Friday, February 26, 2016

Where the Sea Meets the Sky

Gåsören is a small island off the northern coast of Sweden in the Baltic sea.

  1. Island of Gåsören, Sweden, 2013 Photo by Erik Lundmark

There's a lighthouse and a few small buildings, but it's generally a deserted spot. A place to be alone with your thoughts and the beauty of the surrounding nature.



Island of Gåsören, Sweden, 2013 Photo by Erik Lundmark


The island is mostly tumbled rocks criss-crossed by narrow wooden walkways and some trees, bushes and flowers that manage to thrive on this little rim of earth surrounded by a harsh frigid sea.



Island of Gåsören, Sweden, 2013 Photo by Erik Lundmark

Miracle blossoms edge through cracks in stony shores, fed by summer's constant daylight and sheltered from the biting sea wind.



Island of Gåsören, Sweden, 2013 Photo by Erik Lundmark

Stalwart stones absorb the sky, warming their porous bodies against the spray of the salty waves, harnessing the sun deep down within their mass.



Island of Gåsören, Sweden, 2013 Photo by Erik Lundmark


Where the sea meets the sky, a perfect union of mirrored light, swirling whitecaps setting off the clouds and seeping into stone.


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