Somedays I really wonder if David - my roommate of several years - is new around here? Take last night as an example. After serving myself a generous portion of mouth watering Baked Scallops, I told David to come and get it before it got cold. As he was wandering around the kitchen looking for his plate - it was in plain view on the counter with a napkin and fork - I had turned quickly to grab my camera so I could grab a photo of this dish. Just as he was starting to serve himself and I was getting ready to shoot, he stopped suddenly, turned towards me and said......Why are you suddenly taking pictures of everything?
I was speechless for about 5 seconds, before I blurted out something to the effect of trying to make money and asking him if he was new around here. After all, I've been blogging for quite awhile now, he's seen me taking pictures of food before and has heard many friends talking about the photos and stories on my blog. Why would he pose such a question you may ask? Well it's really quite simple........
Since I began blogging, I've always forgotten to take pictures of just about everything I've made, unless the camera happened to be right in front of me, or I realized my faux pas and took pictures the next day if anything presentable was left. Usually this was done when there was no one here besides China - my charming Basset Hound or Yum Yum - my aloofish Siamese cat. Many times I wouldn't have anything left at all, so I decided against posting since I had nothing to show. Lately however, I've been trying real hard to keep the camera focused in my mind, so I've been snapping a lot more photos closer to the time the food is fresh out of the oven or ready for presentation. So like Pavlov's dog..........David now realizes that when I put out food, he begins to salivate and I now begin to shoot. Apparently Pavlov has us both trained. Now if only Pavlox could do that for me the next time I buy a lottery ticket.
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