Clam Diggity!

A few weeks back, after a week straight of RAIN, I decided whether rain or shine, we needed to get out of the house. Despite the cool misty weather, we headed off to the harbor to try our hand at clam digging. It had been several years since either Hubby or I had been, and Sugar Bear had yet to meet a clam.



The Hubby did all the work. As he dug.....



And dug.....Sugar and I wandered around "playing". She with all the shells she could possibly find....



...and I with my new zoom lens.



Again...there was much to photograph, but with Hubby busy digging, I had to keep a close eye on Sugar Bear to make sure she didn't go into the water too far.



She had fun testing exactly how deep the water was. It only took one time of the water going a bit over her rubber boot for her to realize that Mama indeed knows what she is talking about.



With a sloshy boot, she headed back to the rocks where she continued her search for shells.



The low tide made it easy to find all sorts of treasures. It was a Sugar Bear's dream. Lots to investigate, and an opportunity to ask plenty of questions.



Shortly, the water beckoned......the immersed shells were calling.



It appears that these particular shells were begging to be tossed into deeper waters.



Sugar Bear happily obliged.



Unless something slimy was attached....



Those were quickly dropped, and proclaimed, "yuckidy!"



The entire time we were there, a seagull carefully watched, and waited patiently for this disruption to leave his turf.



Once we left, I'm sure he continued his own investigating of the treasures the low tide brings.