Happy Hump Day! It’s also World Rainforest Day, Windrush Day and Onion Ring Day. Happy 90th to Prunella Scales! (More birthdays: Katherine Dunham, Bill Blass, Kris Kristofferson, Ed Bradley, Octavia E. Butler, Todd Rundgren, Meryl Streep, Freddie Prinze.) What fragrance are you wearing?
I’m in L’Eau de L’Artisan.
Reminder: on 6/24 we’ll celebrate Midsummer 2022…
[University of Sydney ecologist Catherine] Price and her team ground-tested her theory, literally, by putting a chicken scent in Vaseline and spreading it across thousand-hectare sites where endangered shorebirds nested. Because the scent showed up before the birds, and because it was everywhere and so not a useful clue toward finding dinner, ferrets and stoats left the shorebird nests alone. Nest predation decreased more than 50 percent, an effect that lasted a month.
— Read more in What the nose doesn't know helps wildlife: Using olfactory cues to protect vulnerable species at ScienceDaily.
A selection of 2022 fragrances* from indie perfume house Dawn Spencer Hurwitz: Pineapple King, Lili’uokalani, Estancia, Warrior Queen, The Absinthe Drinkers, Vachi, Kale, Odesa and Electric Summer…
From J.R. Watkins, Trigger Spray Dish Soap in Lemon. "A powerful and effective way to clean your dishes. Choose between a spray or foam option to activate suds to clean pots and pans with ease. Simply flip nozzle, spray your dishes, wipe with a sponge, and rinse with water!" $5.99 for 473 ml or $6.99 for the 946 ml refill at Target, where you'll also find the matching refillable hand soap, available in foaming ($3.99 for 266 ml) or liquid ($3.99 for 325 ml).
It’s Tuesday, plus World Music Day and the International Day of Yoga. Plus, happy solstice and enjoy the longest day of the year (if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, that is). What fragrance are you wearing?
I’ve got Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Electric Summer on one arm and Dawn Spencer Hurwitz Kale on the other. Tea at the moment is an iced latte.
Reminder: on 6/24 we’ll celebrate Midsummer 2022…