In this candid capture by Niklas Sjöblom, we see a grey seal waving its flipper on Märket, a small lighthouse island in the Baltic Sea at the border between Finland and Sweden.

While we say goodbye to 2013, we look onwards to new experiences in the coming year. It’s been an awesome 12 months on the Sifter but I’m looking forward to bigger and better things in 2014! Expect new features and sections to the site, coming sooner than you think 🙂

Stay sifty my friends.