Finding Momentum

Sarah and I were talk­ing about how scents are strongly asso­ci­ated with mem­o­ries. A few of mine:

• The scent of red­wood bark: This reminds me of being off at var­i­ous retreat sites in Santa Cruz and the mem­o­ries of friends
• The scent of the first rain: Doesn’t it just make you happy?
• The scent of euca­lyp­tus leaves: Walk through the IAS build­ings (the court­yard between the Cam­panile and Bar­rows) and take a whiff. No real mem­o­ries here; I just really like the scent.
• Crisp night air and the faint whiff of food cook­ing in somebody’s home: This reminds me of when I was a kid and my fam­ily would drive through the neigh­bor­hood dur­ing the hol­i­days, watch­ing for Christ­mas light displays.

What are your favorite scents, and what mem­o­ries are they asso­ci­ated with?