I’ve been making this everyday this week because it’s one of the few things that reminds me of autumn in Arizona. Arizona doesn’t really have true autumn weather, which is a source of sadness for me, because autumn weather–the fog, leaves, fires burning, rain–is my favorite. Arizona maybe drops a few degrees (it does get considerably chillier in the winter, though) and they put up decorations of snowflakes and what not, but if you were to take a picture of the scenery on my campus, say, one in summer and one in winter, they would be identical: Blue skies, sunshine, and palm trees, which is nice in the summer, but not year-round. So, this bowl of oatmeal is quite reminiscent of beautiful, autumnal weather that I don’t get to see very often as an Arizonan. The image shows it with bananas and walnuts piled on top, which I like to add for texture and more nutrients.
