After my buddy and I finished our stroll, we stopped for a break behind a large rain tree, and when I peered down, I was treated to an amazing sight along the shallow section of the river.
The water in the river is so shallow, and I saw some people gathering clams on its muddy bottom. Some use shovels, while others use their bare hands to scoop the mud into an improvised strainer to separate the clams from the mud.
I shot this picture of the river while it was close to the clamming location. Its muddy bottom was partially exposed, and my pet dog and I can stroll to the river's middle to swim in the water.
My pet dog took a brief break on the ground to cool off from the drying mud while I was taking pictures.
Following that, I took pictures of part of their catch before we left for home in order to identify it. It turned out that these clams were freshwater clams, also known as "unnok" and "ginukan" in Tagalog, and that they were identified as Delillia sp. via its scientific name.
These folks also sell some, which my wife topped with some ginger and lemongrass to make a bowl of aromatic and comforting clam soup.
That's all for now, and thank you for reading. God bless!