Tue
Dec.11
2007

Sea stack

This is one of the tourist attractions at the island Fårö outside Swedens east coast where we go every summer. It’s a sea stack (among many!), or in Gotländska (the next bigger island) it’s called Rauk. It stands a bit out in the water of the Baltic Sea. This particular rauk is called the dog, or the coffee pot. I can see why it’s called the dog, but do you see any coffee pot involved there???

I love this photo because of the sunset and the reflections in the sea, even though the quality is not perfect in the photo. Of course, the fact that we have many fantastic memories from the island makes it even more precious to me :-)

We have seen so many wonderful sceneries down at the sea stack area during sunsets. Birds, reflections, boats, cloud formations or colors and thunderstorms – very powerful!

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The quality in this photo above is even worse, but that’s because the moon is zoomed in and we didn’t even used a tripod. What I want to show with this photo is just the fact that this is the moon and it’s red around it like it was the sun in the sunset! That was actually the first time in my life that I’d seen a moon as big as this one (not viewable in this photo) and with that red color surrounding it in Sweden.

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16 Comments on “I spy in the sky at the sea”

    1
    Misty Dawn said:

    Those photos are awesome.

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    Penelope Anne said:

    I want to be there.
    Just opening your page was a burst of sunshine!!!!!! :grin:
    Beautiful pictures, beautiful post!
    Mine is up, though not nearly as spectacular.

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    Anna said:

    I love your pictures. I thought that was the sun, until I read it was the moon.

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    Natalie said:

    Beautiful photos! I’ve never seen anything like that dog/coffee pot before. :)

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    Mar said:

    Truly amazing!! I don’t see the coffee pot either, but the dog!!

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    smarmoofus said:

    Wow, until I read under the picture, I thought that second image was the sun. Then I thought (sorry for this!) that you’d mixed up your words and meant to say sun but said moon instead. I’ve seen the moon big and orange like that before, but never with the sky all red around it. That looks just like a sunset.

    And, no… I don’t see a coffee pot in that sea stack. By the way, what is the sea stack composed of? Is it just stone?

    Thanks for visiting me earlier!

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    Andrée said:

    Even worse?? That is such a great photo! No, both are wonderful. I don’t see a coffee pot or a dog, but it doesn’t matter because the geology of those structures are so interesting. Love this post.

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    I see a dog, no coffee pot in sight. And this is on the east coast of Sweden! Wow!

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    Such fabulous photos. It must an enchanting place to unwind and spend with loved ones. Thanks for sharing.

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    Skittles said:

    I love your Heads Or Tails posts as they are always so well written and informative. :)

    The photo of the moon is simply amazing!!!

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    Mark said:

    Nice images Cap’tn, It looks like someone playing bongos to me….

    Ho Ho Ho

    Mark

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    Kat's Krackerbox said:

    They are both beautiful! If I had to chose, I’d chose the first one because it looks more romantic.

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    A. said:

    Certainly I’ve never come across a coffee pot like that, not even remotely. Perhaps from another angle? Those are really lovely photos! I was looking at the sky in the morning this week ;)

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    SwordGirl said:

    I thought it was the sun too! That is soo neat how it looks like a dog!

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    claudie said:

    wonderfull photos my captain! This place, Farö is magic and fast like in a dream! I’m so tired tonight! I just come back from the sofa but I immediatly go to bed! Thanks for the beautiful pics! I think I will do marvelous dreams now!

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    Gennaro said:

    Beautiful images. Some of my favorite travel moments have come while sitting at a beautiful sunset. My favorite was in Santorini, Greece.

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