The last photo from 2007

It started to snow this morning. When I left home for a walk up to the old tree the snow had turned to sleet. Now the sky is grey and were expecting more of the same for the rest of the day. See you in 2008!

Arson Attack

For a week now, youngsters with fireworks (you have to be eighteen to buy them), have been terrorising the country. Shooting at people, buses, subway stations, houses, and whatever they can really. In Huddinge, one house was burned down and the owner ended up in hospital with a heart attack. All she could save was an empty hand bag. Here in Jordbro it looks like they tried to burn down a storage unit. Happy New Year!

Windows

Zooming in on an apartment building from the late sixties in Jordbro.

The old farm

Three old buildings at the recreational area Lake Rudan in Handen. Known as ekonomibyggnader, or different types of farm buildings. These were used in the washing industry that started 100 years ago. The road between the two nearest buildings leads up to the little mansion that is 300 years old. Back then there was a farm here. What you don't see are the big barns. One of them today houses a theatre group. Teaterladan photo from Adam Blomberg. And one photo from Kenny Lex that shows a barn used by the local ski club. Bigger photo.

The old Stone Bridge

The oldest stone bridge in Haninge. The road here at Rudan in Handen was known as Runstensvägen, or Rune Stone Road. It dates back to the Viking era. Going south, the road continued to Västerhaninge where it became Häradsvägen at the Västerhaninge Parsonage Estate. From there the road continued to Tungelsta on what we today call Skogsekebyvägen. More photos from the old farm here to come, or you could look through the flickr set.

Nature's Art

I found a very cool ice formation on the partly frozen Lower Lake Rudan in Handen yesterday. The stripes in the background are reflected birch trees. Bigger photo.

Christmas Window

The big window at City Hall in Handen.I have photographed it before, but figured it would look different during Christmas. I can see eight light candelabras.

Seasons Greetings!

Skål! And a Merry Christmas.

Tree of Light

These seating areas at the Tungelsta school are Light Trees. Or light sculptures. Bigger photo. Obviously not turned on when I took the photo. Made by the artist Thomas Nordström who often work with lights. PRESS HERE for a night version.

It's freezing here

Winter Sun Reflection

The winter sun reflected in the big window at the Torvalla sports arena in Handen.

Bergdalen Sunset

The view from the veranda yesterday afternoon. Bigger photo. The setting winter sun exploding in colors. The headlights to the right belongs to customers on their way to buy poinsettia plants from Blomorado.

Lake reflection

Visiting the Lakes at Rudan in Handen. Today a popular recreational area year round. With many old buildings like this one. Across the water, you will find the mansion, a stone cellar and a laundry building.They all belonged to a 300 year old farm.The road in the area and the stone bridge (oldest in Haninge), are very old, they pre-date the Nynäs road between Stockholm and Nynäshamn.

Ice-encased

Icetastic! Found this groovy looking bit of nature's art at Lake Rudan yesterday. A dead tree protruding through the ice. With a circular layer if ice above the thin layer of ice from the lake

Walking on Thin Ice

Kids at Upper Lake Rudan today. They were testing the thin layer of ice by jumping up and down. A few concerned grown-ups were keeping an eye of them. One grown-up only took photos. Bigger photo.

New and Old

A new prefab house next to an older building at Ålsta. One of the building sites around Haninge that I try to follow.I didnt see the big crane they normally use, but maybe they don't need it for the one storey houses. Bigger photo.

Cold and frosty

Cold and frosty today. No one around as I walked up to the old tree. If you have a few hours, why not sit back and enjoy the slideshow!

The Tower

A sudden change in the weather, again. After the snow disappeared there's been a few warm weeks, but with a grey sky. Then we had one day with a blue sky. Then came the cold. Still with a grey sky. Took this photo in the park. Minus 5 C. Frosty. The sculpture is called The Tower, made by Jan Håfström. If you can't tell what it is, here's a quote from the artist "It marks the border and the connection between the dead and the living. Between times gone by, and the present. Between history and the current day". Bigger photo.

Aspnäs update

Week six at my new A Photo A Week project. This is Aspnäs in Tungelsta. The greenhouses are being replaced with 21 new houses. Still only one prefab house up but the foundations looks almost ready for a few more.

Red Light Santa

Look who I found!

Tradition with a Twist

For forty years we have had an odd Christmas tradition in Sweden. It's against the law, and an American tourist was sentenced to prison for following this tradition a couple of years ago. Here is the story: In Gävle an association called the Southern Merchants build a giant Yule Goat from straw every Christmas. And then we do our best to burn it down! Often successfully, despite police protection and soldiers guarding the goat. You can read more at Wikipedia. And HERE is the web cam. This smaller version can be found in Handen and has survived so far...

All Aboard!

The old steam train locomotive from the Nynäshamn museum at the Tungelsta station. Bigger photo. A couple of times every year the steam train enthusiasts take out the locomotive for a trip to Stockholm on the railway line Nynäsbanan. If you want to, you can travel by steam boat one way, and train the other way.

Ho ho ho?

Anyone? Unhappy Santa at the Tungelsta Christmas faire. Where are all the kids, don't you like chocolate in Tungelsta? This Santa wants you to pick a number, then he will spin the wheel and you will lose your money. Roulette for the kids sort of a thing.

At the Christmas Market

A visit to the Tungelsta Christmas Market. Lousy weather. Not very crowded. Lots of crap to buy. Didn't see any happy kids. That Christmas feeling was nowhere to be found. I had planned to buy a book from a local historian, but I completely forgot about that. After a walk around the market I heard the whistle from the steam train and headed over to the railway station. Bigger photo. Photos of the train in a few days, stay tuned!

Greek Orthodox Chapel

I don't know anything about this little Greek orthodox chapel in Handen. Bigger photo. It doesn't look anything like the chapels I have seen in Greece. Being in Sweden it's of course wooden. No one around to ask questions. It looks like they have a new cross to put up. I Googled it and came up with a year, 1976 and a name, Salvatore Caiozzo but that's it.

Talaat Thai

Christmas decorations in the window at the Thai deli at the Handen mall. Same place earlier in the year. Bigger photo.

Odds and Ends

The weather has been really miserable for the last week or so. Not made for long photo promenades. So today I will give you something different.

It's a collage of photos taken in Österhaninge. If you see something you like just follow the links below for an explanation. A bit lazy of me I know, but there you go!

1. Vargklyftan (mystery rock), 2. Terminator endoskeleton?, 3. The King Stones, 4. Toothache Tree

Created with fd's Flickr Toys.

The Big Ark (panorama)

Updated view from Stora Arken in Handen. Work has begun on the second phase here. Two new buildings with a total of 81 apartments will be built here. The new name will be Fyrspännaren.

Original size.

Winter Apples

5C and no wind on Sunday. Perfect for a bike ride. I rode along the old Nynäs Road at Berga when I noticed the apples. Figured they would look good as a cutout. Bigger Apples.

‘Tis the Season

A candle's burning on the breakfast table. One for every Sunday in December leading up to Christmas. So I had to get up early in the morning, go out into the forest and find some moss for the adventsljusstaken. Bigger photo.

The old stone bridge

This old stone bridge has seen a lot of traffic through the centuries. The road, Björklundsvägen is 800 meters long and very old. It was part of the old Nynäsvägen to Stockholm and dates back to the Viking era. The bridge can be found close to the Västerhaninge Parsonage Estate. The technique used for the construction is called kallmurning. That means that no cement or similar has been used. The bigger flat stones at the top weighs around 1,5 Metric tonnes each. Today the gravel road will take you to an old farm called Björklunda. From there you will have to travel by foot or bicycle. The path continues through an ancient grave field at the nature reserve Gullringskärret in Jordbro. From there the old road goes through rural Österhaninge past a few rune stones and a medieval church where it connects to other equally old roads.

Today is theme day at the Daily City Photo Blog. The theme for December is bridges. Have a look at some of the other partisipants by following the links below.


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