The Walkway

This is the walkway at Nederstaleden in Västerhaninge. The winter version is how it looks today. The green version is how it looks in July. July is my favorite. I use this walkway year round and have shot a couple of portraits here over the last few years.

Winter Construction

There has been a lot of construction work in Haninge during this long, cold and snowy winter. Here are a few photos of that presented in a slideshow. The photos shows a few building sites in Tungelsta and Västerhaninge as well as two new bridges in Tungelsta and Västerhaninge. You can mouse-over the photos to choose to see the description on the individual photos.

Still Winter

As I'm typing this the sun is shining and the temperature is around 0C, but it will probably be a few days before I can enjoy coffee outside at home because when I do that I normally use this table.

That Old Tree

After a few weeks with a severe cold spell and temperatures as low as -20C, Friday started much warmer. I took a walk to the old tree and it was around 0C and not much wind to speak of. Looks like spring could be on its way after all. I wonder how many more snow photos of the old tree I will have to shoot this winter.

The old water tower

Back in 1912, a few years after the first plant nurseries opened in Tungelsta a water tower was built at the Rocklösaån stream at Gideon Wolmer's property. For many years the tower provided water for many of the greenhouses in the area. They used a "vindmotor" to pump up the water to the water tank. Today everything associated with the water supply is long gone and the building is used for storage. The Wolmer greenhouses are also gone. I took a photo of the sad remains two years ago and they are also gone now.

The Chef

The Chef was out shovelling snow today. He has done a lot of that this winter. Bosse was a truck driver for many years, working for the local flower freight company which meant delivering flowers from all the plant nurseries in Tungelsta to the wholesale distribution centre at Årsta in Stockholm. Before that he was a chef at sea, which sounds more exciting. The second photo shows the path he was shovelling and the house where he lives, I shot that photo a few winters ago.

Closed For Go(o)d

No idea what is happening here. A snowed-over car at the pentecostal church in Tungelsta. I have never been inside the church. I noticed a removal van here last week. If you check out their web site, a blinking message informs that the members have been locked out of the building by Filadelfia Stockholm, whatever that means!

The Old Stationhouse

Another look at the Tungelsta Station House, along the Nynäsbanan railway line. It's been there since 1901. The architect was the famous Ferdinand Boberg. Back then the trip from Nynäshamn to Stockholm took two hours with the steam train. These days it takes one hour with the commuter. Today there's a handicraft boutique in the beautiful old building, but the former train dispatcher still lives on the second floor.

A Study in Elegance

On my long winter walk yesterday I noticed a familiar face near the library in Västerhaninge. It was Sara, the priestess. She always looks great so I tend to ask her for a portrait whenever I see her. On this occasion Sara was on her way to the brick church in Tungelsta, where she was to perform a baptism in around 40 minutes time. The bus was still 20 minutes away so she had to call for a last minute taxi. Probably not a good idea to arrive late to the church when you are the one performing the baptism, wouldn't look good! We had time for a chat and Sara even told me a secret before heading into the library and the warmth in there.

Any Carrots?

I took a 12 km promenade today. A cold day, around -8C but with a clear blue sky. Stopped at Mulsta for a few horse photos, where I also talked to a guy who was taking some snaps of the horses with his iPhone, and I told him about the zoom lens for the iPhone.

Winter Sky

Had you walked down this road at Skogsekeby in Tungelsta a few years ago you would have seen the greenhouses at Rosenborg. The first gardener at Rosenborg was Hjalmar Pettersson. He later sold the business to a man called Englund. After that the Stockhaus family took over the plant nursery. The last gardener to work here was Mårten Strandell, who today lives with his family in the red house. Today a number of new houses are been built here and the area is known as Ekeby Villakvarter. The two houses you see in this photo were built two years ago. I have a photo of that here.

Skywatch Friday.

Where did you park the car, honey?

I have said it before, it is going to be a long winter...

Rosenhill

These greenhouses at Rosenhill in Tungelsta are no longer in use. I think there's an old car parked inside one of them.The property belongs to Rolf Andersson who lives nearby. I remember seeing a for sale sign here last year, but I don't know if he has sold or not. This part of Tungelsta is undergoing a lot of change at the moment. New houses are being built here and there, and I noticed one new house on my walk today.

A Tastier Coffee?

On a recent visit to Coop Forum I noticed this coffee ad. Apparently Sweden has a new favorite coffee brand. I did not know that. I guess I will have to change to Löfbergs Lila now. Listed on the map of Sweden here are some of the places that serve this coffee, but I think I will stick with Gevalia.

Winter Parking

I am still suffering from the Delhi-belly, so here is a recent photo from my flickr archives that I haven't shown you. It's an update from November. A very fine auto-mobile parked at the abandoned filling station here in Tungelsta. The car is probably completely covered by the snow now as we have had a lot of snow in the last week. Weather wise I can tell you that we had -20C (4 ºF), last night.

Winter at Ängshagen

On a recent promenade I stopped at Ängshagen along Vädersjövägen for a photo. It is an old farm close to where my mother grew up. Today it is a horse farm. Seven years ago I took a photo of a very old shed here,PRESS HERE to see that photo. Sadly the last two winters was too much for that building as you can see on my second photo.

Winter Road

In a few months time I will stop here again for a spring version. This is the road I usually walk down once a week when I am heading for the old tree. To get there you turn right up where the fence turns to the right. This photo is a couple of weeks old, I have been going back and forth between the bed and the bathroom for the last 24 hours or so.

Woke up this morning...

...to more snow, and complete chaos in the traffic. All bus traffic cancelled, most commuter trains delayed indefinitely. We are still waiting for the snow plougher to fix the road leading up to Bergdalen. To the left you can see my morning workout. I shovelled snow for a few minutes so that I could get the morning paper from the letter box, but the letter box was empty. Hurrah! More news in English here.

Any Nuts to Spare?

One of the local squirrels (we like to call them ekorrar), came over for a visit today. There's an empty bird feeder on this birch tree next to the veranda at Bergdalen. That can be very upsetting for a hungry squirrel, hence the stare down, which was won by the squirrel I might add, as I have now refilled the feeder. As I took this photo it started to snow and I'm guessing we will get a few centimetres of snow now.

That Old Tree

I stopped by the old tree again yesterday for the 233th time. The forecast had predicted snow (from a snow storm in the south of the country), but luckily we didn't get any more of that white stuff.