#oysters

Yet the shellfish and the oysters no-one of Valar or of Elves knows whence they are, for already they gaped in the silent waters or ever Melko plunged therein from on high, and pearls there were before the Eldar thought or dreamed of any gem. - The Book of Lost Tales, Part One

Image description: Vertical photograph of chalk on concrete depicting a stylized oyster shell in white, beige, and blue-black, with hints of pink and light green suggesting pearlescence

For @fall-for-tolkien

An Oyster floating in front of a seascape lit by the sunset, a surreal painting for foodies.

Found and went through the process of cleaning these shells~

I believe they are hooked mussels but they could be black scallops, I’m not sure.