Stream of Consciousness Saturday #SOCS Prompt is “What’s that smell?”

“What’s that smell?” Write the first thing that comes to mind. Enjoy!“

My Grandparent’s house was on 1/3 of an acre which made it perfect for a large garden. Behind the garden, there was an area for a large shed with open space around it. When Gramps died my husband and I worked to get the place ready to sell, and one day in the heat of summer I was working near the shed and kept getting a foul whiff. Afraid to go in the Wasp-filled shed, I went around back and found the culprit it was a dead squirrel in one of the cages he put out to relocate them. He took squirrels down the river bottoms every day, and he found joy in it. 

I miss my Gramps every day, his voice, the lessons he taught me, his gentle nature, and his laugh. 

Melinda

Here are the rules:

1. Your post must be stream-of-consciousness writing, meaning no editing (typos can be fixed), and minimal planning on what you’re going to write. 2. Your post can be as long or as short as you want it to be. One sentence – one thousand words. Fact, fiction, poetry – it doesn’t matter. Just let the words carry you along until you’re ready to stop. 3. I will post the prompt here on my blog every Friday, along with a reminder for you to join in. The prompt will be one random thing, but it will not be a particular subject. For instance, I will not say “Write about dogs”; the prompt will be more like, “Make your first sentence a question,” “Begin with the word ‘The,’” or will simply be a single word to get you started. 4. Ping back! It’s important so that I and other people can come and read your post! For example, in your post you can write “This post is part of SoCS:” and then copy and paste the URL found in your address bar at the top of this post into yours.  Your link will show up in my comments for everyone to see. The most recent pingbacks will be found at the top. NOTE: Pingbacks only work from WordPress sites. If you’re self-hosted or are participating from another host, such as Blogger, please leave a link to your post in the comments below. 5. Read at least one other person’s blog who has linked back to their post. Even better, read all of them! If you’re the first person to link back, you can check back later or go to the previous week by following my category, “Stream of Consciousness Saturday,” which you’ll find below the “Like” button on my post. 6. Copy and paste the rules (if you’d like to) in your post. The more people who join in, the more new bloggers you’ll meet and the bigger your community will get! 7. As a suggestion, tag your post “SoCS” and/or “#SoCS” for more exposure and more views. 8. Have fun!

For more streams, rules, and tips for Stream of Consciousness Saturday, visit our host, Linda at Linda G Hill