Thanks! We hired a company.
Yard work...
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Tomorrow morning is my scheduled pour day! Will soon have a nice big patio to use. Still a lot of ideas for the yard but this was the one holding us back from really completing the back yard. Now once its poured we can finish the landscaping and then just let everything grow in like it had always been that way.
Spent some time on the beach today getting ready for this year's shipment of oyster seed from Taylor Shellfish. Collected a few oysters and clams and made them into a Rhode Island beach dinner (not to be confused with a Rhode Island shore dinner, which is a completely different thing). 
Do you plant clams along your beach too, or are they naturally right there?Spent some time on the beach today getting ready for this year's shipment of oyster seed from Taylor Shellfish. Collected a few oysters and clams and made them into a Rhode Island beach dinner (not to be confused with a Rhode Island shore dinner, which is a completely different thing).
Taylor Shellfish sells seeds for clams, mussels, and geoducks in addition to various oysters, but the beaches around Liberty Bay are absolutely loaded with Manila clams; no cultivation necessary. The Manilas are only 4-5" beneath the surface, so very easy to dig. On average, it takes 5-10 minutes to dig two dozen good-sized clams, maybe a 2' x 2' area, which is enough for 'chowdah and clamcakes' for two (it's a Rhode Island thing).
When I bought this property I knew it came with tideland ownership, but I did not know that I would have an abundance of fresh shellfish right on my doorstep. I grew up in coastal New England, where shellfish are a really big thing, so I enjoy having such ready access. And I must say, the oysters from Liberty Bay are really, really good.
The one thing I do miss are East Coast 'steamers,' which are soft-shell clams that are rare on the West Coast.Local Manila clams fresh off the beach-
Been planning my little rock garden by the new sidewalk in the backyard. This is a strip about 3ft x 5ft that has a downspout splash block and zero appeal. Bought a concrete fish a while back for this spot. Mounted it on a rock today. Got to use the hammer drill and put in a length of stainless steel rod with epoxy…
My wife makes the best clam linguine, but the property my dad has on the beach does not yield enough clams sometimes even none.Taylor Shellfish sells seeds for clams, mussels, and geoducks in addition to various oysters, but the beaches around Liberty Bay are absolutely loaded with Manila clams; no cultivation necessary. The Manilas are only 4-5" beneath the surface, so very easy to dig. On average, it takes 5-10 minutes to dig two dozen good-sized clams, maybe a 2' x 2' area, which is enough for 'chowdah and clamcakes' for two (it's a Rhode Island thing).
When I bought this property I knew it came with tideland ownership, but I did not know that I would have an abundance of fresh shellfish right on my doorstep. I grew up in coastal New England, where shellfish are a really big thing, so I enjoy having such ready access. And I must say, the oysters from Liberty Bay are really, really good.
Local Manila clams fresh off the beach-
I’m super happy you have this available to you.
Will this be in a water feature anytime soon?
Very small area to work with...
It would need to be either a tall, narrow feature or something small and solar powered. I will most likely just add the fish and pick up some succulents that require zero care and put those in there. Or it might just end up 100% rocks around the concrete statue. Just keeping it super simple.
