We are sensory beings ... each unique and fascinating ...

we store memories by way of our senses...without the senses, there is no experiencing...


What is your favourite sound? What does it bring up for you?

What is your favourite smell? What does it remind you of?


Do tastes take you to another place and time?

my favorite sound is the sound of my lover moaning out my name. my favorite smell is a combination of menthol cigarettes and tommy or r.l. cologne. thats what my husband smells like and the very smell turns me into pudding.

I guess as far as sound goes, hearing a train whistle off in the distance, reminds me when i was a kid and i stayed with my grandparents because he worked on the railroad.

I guess as far as sound goes, hearing a train whistle off in the distance, reminds me when i was a kid and i stayed with my grandparents because he worked on the railroad.

i just noticed i double posted, how the hell did that happen? lol

awwwwww lets see


Favorite sound sound of water falls - takes me to a place so peaceful

Favorite smell Hummmm mans cologne- hummm if I get that close takes me beyond the clouds for sure.

Favorite taste- Cheese Cake with chocolate and carmel awwwww reminds me of Making love shswhshshshs


Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I need some Cheese Cake lol

Favorite sound wood fire crackling, favorite scent pipe smoke both remind me of my late husband. Favorite taste ANYTHING CHOCOLATE, yes I am a CHOCOHOLIC.

I love the Ocean.............the smell, the wind blowing thru my hair

And I love storms and rain

I have a lot of differ sounds/scents that resonate with me. It would be difficult to pinpoint just one.

Sounds:
Rain drops hitting a copper roof..summers spent at the lake house in S.C.
Thunder in the distance..scares the____ outta me
True laughter that brings tears to the eyes..makes me smile
Cats purring..contentment
The way a former partner would say my 'pet name' while holding me down during sex..

Scents:
Breezes off of the ocean..rejuventate me
Double Black cologne..no comment
Boiled peanuts..summers spent in S.C. at the farm




What about you ArtGurl?

How wonderful! Thank you all for your responses


I would say that my favourite sound is of a heart beating through a chest ... it is the most intimate of sounds to me ...

it is the sound of life and it represents all of the love, hope, compassion and courage it takes to live each day ...

I was present for the birth of my youngest nephew last year ... the first thing I did was listen to his heart ... beating fast and strong ... and I said welcome to the world...your heart will grow with the love that surrounds you ... and it will shine forth from you because it is who you are ...


Another nephew was born with two major holes in his heart and valve trouble ... he has lived through 15 surgeries in his 14 years of life ... his heartbeat reminds me of the resilience of the human spirit ... his courage to face tomorrow always amazed me ....


My head resting comfortably on my lovers chest ... his heartbeat in my ear ... one heart shared and breathing in unison .... my idea of heaven ... so much all rolled up into one ... love, passion, tenderness, compassion...


My ex father in law passed away 4 years ago ... I listened to his heartbeat on his last day ... its slow shallow cadence .... he was in such pain but his heart beat on ... slower and slower and slower ... I wept with my head on his chest but was filled with such awe too ...


Many sounds, smells, tastes resonate with me ... but a heartbeat gets me every time ...


...genuine laughter, the sounds of nature, the wind from the flapping of 50 Canada Geese taking flight all around me as though I was not even there ...

...the smell of paint ... the texture of canvas .... yummmmmmmm I can go completely out of my body


Thank you everyone!

The anticipatory silence right before the band on stage kicks into a new set.

Approval from a lover. Hah!

True laughter.

"Go ahead, it's free"

The muffled rumble of twin Cats under the deck of a 34' cabin cruiser.

The un-muffled rumble of a 1966 SS 396 chevelle.

My favorite smell is vanilla. It's calming, for starters. Favorite sound is probably a motorcycle or cars racing, etc.

some favorites

well i have more...many more but here are some...

sound - child's laughter
smell - humid forest late at night
taste - my grandma's strudel (i make it now)

I love the sound of my nieces and nephew laughing and giggling.

I love the smell of babies.

I love the taste of homemade lemon squares. Mmmm....!


I love the feel of wet grass between my toes.

I love the sights and sounds of lightning and thunderstorms in the desert.

I could go on...

sound- Thunder clap
smell-brownies baking
taste- cheeseburger

sound:pouring rain and rumbles of thunder smell:puppy breath taste:my lovers kiss

The sound of the ocean.....it is the earliest sound I remember of this journey.....perhaps not, and yet yes, I feel immediately more expanded...whole, outside this frame, this body....


Smell....summer storms, fresh rain....It smells of home. Also a sense of expansion....connection...calm.....all is right within me....primal almost.


Tastes, oh! the sensory cacophony....instantly....many smells, tastes, sounds, visuals, triggered by taste.



*sigh*

sounds...the crash of the ocean waves,people laughing,children playing,birds singing

smells:chocolate chip cookies baking in the oven,lilac,fresh cut grass

Taste:chocolate

My favorite sound is my girls' laughter......it wins hands down

Thanks for sharing that with us Sherrie. That was beautiful!

The ocean....sound, smell even the taste. I have always loved the water.