The brick church

The modern brick Church in Tungelsta. Designed by the architect Rolf Bergh back in the early 1970s. I remember climbing up here during the construction when I was ten years old. It was fun and scary at the same time. Before the church, there was a greenhouse nursery here, and the first people to be buried at the cemetery, next to the church, were the gardener and his wife.

Välsta gård

This is an unusual Winter. Very cold days followed by a few warmer periods with a lot of new snow. Add a snowstorm, followed by more cold weather. Then a few days with around freezing. Yesterday it was cold again, dropping to -13C. And then this morning warmer again, around 0C. This is a house at the Välsta farm that I walk by occasionally. One of those places where I will often stop for another photo.

Commuter station

Walking over the bridge at Stavsvägen, looking down at the empty commuter station in Tungelsta. One minute before the train heading to Nynäshamn arrives just after six in the evening a couple of cold nights ago.

Vertikalpelare

Another really cold day, followed by an even colder evening.-15C last night when I loooked at the thermometer. This was the sunset yesterday afternoon, with another sun pillar.

Snowstorm

We had a snowstorm yesterday. All day, everywhere. Chaos followed by chaos and then more chaos.

That Old Tree

My Winter walk yesterday was a cold one. -13C, but with a blue sky. I figured a blue hour photo of the old tree was in order. I walked over an open field to get there, and I could really feel the cold out there. I also tried my best to walk in the footstep of someone who had walked over the field a bit earlier, as we do have a lot of snow at the moment.

It is cold today

We had a cold morning today. -15C.

New Bridge

The new pedestrian bridge crossing the Nynäsbanan railway track at the Rudan nature reserve is now open. The old one was deemed unsafe after someone drove over it with a car, or at least that was the rumor I heard. The houses in the background are all new, this is the same area I showed you a few days ago with the scaffolding. What you see to the left in the top photo is a new school.

Winter at Rudan

The big barn up ahead in the middle of the photo is the theater barn. Operated by a group called Ormteatern. Started back in the late 1970s by my then school teachers husband. I remember that we saw one of their first plays, but can't for the life of me remember what it was about. I have seen a few musicians perform on stage in there, but that was a few years ago now. The building to the right belongs to the cross-country skiing club. Most of the old buildings here at the Rudan nature reserve used to be part of an old farm. Everything here is today owned by the municipality.

Taking the shot

Cycling through the nature park Slätmossen in Handen I decided to stop and take my usual photo from the wooden bridge. This guy was already there having the same idea so I decided to document him in action. I asked him if he had seen a moose nearby as they can often be seen here, but he had not.

Tressfit

You will find this outdoor gym between the two lakes at the Rudan nature reserve. I guess it is a little too cold for the gym people this time of the year. I moved around a bit before shooting this as I tried to both show the Winter sun, and block it out a bit.

Winter Construction

New apartments under construction in Handen. A few years ago this was a little forest with a few old summer houses. From here you are just a short walk from both the commuter station, mall and the Rudan nature reserve.

A lone ice fisherman

Nedre Rudasjön. One of the two lakes at the nature reserve in Handen. Just a few minutes walk from the commuter station. Normally you would see a few more guys out on the ice, but yesterday it was just this guy. I arrived on my ebike. Ice and snow on most of the bike paths. I got a flat tire after 15 km. Had to walk with the bike for 5 km.

Chilly Day

This was my bedroom window yesterday morning. It was a chilly start to the day. The house is old, built by my great grandparents 120 years ago. Double glazing, but from way back when. Supposed to me much warmer today. The forecast says 0C around noon.

Övre Välsta

Övre Välsta. Upper Välsta. There once stood an old farm house on the top of this hill. That house burned down many years ago and was replaced with this building. I often walk by it on my way to the old tree. Since quite a long time the home of Christina Lindberg.