{"id":11967,"date":"2019-08-26T06:30:14","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T10:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=11967"},"modified":"2019-08-23T17:25:44","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T21:25:44","slug":"take-5-seashells-by-the-seashore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-seashells-by-the-seashore\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Seashells By the Seashore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The days are getting shorter, summer camps are wrapping up for the season, and some schools are already back in session. Summer may be winding down, but there’s still time for you to sneak away to the beach and enjoy the remaining sunny days and hot weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And even if you can’t get away to spend some time by the ocean (or if sand between your toes\u2014and everywhere else\u2014just isn’t your thing), you can still enjoy a little beach vacation right here. These five images of “seashells by the seashore,” all submitted in the past to our Picture This: Your Great Outdoors<\/a> photo contest, are just the ticket to remind you that summer is still hanging on. The 2019 photo contest is open for just one more month, so submit your nature photography today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Mussel
Mussel shell \u00a9 Samantha Buckley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Channeled
Channeled Whelk \u00a9 Marian Stanton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"A
A mix of periwinkles, dog whelks, and winkles \u00a9 David Perkins<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Juvenile
Juvenile surf clam; the hole is from a moon snail \u00a9 Deborah Carr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Bay
Bay Scallop \u00a9 Emily Zollo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The days are getting shorter, summer camps are wrapping up for the season, and some schools are already back in session. Summer may be winding down, but there’s still time for you to sneak away to the beach and enjoy the remaining sunny days and hot weather. 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