Motvindsrakan

I made up that word. But it means something like the headwind straight. It is the bike path that goes next to the railway line between Krigslida and Västerhaninge. It can be tough riding a bike here. I have an acquaintance that used to ride here almost every day and whenever it was windy he used to scream profanities which made it easier to cope with the strong wind. I haven't used my bike for a couple of months now, so no swearing for me here for a while. Oh, and my acquaintance has moved now and lives closer to Stockholm so he never rides here these days.

The Krigslida barn

The old barn at Krigslida. And a few people out walking.

That Old Tree

The first visit to the old tree this year. -5C. Blue sky, no wind. A nice walk it was.

Beware of the cat

I took another Winter promenade this morning. -5C from a clear blue sky, which was nice. Spotted this warning sign at the corner of Vinkelvägen and Hagavägen in Krigslida. But no sign of the scary cat.

Available seating

Movement for every heartbeat. Well I did go for my morning walk, and I did see a few things normally worth photographing, but I could not be bothered and this was all I could come up with.

Still Winter

The good news is that it was 0C for a couple of hours today. Been a month since i was that warm.The bad news is that the forecast promises more snow. I snapped this shot while walking home from the recycling station a while back. A lamp post by the stream in the park in Tungelsta. I have had zero interest in photography for the last two months. Might force myself to go for a walk tomorrow morning and hopefully find something worth photographing.

Brandstationen

The former fire station in Tungelsta. It opened here in 1952. Before that, it was at another location for 20 years. My dad joined the service here when he was sixteen years old. It was a volunteer fire department, and most of the 20 part-time firefighters were just like him, working at the many family-owned greenhouse nurseries here. Dad was afraid of heights, so climbing the stairs can't have been much fun for him. One of my classmates, Krister also worked here for many years. The station closed in the mid 1990s. Later it became a youth centre, but it closed in 2023 and the property is empty today.

Core Annexet

Built as a church. The religious people from the Swedish Pentecostal Movement had a fight. Someone changed the lock. That ended that adventure. Next came a gym. After that, it became a café for six years. Now it is a gym again. Called Core Annexet. Yoga classes. Retreats, whatever that is. Group activities, sounds a bit suspicious. But you can also get married here, or have a party.

Februarihimmel

A mid-February sky. Watching the Olympics on my smartphone today as my Philips TV-screen decided to die. Probably something that the company did on purpose, as they want me to buy a new TV.

Istapp

Swedish word of the season. Istapp.

Just one more...

I am eating way too many semlor (plural), this bone-cold Winter. And I haven't used my bike since before Christmas. Maybe not a good combo.

Kolonilottsvägen

An evening photo from the same area where I showed you a roundabout a while back. The row-houses at Lillgården in Tungelsta.

A new facade

New café near the Rocklösaån stream in Tungelsta. Still under construction.

Frosty Window

After a cold night.

Low Winter Sun

The days are a little longer again. Which is nice. I snapped this photo while at Välsta the other day. I was thinking about walking over to the old tree, but could not be bothered. I really need to get out there again taking photos, but this Winter is a little too much for me at the moment.

Hello

It looks like we are getting a really long Winter. Not really my cup of tea. Snapped this shadow figure on a cold day when we had a blue sky for a change.

Wheely Cold

No bicycle weather anytime soon. A recent forecast from SMHI said that the cold weather will continue for another two months. Not sure I like that. I spotted this bicycle wheel at the Krigslida commuter station a couple of old days ago.

Mulsta

After seeing Sweden win Gold and Silver at the Winter Olympics yesterday I went for brisk Winter walk. Nice with a blue sky for a change. -5C so not too bad. Met a few people out running, but no cross-country skiers. This is Mulsta Länsmansboställe.

Bird tracks in the snow

It looked a bit artistic to me. The snow covers a big greenhouse that is not heated during the winter. Most likely it was a crow that landed there and skidded around a bit.

This way to the playground

The cold Winter weather continues. It was -10C, with the windchill factor as I took an evening promenade yesterday. The rocklösaån stream winds its way through the park in Tungelsta. There are two bridges and this one leads to a playground.

The sad remains at Graneberg

Graneberg at Södertäljevägen in Tungelsta. The last gardener here, Janne Sandh closed shop quite a few years ago. He still lives there and his daughter has her carpentry businnes here, but the greenhouse nursery is a sad sight these days.

The color boxes

Back in the early 1970s, I knew many of the people livig at these 1970s row-houses along Södertäljevägen in Tungelsta. Today only two or three. We used to call them färglådorna. The color boxes.

Quote of the day

Spotted this quote on a recent Winter promenade. "Any one can put the heat to the meat, but only a few can barbeque". Some sort of TikTok meme I think. It feels like the first BBQ of the year is still a long way away.

Available seating

On a field at Kvarnvägen, (Mill Road) in Tungelsta. Come Spring the girls that enjoy rabbit jumping will most likely be back here.

Double Reflection

Theme Day Double. From a classic car meet.