Now, I鈥檓 no Bill Nye the Science Guy, but I鈥檒l have to call it a successful experiment.
For the last couple of weeks, I wanted to semi-boldly go where no columnist (me, anyway) had gone before.
First, I wanted you to be able to 鈥榟ear鈥� a column. ()
The following week, I wanted you to be able to 鈥榮mell鈥� a column. ()
There was a wide variety of responses from all over the province, which is always fun.
Here鈥檚 a small sampling of some of your favourites, starting with smells:
鈥淭he best and absolute most memorable scent, is a turkey roasting in the oven. The whole house smells like an epic feast is about to take place!鈥�
鈥� Melanie Whittaker
鈥淎s a gardener a real old-world rose scent so intense as the sun warms the petals it arrests you as you walk past;
The pungent smell of violets crushed while walking across the lawn;
My herb garden 鈥� rosemary, thyme, sage;
Newly turned earth while planting in spring;
The way a puppy smells;
As a farm girl from the middle of the last century, the smell of lanolin reminds me of lambs;
Dettol as the vet鈥檚 trunk reeked of it;
From the same era, every school concert smelled of wet wool from the winter coats;
The smell of snow in the air the day before it falls;
And to this day, winter and summer I hang my sheets on the line to capture the wind and the sun. Think it is my ultimate favourite.鈥�
鈥� Trish Findlay
鈥淔reshly popped popcorn;
Fresh cut cedar as you鈥檙e stacking firewood in fall;
Your puppy鈥檚 fur when he comes home from the groomer;
A baby鈥檚 skin or hair;
鈥� Laurie from Qualicum Beach
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And a few sounds:
鈥淭he sound you can make when you put your index finger into your puffed cheek and make a 鈥榩op鈥� sound;
Tinkling of outdoor chimes;
The sound of music from an approaching ice cream truck;
Most European and Newfoundland accents, especially my aunties calling me on the phone and asking what the time is. They would always forget that they are 4 1/2 hours ahead.鈥�
鈥� Judee Doyle
鈥淭he screaming sound of a fishing reel as a salmon takes the lure and runs it;
The sound of a whale blowing out its blowhole;
The sound of BF Goodrich Radial T/A tires squealing on the asphalt;
Sound of kids laughing in the playground;
Sound of eagles talking or calling to each other;
The sound of coins dropping from a winning roll on a old slot machine.鈥�
鈥� Rob Fraser
The crunch and crackle of autumn leaves underfoot;
The sound of hundreds of voices singing 鈥極 Canada鈥� in a stadium/arena;
The sound of a hunting hawk wheeling overhead.鈥�
鈥� Susan Pallister
鈥淗ow about the sound of a golf ball dropping in the hole? Or the sound of a really well hit ball off the tee.鈥�
The crunch of boots on the snow on a sunny, cold day.鈥�
鈥� Gail Leatherdale
The clatter of a linotype typesetting machine;
The rumble of a newspaper press running while you鈥檙e at your desk at an afternoon-publishing newspaper;
Probably my favourite is the sound of rain on the deck of your boat when you鈥檙e safely in your bed at anchor.鈥�
鈥� Bill Jones
Thanks as always for the feedback, and keep it coming. More fun ahead.
PQB News/Vancouver Island Free Daily editor can be reached via email at philip.wolf@blackpress.ca, or by phone at 250-905-0019.
