I really love riding my bicycle. I prefer rural areas and gravel roads where there's no traffic to speak off. Over the last week or so I have been busy pedalling up and down most of the old roads in Österhaninge, shooting farm buildings, runestones and the odd Baptist chapel. All scenes that you will see on this blog in the next week or so. This is a view that I have come to really enjoy. This is Stadsberga. A small village with three farms, two of which you can see here. Remember Stig-Arne? The man you saw with my friend Jim at the old Smitty a few days ago. He lives in the farm house to the very left. On the other side of the big tree you can just see part of the Bakehouse. It is more that 300 years old and the bake oven is still there although the building today serves as a private home. Next is the stable and above that is the old barn where you can see something a bit different. To the right is Stadsberga Gård which I visited with Henrietta a couple of days ago. If you climb the steep road you will get up to a number of small red cottages that you can rent for the summer. All in all this is an idyll.
Idyllic is the right word! Again, reminds me of Minnesota! Just a beautiful photograph, Steffe...I'd be tempted to frame it and hang it!
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful and idyllic spot.
ReplyDeleteDreamy view, Steffe! Wish I could spend a week visiting there! Looking forward to your upcoming snaps!
ReplyDeleteWhen I enlarged it, it looked like a painting. Great photo. If I were there I'd be right there with my bike exploring every back road I could.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely idyllic spot, this is one of the reasons for missing my bike...
ReplyDeleteLovely - do you know how much do the rental places cost? We have often thought about Sweden as a place to visit.
ReplyDeleteA really nice shot of a Scandinavian scene; I always liked the wall colouring when I lived in Denmark, there seems to be a special rust-red, blue and also an ochre-yellow that always seem to mean Scandinavia.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, thanks for leaving a comment on my Flickr site; the cherry-red classic car in Gettysburg.
I could email you a larger version if you would like to print it Jacob.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't look like they have any website Eamon, but if you would like to search for a summer house in Sweden, try this place: Sweden Holiday.
A beautiful place!
ReplyDeleteIt is good and important that there are people who care about old cultural treasures.
I like the composition of the photograph and look forward to see more from the area.
The curve of the road, the wildflowers and the red building all contribute to an inviting, serene scene.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly is a beautiful scene! I am looking forward to the rest of your pictures of this area.
ReplyDeleteOkay, Steffe. Thanks. Send it to yanson2@aol.com
ReplyDelete(I tried to send this a minute ago and wasn't sure if it went through, so just delete if a duplicate.)
My kind of rural heaven. Here where I live there are not too many quite lanes with not much traffic. Pity really because I think more people would use bikes.
ReplyDeleteNot photo, a wallpaper this is!
ReplyDeleteLucky to cycle in such dream-places. And lucky us to see them through you! Thanks.
That's a beautiful photo! Wish I was there :-)
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