{"id":2013,"date":"2013-08-24T08:31:05","date_gmt":"2013-08-24T12:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oook.info\/blog\/?p=2013"},"modified":"2013-08-24T08:32:17","modified_gmt":"2013-08-24T12:32:17","slug":"quotidian-oatmeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oook.info\/blog\/?p=2013","title":{"rendered":"Quotidian oatmeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an experiment with the mundane, testing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004Y1AYAC\/\">a new lens<\/a> and preparing for <a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyfoodphotoworkshop.wordpress.com\/\">the Turkey trip<\/a>. We begin with a cup of rolled oats (&#8216;old fashioned&#8217; and Quaker):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/blackmerh\/9580353041\/\" title=\"oats1 by oook, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7443\/9580353041_a6dd58b9b3_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"oats1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The foam starts to rise shortly after the oats meet the boiling water (2 cups, with about 1\/8 teaspoon salt), so the heat is turned down just enough:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/blackmerh\/9583137824\/\" title=\"oats2 by oook, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2840\/9583137824_9f71d20ea4_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" alt=\"oats2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nSo begins a series of subtle changes in consistency and texture, interesting to meditate upon as states progress:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/blackmerh\/9580353785\/\" title=\"oats3 by oook, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2856\/9580353785_f034302dd2_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" alt=\"oats3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/blackmerh\/9580354065\/\" title=\"oats4 by oook, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7368\/9580354065_6fe974ec9b_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" alt=\"oats4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/blackmerh\/9583138884\/\" title=\"oats5 by oook, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7456\/9583138884_9c1cdda086_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" alt=\"oats5\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nNearly done, still needs a couple of minutes with heat off and cover on the pot:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/blackmerh\/9583139294\/\" title=\"oats6 by oook, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5321\/9583139294_e04157647a_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" alt=\"oats6\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nIn the bowl (note: bowl shaped and sized such that a cocker spaniel wouldn&#8217;t wet its ears):<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/blackmerh\/9583139740\/\" title=\"oats7 by oook, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2834\/9583139740_bc1b1d3162_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"oats7\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nAnd with blueberries and just a hint of maple syrup:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/blackmerh\/9580355841\/\" title=\"oats8 by oook, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.staticflickr.com\/2827\/9580355841_f4ec5958c3_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"oats8\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nThe last two shots are a bit disappointing &#8211;I should have upped the ISO and shutter speed, or better yet used a tripod&#8230; but I was in too much of a hurry because I wanted to taste the result. Note to self: several object lessons there. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s an experiment with the mundane, testing a new lens and preparing for the Turkey trip. 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