
The sunlight makes those little blossoms look like wilted. But at twilight they become alive again and herald to the whole world their resurrection. They do it with their odour and that odour makes all warm summer nights memorable. Not all plants in the garden wait for the night to tempt with smell but even those do it better at nighttime.
Marilyn Monroe when asked what she wore in bed answered: A few drops of Chanel 5.
With smells we act like very primitive (excusez le mot) animals. For them the sense of smell determines their behaviour and helps them orient in the environment. Paradoxically, we do the same. Smells combined with emotions (good or bad) stick in our memory in such a strong way that it is almost impossible to eradicate those associations from the brain. A warm summer night filled with flowery fragrances creates another possibility to make the long list of nice memories even longer. A warm night without essential oils in the air is a flawed one...