This afternoon was kneeling in the sun at my landscaping job spreading out rocks and listening to Radio Lab. Next to me there was this little shrub. As I caught a whiff of it I suddenly remembered very clearly my first kiss, and really everything about that relationship. I remembered that this little bush was lavender (I had seen the tag on it another day). Turns out that perfume was lavender too, who knew?
I think it's fascinating how smells can bring back such vivid and emotional memories.
I also find it interesting how rewarding and completely exhausting landscaping work is. After i got home (which admittedly required a slightly up-hill 8 mile bike ride, which probably contributed to the exhaust) I passed out on the couch and stayed there for two hours until i had to get up to play soccer. So now I'm tired, in the best way. Now I'm going to go play cities and knights.
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