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When clam guns are outlawed, only outlaws will have clam guns

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Migratory shorebirds (Godwits?) find a spot between the clamdiggers

Ocean Shores, Washington

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Clamdiggerama

Ocean Shores, Washington

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Clamdigging holes

Ocean Shores, Washington

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Clamdiggers at Ocean Shores, Washington

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An army of clamdiggers dot the beach

Ocean Shores, Washington

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Clamdiggers as far as the eye can see

Ocean Shores, Washington

Postcard - Pacific Beach, Washington

"Pacific Beach, Washington. The beautiful Pacific Ocean provides a dramatic background for this aerial of one of the finest razor-clam beaches in the world. In upper right is Point Grenville."

No later than 1981, but probably solidly in the 1970s.

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Hogan's Corner, Washington

You must have a license in order to have a pet clam. Otherwise the local Clam Catcher will impound your shellfish companion and put it in the Clam Pound. And it is a sad sight that jabs at your heart to walk through that facility and resist the mournful expressions of those abandoned clams who so much want a nice home.

So please, clam owners, license your clams and while you are at it make sure they get all their vaccinations.

Morty Comix # 2481

In the dead of night I went to my tool shed

And grabbed a clam shovel. 

I don't actually dig for clams even though I live close to the Coast. I have fond memories of clam digging with my Dad when I was a kid, but that's because I was spending time with my Dad. Today I use the clam shovel when I clean out my woodstove and stovepipe. Here's my woodstove almost two years ago after I replaced the old stovepipe. Notice Buster in the lower left corner doing what he does best-- eating.

The place where I bought that stovepipe in Olympia ironically burned down in April, 2011 shortly after my purchase.

But, back to comic art. Morty Comix # 2481 was placed inside a big plastic bag

 And wrapped tightly to keep it from getting wet

 

 It was buried under a lid of turf thanks to using the clam shovel

Now it is under a street lamp in McCleary, Washington where it will be unearthed by archaeologists in the distant future.

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Morty Comix # 2439 was made with clamshells and a stick in sand on the Pacific Ocean side of Damon Point, Ocean Shores, Washington. The tide was coming in so fast my first attempt was almost completely wiped clean.

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Giant clam wood carving

Ocean Shores, Washington

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"The world's largest squirting clam," some killer whales, and one of the six frying pans out there claiming to be the largest of its kind in the world.

I think they should make a movie where this group experiences an incredible journey vision quest.

Long Beach, Washington

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Clam & Fish Cleaning - Recycling

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Clam constellation