tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post2178427533765684752..comments2024-02-22T10:37:49.541+00:00Comments on John Grimshaw's Garden Diary: It pays to enrich your word powerJohn Grimshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17363269527913926672noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-2488661569194523292011-07-28T03:03:44.919+01:002011-07-28T03:03:44.919+01:00As a non-pluviophile, habitating in the rain drenc...As a non-pluviophile, habitating in the rain drenched Pacific Northwest, I do miss the rich petrichor of a summer shower on a very warm day.<br />The sensation is quite concular, considering our warmest days this summer have rarely been above 72-73F.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-19676880768293777292011-07-21T18:39:44.912+01:002011-07-21T18:39:44.912+01:00Thanks for enriching my word power!! What's ...Thanks for enriching my word power!! What's the word, I wonder, for the scent of grass after it has been cut?June Hallnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-83809693155230137062011-07-20T12:34:59.463+01:002011-07-20T12:34:59.463+01:00That photo certainly captures the beautiful way ra...That photo certainly captures the beautiful way rain enhances colors and surface textures in the garden. Thanks for giving us the word pluviophile.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-18458645682875346662011-07-19T21:21:39.732+01:002011-07-19T21:21:39.732+01:00Petrichor is such a beautiful word for a memorabl...<a href="http://elephantseyegarden.blogspot.com/2011/01/water-drought-in-beaufort-west-and.html" rel="nofollow"> Petrichor </a> is such a beautiful word for a memorable fragrance we can smell as we talk about it. Noelle in Arizona is also petrichoring today ;~)Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-78928434550893340102011-07-19T07:07:20.622+01:002011-07-19T07:07:20.622+01:00The scent of rain is one of my favourites. In Engl...The scent of rain is one of my favourites. In England it's a beautifully delicate scent, but when I lived in Namibia the first time it rained the scent was overpowering by comparison (and I was already feeling homesick). Thanks for the words!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2417381781440063818.post-24076893876277924532011-07-19T03:18:55.059+01:002011-07-19T03:18:55.059+01:00After four weeks without rain and just having had ...After four weeks without rain and just having had a half inch of the glorious stuff... I am definitely a pluviophile... indeed a very thankful one at that!! LarryLarryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563036192373891209noreply@blogger.com