I live adjacent to Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts. Feeding off that bay are thousands of inlets, one of which, Little Harbor is my neighborhood. That little harbor is quite shallow and and low tide one can walk across it. There also is where an oyster farm is situated. Oysters, unlike other bivalves settle into one place two weeks after birth. So, once they are clinging to the baskets, they cooperatively await the harvest. This takes 18 to 24 months for oyster to become adults or grow to market size, approximately 3 inches. In this painting the men are harvesting for the market. In the distance is Buzzard's Bay.
