Ah! Petrichor ?

Petrichor - if only. It's not too hot here at the moment and I even took a walk round the block at 6.30 this morning which is unheard of. There is a very pleasant breeze which is lovely after the vicious heat.
Rain would be most welcome here in South Notts.

Nice Sunflower Phoenix.
Reminds me of driving holidays in France when we passed fields full of them.

A neighbour behind us has a Hollyhock swaying about in the breeze and it’s as tall as the first floor bedroom window. An absolute giant!

Oh no Phoenix
After all that long wonderful summer! Did any of your guests dash out to revel in it?!

It certainly freshened the air I remember.

And it's still not flowered yet so I might get another couple of feet! The others are in flower and are about 6 foot but the one right outside the door is a whopper!

9'??

I think you win so far, Chewbacca!

I gave mine some Miraclegro this evening, they could be 10' by morning.

I wish it would thunder and rain here; it's stultifyingly hot and humid. Last night was totally different; very warm but with strong winds. I've got a 9' sunflower just about 4' from the patio doors and I had a fear that it would come crashing through. It's now supported by a tripod of 8' canes and is lashed to the fence post. I dread digging it up at the end if summer; God alone knows where it's roots will have ended up.

Jennifer Eccles the first day of rain in 1976 happened to be my wedding day!

Grandmafrench thank you for the help with spelling!

Now, as for needing that word, well, probably not, I just felt rather joyous, and sort of "liberated" after days of hot, humid weather.

My understanding of the word, which may be wrong, is that it means something like "lustful desire"??

I remember when it finally rained late summer 1976 !

We and all of the neighbours where we were living then dashed out and we did a dance to thank the rain gods!!

I had to look it up as well. I'm not sure if the word is as pleasing as the smell, although I'm glad there is a word for the lovely odour.

Unfortunately we would have to actually have some sun to dry the earth in order to experience this. We've had the worse non-summer ever! Constant cloud cover and drizzle since beginning of June. This morning was 12 degrees and cloudy. Grumble, grumble.....

Phoenix when it chucks it down here, forecast Wednesday, I’m out, buck naked, if the neighbours crane out of their bedroom windows, who cares!! I’m s. Hampshire, it’s baking!!

Nearly, Phoenix but you don't need the second
'I'. (Do you recall needing that word after dancing in the rain?)

Kate1949

Not thick at all, after all its not the sort of word in every day use!

Bit like concupiscience.........

Although I'm not quite sure I've spelled that right!

Bathsheba I had to look up the word too. I've never heard it.
Yours truly
Thick Brummie

looks can be deceptive, Callistemon some of the leaves have been munched pretty well!

No, didn't send the clouds, don't have those sort of powers!I

timetogo2016 My hair grows like a weed! Trying to decide if to let it carry on, or get it chopped again.

Clouding over again, I think you sent this over, phoenix!
☁️☁️☁️
No sign of ⛈

It looks more healthy than mine!

Not growing anything except hair,but love the smell of Petrichor.
Always have and my Dh sadly can`t smell it as he lost his sense of smell years ago.

"Not" not "bit"!

Callistemon a bit very good photo of my mutant sunflowe!

It was, Bathsheba blissfull! As said it was looong ago, I was slender then, wouldn't do it now!

Wow that must have been wonderful Phoenix. I'm not sure my neighbours would approve if I followed suit, and if there were any horses around I'm certain they'd be frightened

For it! Not "fot"!

Bathsheba I knew there was a word fot, but couldn't remember what it was, had to ask Madam, aka the Amazon Echo on the kitchen table!

Many years ago, when with each and we'd had a long not spell of weather, the most fabulous storm broke, and as we lived in a secluded spot, I was actually able to go out and dance naked in the storm it was the most glorious feeling!

We only have one headed ones here.