The Duck Feeder

As I'm typing this it is -10C from a clear blue sky. When I snapped this photo of the duck feeder at the park here in Tungelsta it was a little warmer, but not much. The birds were standing on the ice of the partly frozen Rocklösaån stream, probably waiting for the duck feeder to do her thing.

A Cold Winter Day

I don't think the famous author Ivar Lo-Johansson ever wrote a piece called that, but he could have as he lived in Tungelsta in his youth, and they really did have a few cold winters back then. He was at school with my grandfather, and in one of his autobiographies he recalls an arson incident involving my grandfathers adopted sister. Today you can find him on a lawn across the road from the local Coop store. Click here to see him in indifferent weather and outfits.

A Winter Walk

Swedish Viking out for a leisurely walk with baby in a stroller. As seen at Lillgården in Tungelsta earlier in the week.

Snöslask

Not my favorite word of the day at all. Snöslask. This is Södertäljevägen in Tungelsta. I live just down the road. I did not use my bicycle on this day, earlier this week.

Cross-country skiing

Back at the Rudan nature reserve in Handen. I had heard that the local ski club, Jordbänningarna had opened the ski track so I knew that I could get a few snaps of happy skiers.

The Gym

A cold and windy day at the gym. If you use all the gym equipment found along the ring-road in Nynäshamn you would get a full workout. You can find them close to the water like this one, and also across the road up in the forest a bit more protected from the wind.

A message of hope

We are all in the same boat, it is going to be fine. A knitted message of hope seen along the picturesque Strandvägen road in Nynäshamn. Everyone that noticed it stopped for a closer look and a photo. It is most likely made by the 74-year-old Lilaclady Sibylla Nohrborg who is well known for her uplifting messages around Stockholm in recent years. I photographed another knitted message from Sibylla on my visit last Summer to the Snösätra Graffiti Wall of Fame.

The ring-road

A Winter promenade along the picturesque Strandvägen in Nynäshamn. The snow from last week gone, 5C, and quite windy. Locally known as the ring-road, or Ringvägen, the one-way road along the coast was constructed in time for the regatta at the 1912 Olympic Summer games. It is considered a very beautiful road and is very popular with locals as well as with visitng photographers from the neighbouring municipality!

Hoppetossa

What a difference a couple of days can do. This is not an archived photo. I shot this photo two days ago at Frejas holme at the harbor in Nynäshamn. It was a fine day. Perfect for a photo promenade. No snow left here at all. This is a playground called Hoppetossa. The name comes from the books by Astrid Lindgren about Pippi Långstrump where Hopetossa is a pirate ship.

The Ice Fishers

Ice fishing is not my cup of tea. At all. And it will never be. But these guys love it. As seen at the frozen Lower Lake at the Rudan nature reserve a couple of cold days ago.

Snow Tree

This can happen if there's a tree close to the snow cannon. As spotted at the Rudan nature reserve a couple of days ago. They use artificial snow here for the ski tracks. Now, a few days later it is 5C and raining, so maybe not so good for the skiers.

Ice Formation

Ice formation at the Hågaån stream in Västerhaninge.

Different Ways

The walkway to the right is kept free from snow and ice during the Winter. So you can easily run and cycle there. The one to the left not so much. As seen at Hanveden yesterday.

That Old Tree

A Winter version of the old tree. Snapped a couple of days ago.

Behind the hedge

This building at Mulsta in Tungelsta, from 1893 was known as a Länsmansboställe, as was the building that stood here before it. For a few centuries many Vassals lived here. I pass by here a couple of times every week and have photographed the building many times before.

Warning Sign

Warning sign near Christina's place, I have a weird sense of humor so this makes me smile whenever I see it.

First semla of the year

The first semla of the year. I enjoyed it with my evening coffee. Not the best semla I have ever eaten, but still a semla of course. If you are unfamiliar with the hisory of this tasty pastry follow this link for a fun read.

Lillhammar

Three photos from Lillhammar in Tungelsta after the flooding of the Rocklösaån.

Flooding

It rained two days ago. That is never much fun after a snow fall so yesterday we saw a lot of flooding, and here are four photos to proove that. A waterfall along the walkway at Stav. A red sauna on an new island at Lillhammar. The last two photos are from the park in Tungelsta. All the water in these four photos ended up in the Rocklösaån stream that meander through Tungelsta.

Tilted

Sometimes when I am out of photography ideas I shoot Utulity Boxes. This is a parking lot on the Lillgården side at the commuter station in Tungelsta. Pretty sure that I have photographed this utility box before but maybe not with the snow covering the empry parking lot.

At the pop-up cafe

A cafe opened in the greenhouse in the park in Tungelsta in December of last year. It quickly became quite popular in these Corona times, at least on Saturdays and Sundays when it was open. Back then it was possible to sit outside in the unusually warm winter weather but with the recent snow fall that is no longer possible.

The Bike Rack

An over-snowed and unused bike rack at the commuter station in Tungelsta. In the background a building that today houses a pizzeria, an art store/gallery and a tattoo parlor. When I was a kid back in the 1970s it was a popular cafe where I often hanged with my friends, spending my allowance on the pinball machines while drinking soft drinks. It was also the local post office until all the post offices in Sweden were closed, and also the headquarters for the local political party Socialdemokraterna. Back then the building was painted gray. Today it has a new owner, the construction company Turbinen that are busy building row-houses and a new school on the other side of the railway station.

Snöorm

Made-up Swedish Winter word of the day. Snöorm. Snow snake.

Winter Workout

Shoveling snow, the joy of Winter. The pub in Tungelsta yesterday morning.

Playground at Winter

Back home from the real Winter promenade of the year. Not very cold, around freezing, this is a building for the kids in the park in Tungelsta.

Letting the grass grow!

A very optimistic approach in early January. As seen in central Handen earlier this week.

Cykelställ

Swedish word of the day. Cykelställ. A bike rack in Jordbro, photographed yesterday. Some of these bikes have been there for a while.

The Plank

I spotted this brand new plank at Parkstråket in Handen earlier today. Pretty sure that it will not look this clean for very long. Time will tell I guess.

Watery Path

This is the path I often use to get to and from the old tree. Snapped this photo of the path and Klem's Hill in the background on the first day of the new year which was gray and rainy. I emailed a copy of this monochrome photo to a photography friend who is a huge fan of Ansel Adams. He replied that I got the whole grayscale here so I count this as a good start of 2021 photography-wise.

Lillgårdsskolan

Turbinen has started the construction of a new school at Lillgården in Tungelsta. It will be surrounded by the apartment building at Odlargränd that you can see here and by the row-houses and the retirement home also built by the same company a few years ago. The school will be built in a classical style, have around 400 students, and will be operated by Jensen education. The school will open in the Autumn of 2022. I took the photo through a fence at the bus stop yesterday afternoon.

Winter Count 2020

It was a horrible year. But I had to do my annual Winter Count anyway so here it is. A January view from home, part of my 100 Days of Darkness project. February is a good month for enjoying a Semla. The horror of 2020 in one March photo. The usual suspects had a few nice BBQs during this very unusual year. When the warm weather came back I was back in the saddle most every day. Here bird spotting in a Canola field. It was one of the warmest days of the year when I went for a walk around Långholmen in Stockholm. One of my Summer hobbies when it comes to Summer photography is panning shots. I had to visit the Graffiti Heaven that is Lövsättra before it was demolished. I visited the new nature reserve Klövberget in Tyresö together with one of the usual Suspects in September. An October outing to Nynäshamn took me and two of the usual suspectds to the top of the Vinsberget hill. I spent quite a lot of tim at the Häringe/Hammersta nature reserve and made four visits in four month to the Lookout Point at Häringenäs. I had to add at least one photo of the old tree so here is one from December.