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I found the smell—cinnamon



Every year when the weather takes a turn towards cool, I start to notice it. Is it just because I'm chomping at the bit for my annual pumpkin spice latte? Is it because I start baking again, and soak in all those baking spices? Am I making it up, or is there really something on the trails that smells like cinnamon? I had convinced myself that I was projecting. I put my nose into the dirt. Smelled branches, picked up dried leaves, tried the same on cooler days, after it rained, warmer days. Nada.