Grapes! Rows and rows of grapes. It's that time of year when they are ripening, approaching harvest.
I was driving in the car tonight, windows down, when the aroma of grapes hit my nose. That smell. I love that smell. It's funny how just a scent can return you to a time and place in an instant. It always takes me back to my childhood. There were so many grape fields all around us then. In fact the house I grew up in is in a spot that had once been vineyards. Every year at this time...just as summer is turning into fall, with crisp mornings that turn into warm sunny days...the grapes would ready themselves for picking, and for about a week or two the smell would linger in the air.
All of a sudden I'm a kid again, starting a new school year, wearing my new school clothes, maybe waiting for the bus...and definitely waiting for my birthday!
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