Monday, 7 April 2008

Evening notes

After a poor start, the weather has cleared up to some extent. It's breezy and cold outside, but at least the sun is shining.

Managed to make my way through about four dozen alerts, little thanks to AOL Webmail which is now at the tantrum stage. It will only show you the next mail IF you jump through some hoop or another. No thanks. Have complained before the weekend.

This afternoon, we had a very low tide, which enabled me to go scallop hunting at the bottom of the basin across the road. Found one large scallop, which (as I type) is being turned into an aperitif for dinner. Last year, I found eight clams, which sat clattering away on a tray for a few hours. These creatures can actually move along the seabed by squirting a jet of water. Here is a video I took of the clams last year.

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8 comments:

  1. Anonymous7 April 2008 at 18:04

    Enjoy your aperitif  !!  good  that the weather cleared up a bit this sfaternoon. Been a sunny day here with just the odd shower but quite cold.  Love Sybil

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  2. Anonymous7 April 2008 at 18:16

    Ah, scallops.  And, so fresh like that.  Yummy:)

    Sorry you're having aol problems.

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  3. Anonymous7 April 2008 at 18:20

    Evening notes...and I'm still trying to eat breakfast.  Barely 40 degrees here, windy and occasional little showers.  Oh I love scallops and clams.  I especially like the small butter clams.....steamed, in dipped in melted garlic butter .  Yummy !!!  On the Washington coast, one can take a garden rake and get buckets of them.  However I think the limit is 16 per person per day....not enough to even get started on a good clam feast.   We also have goeducks (a different type of clam) and they squirt up thru the sand, and are hard to get because they too propel themselves thru the sand by skirting water.  Linda in Washington...I need to have a big clam feed.

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  4. Anonymous7 April 2008 at 18:24

    Never had them, but i do like cockles and mussels.  
    Jenny <><

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  5. Anonymous7 April 2008 at 19:08

    Not being a lover of seafood Guido, I think I`d find it a bit disconcerting for dinner to move around on its own...lol! :o)

    Love Sandra xx

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  6. Anonymous7 April 2008 at 21:21

    I would try to eat that if you cooked it!
    Weird to see it move!
    Pam

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  7. Anonymous8 April 2008 at 16:18

    wow thats cool!!!  They are really very pretty too.

    ~Rosemary

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  8. Anonymous10 April 2008 at 14:43

    how interesting. It was still moving!

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