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@trinsec Oh yeah, that's fun, thanks!
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@trinsec ooh ta, I'll take a look
@briannawu and you've managed to keep it without ending up in a Romanian prison, so you're definitely ahead of that other guy ;)
The ultimate source of the smell of rain is a population of soil bacteria known as actinobacteria. When the air becomes humid just as rainfall begins, those microbes get busy & produce aromatic geosmin as a byproduct.
https://theconversation.com/why-you-can-smell-rain-101507 #smell #senses
@clenpen if it were Heston it would probably need added horseradish or something!
@clenpen Gorgeous spot. Where's it to? (As they say around here!)
Going in to work today. Even though working a day off is always a bit of a bore, it never feels the same as a normal work day. I think it's because it's voluntary. Reminds me of all those decades ago when I moved from school to college and my results improved massively... as my Mum said to my old form teacher, "that's the difference between her being there because she had to, and because she chose to". Bright woman, my Mum.
An oldy but a goody (I hope!)- Troodons under a magnolia tree for #ThoseWhoShallNotBeNamedThursday
This painting makes a surprise appearance in altered form in my book, A History of Painting: With Dinosaurs.
@jim_easterbrook does Aldeburgh count?
@clenpen thank you, I'll check that out x
@jim_easterbrook thank goodness for Byline!
Sweary and opinionated. It's best not to take it personally. Also hilarious but that might be less obvious.