gods eat not > Man's food, nor slake as he with sable wine > Their thirst, thence bloodless and from death exempt. [^1]: [Changes of pressure and humidity affect olfactory function | SpringerLink](https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00405-007-0446-2).