Oyster Blog — News from Here

Last night the Hama Hama Hammers, two-time defending champions in the Olympia Parks and Recreation volleyball league, took a serious digger, losing against Airborne in the semi-finals to finish 3rd. Fortunately for all involved, it's just a silly adult volleyball league... right?

This bobcat was spotted in the Hood Canal uplands earlier this week. Bobcats have nothing to do with oysters, but they are pretty cool, and they do occasionally visit the salt water.

As we watch our shiny-new shucking and retail facility grow bigger and better every day, we thought we'd take a moment to honor the small, funky, and frequently dilapidated oyster shacks that line Hood Canal's beaches. The first building featured in this series is the Union oyster shack, located at the mouth of the Skokomish River. We're guessing it's been a while since any oysters were shucked in this building, which is currently abandoned, but has been used in the past as an art gallery. We took these photos on an oyster-colored day. This empty building may have the best...

...is headed back to Mongolia for a  full year! Tom will be conducting forestry research on a Fulbright grant, navigating his way past treacherous bogs in the permafrost, and cultivating his taste for fermented mare's milk. Here are some pictures from his last go-round: If anyone happens to find themselves in Ulaanbaatar, say hi to the guy in the green coat!

A monster south wind picked up last Tuesday afternoon, and we thought we were in trouble. It rained and rained and melted (almost) all the snow and reminded us all of the terrible storm of December, 2007.  But fortunately this storm didn't do much damage to the Hood Canal area. Other places in Washington weren't so lucky. Here's Interstate 5, which connects Seattle to Portland (and Canada to Mexico):