May 20: Utö – shore walk
This being a full work day, most of the pictures I took were after hours, of a walk I took along the shore by the Havshotel.
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But of course I took the usual shot first thing in the morning, where comically a big mound of earth had sprung up in front of the workshop.
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Suddenly, a few feet away, sunset!
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A multitude of islands just visible over to the southwest.
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This streak of calm water extended from near shore over to the island of Ormskär to the north, and it persisted throughout the time I was exploring. I couldn't figure out what caused it.
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A chalky sunset over an inky sea.
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A few crepuscular rays low over Finnskär island.
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Algae and a pipe.
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This little bridge bore an uncanny resemblance to the seats of the benches we had been making.
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Brave violets in a tenuous spot.
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A miscellany of pipes.
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Not sure what this is (it seems tantalizingly familiar), but it was blooming and leafing out nicely.
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The hostel/sauna courtyard from the northwest.
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Cross-threaded cirrus.
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A few bits of remaining glow in the deepening twilight.