He turned Husum into the "gray town by the sea," he described the seagull flying over the lagoon, as well as in "The Rider on the White Horse," the struggle of people against the elements. Theodor Storm was deeply rooted in his homeland between the North and Baltic Seas. His poems and prose texts depict the mudflat excursions and storms, the port city and shipping, making them wonderful companions for a trip to the sea.