Moose Meeting

I met this moose at Nedersta yesterday. Enjoying a bit to eat in the green grass. It didn't seem to be to bothered by the nosy photographer.

Rondelltulpaner

Swedish lexeme word of the day. Rondelltulpaner. Roundabout tulips in Västerhaninge.

First BBQ of the year

The top photo shows the view towards Lake Drevviken from the veranda at Villa Blåmes in Norrby. It was a nice afternoon/early evening-BBQ last Wednesday. The bike ride home was fun after a few drinks, beer, whiskey, and liqueur. I was followed by a police helicopter for a while but it turned out that they were chasing two guys on a stolen motorcycle. I spotted both the motorcycle and a few police officers at Hanveden. The second photo shows the Chef enjoying a glass of Påskmust. The third snap is of my gin drink with hallon and lingon, with Mr. Anonymous in the blurry background.

Vårbruk

Swedish word of the day. Vårbruk at Aspen Hill in Österhaninge.

Park Life

Keeping your distance to stay safe at the Eskilsparken in Handen. We had three days with Summer-like weather this week. Snapped these photos on my way to the first BBQ of the year at Villa Blåmes.

The Runner

A woman out running along the walkway that follows the Nynäsbanan railway line between Krigslida and Västerhaninge. Snapped earlier in the week when we had three days with Summer temperatures.

Vitsippor

The annual walk at Gullringskärret takes place on April 26th. When I biked through the nature reserve a few days ao people were out and about all over the place with cameras and smartphones. I might go back for the organized walk just to see how many people will show u

The kickboxer and the ballet dancer

The Hole Through the Moon

Detail from a memorial sculpture by Bianca Maria Barmen. It stands outside the Fredrika Bremer secondary school. Bremer was an early feminist, she lived and worked in Haninge.

Cherry Blossom Walk

Always nice to see. As seen in Handen two days ago.

The Lakes

I took a three-hour bike ride yesterday. Nice day for it. I stopped at the Rudan nature reserve and snapped a few photos of the lakes.

Fatbur

The fatbur, (sometimes spelled fatabur), on the hill at the Djursnäs manor near Ösmo in Nynäshamn. It dates back a couple of centuries. Back in the day a storage room for clothes and valuables. Normally built upon a hill so that it would be easy to defend.

Påskliljor

Blooming Daffodils (Easter Lillies in Swedish), in front of a couple of new buildings in Handen.

Friends chatting away

Enjoying the sunshine. Two women chatting away at Eskilsparken earlier in the week. They were curious as to why I walked over and stood on the bench. I told them that I wanted a Spring blossom photo against a clear blue sky. I see, said one of them, they then continued to gossip about their male friend, the photographer that always photographed naked girls.

Seaside MC

A biker from the local club Seaside MC out riding his Harley along Strandvägen in Nynäshamn last Friday.

Social distancing

Social distancing the Swedish way. I took a walk to Lövhagen on Friday. Quite a few people had the same idea. I enjoyed coffee and a waffle in the Spring sunshine together with two friends. A large sign informed us about the new guidelines and everyone followed them, at least I hope they did.

Out and about

A few photos from my walk on Friday along the picturesque Strandvägen in Nynäshamn. It was what we sometimes call Promenadväder.

The Jenny

Nice day for a bit of work on the boat. As seen in Nynäshamn last Friday.

Super-post-Panamax

The two Super-post-Panamax cranes at the new Norvik port in Nynäshamn. They are 120 meters high and 130 meters wide. They weigh 2000 tonnes and can lift 80 tonnes. The port will open for business in May. Driving towards the port on Friday I read out some of the crane statistics to my friends in the car, and they responded, no no no, we were here last week for a quick look and the cranes aren't really all that big. Turns out they really are that big. My friends had been there before the cranes were operational.

Easter Egg

Glittering Easter egg in Västerhaninge. Super weather yesterday. I headed south to Nynäshamn with two friends. We checked out a couple of big construction sites before going for a longish walk that took us to coffee and a waffle at Lövhagen. Quite a few people out and about but most people followed the new guidelines. I will show you photos in the next few days. Enjoy Easter anyway you can.

Focus On Living

A happy cyclist enjoying the Spring weather, in the background the Västerhaninge cemetery. Photo snapped earlier in the week when it was a bit warmer.

The Lakes

Övre Rudasjön, the upper lake at Rudan, and Nedre Rudasjön, the lower lake at the same nature reserve. Photos were taken earlier in the week. A few people out and about as it was a nice day, but most people follow the new guidelines about social distancing.

Boxercise

Sure was a nice day for it. These four guys were working out at the outdoor gym at the lakes at Rudan on Tuesday afternoon.

Picnic

No quarantine order in Sweden just yet. Yesterday was a good day for a bike ride to Rudan and a picnic or a BBQ down by the water.

No traffic

No quarantine in Sweden, but most people that can work from home are doing just that so it is not too much traffic anywhere. This was Vallavägen in Handen earlier today. Normally a busy road but not today. The building here might look familiar to you as I have photographed it a few times already this year. It is a new apartment complex called Sjögläntan.

Self-quarantine

Been doing a lot of that lately. The most exciting thing that happened today was nothing at all, but I did take a photo of this coffee mug.

Quote of the day

Edward Blom quote of the day. "Nothing more meaningless than a carbohydrate that is not beer". I follow Edward on twitter and he mentioned the other day that he had designed a series of beer glasses, so I ordered a couple. Skål!

Vitsippa

Biking through Gullringskärret yesterday I figured it was time to look for some "Vitsippor". And I found a few. Two weeks from now millions of wood anemones will turn this whole area white. There's also a guided tour here on April 20 if it hasn't been canceled because of the Corona crisis.

Olydig

Swedish word of the day. Olydig. Disobedient. Kinda funny me thinks. As seen on the Bridge to nowhere earlier today.

Lunch Guest

The photogenic squirrel dropped by just as it stopped snowing the other day. Before posing for a few photos it decided to eat some bird seeds.