You may have been told not to eat raw oysters in months that don’t have an R.  It’s not true.  It was a beautiful, temperate August afternoon when I stood on Hummock Island slurping freshly harvested oysters and casting their shells onto the ground below. Hummock Island Oyster Company recently started offering “oyster tours,” giving the public an opportunity to visit the island, witness the operation, and taste oysters fresh from the sea.  I eagerly accepted their invitation to participate, which is how I found myself indulging in oysters in early August.