Thanks
@tomjasz! You've inspired me to take better care of my compost. I confess I go a bit heavy on the kitchen scraps (too much wet, not enough dry) so often my compost does smell off. Relatives use the same system but are far more diligent with their ratio. They add sugar cane straw regularly. Their heap smells, frankly, quite fantastic: that beautiful, rich, earthy smell of healthy soil.
Slightly unrelated topic, I heard a Radiolab story the other day about the extraordinary soil ecosystems housed in old growth forest canopies. It reminded me once again there is so much we're yet to understand about this incredible planet of ours. The story linked this video too.