Workers Shucking Oysters
On the way to Gray’s Harbor and the Washington coast in May 2020, spotting these workers was a “Stop the car, now!” moment for me and I was fortunate when they agreed to pose, although they were quite surprised that I was interested in photographing them at all.
Given that it was a very warm day with little wind, I couldn’t help but think about the smell emanating from the massive pile of shells surrounding them and I wondered how they could possibly tolerated it, especially in the heat.
Clearly, shelling oysters would not be on my list of things to do before I die, but had I desperately needed a job, and this was the only option…well, maybe.
But with that said, I’ve never been in that position, so indeed the world truly has been my oyster, as defined by Google: “the world is your oyster” means that you can do anything you wish or go anywhere you want in your life because you have the ability to do so. In spoken English, it is quite widely used to encourage someone that they have choices and can lead their lives in a way that they desire.
And although I despise eating oysters, I’m blessed to have had choices, and I hope you have too.
