We Need a State Smell
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Nothing beats the smell of the Mississippi River on a warm summer day.
You've never smelled cat food being made on a warm summer day.
When the humidity is about 90% in the summer, and there is no wind, that smell has some unbelievable hang time.
I was getting it on in the Ole Buick in high school and my date asked me to kiss her where it stinks ... so I drove her to Ft Dodge.
Unless it had Hog **** knifed in the day before...like it usually does these days.
Otherwise, yes it is.
I might also add the smell of said fresh field when a rain first hits.
I dont know anyone around here with hog barns and has farm land that wont suck out the pits and knife it in or spray it on. Filling the **** vac is a good fun time.
In fall after the first heavy frost and then a warm day that "frosted corn" smell is pretty unique.
What is the sweet flower smell I catch sometimes in spring/summer when I roll my windows down? I used to smell it by Ada Hayden when I was in school. It’s very specific and I’ve only smelt it in Iowa. Help? (Serious)
Probably the strongest plant smell I notice out driving around is honeysuckle, which is invasive. Seems like driving at night in summer it’s very strong. I think it smells good.
But around Ada Hayden there are some nice prairies with a variety of native grasses and flowers, so it could be something growing there.
ISU and U of Iowa used to have a bunch of ginkgo trees, but they stunk like hell. I think both got rid of most of them.
Given the prevailing westerly winds, I'm afraid our state smell is Nebraska, and it's not pleasant.
