The rain finally arrived yesterday afternoon and evening and again this afternoon, albeit light and by no means prolonged.
After weeks of dry and mostly hot weather, it was certainly very welcome.
However, the most notable thing, which I did not initially associate with the rain, was a perfume smell in the air.
I had no idea what it was or where it was coming from until I read this ....
It finally rained! But what caused that strange smell in the air last night? - Sky News
The smell is apparently called Petrichor which is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. It comes from a combination of plant oils and a chemical called geosmin that's made by bacteria in the soil.
The word Petrichor was coined by 2 Australian researchers in the 1960s and it is constructed from the 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.
You learn something new every day!
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