A few sculptures

While out on my recent bike ride around Royal Djurgården where I photographed the Autumn colors I also stopped for a few photos of artworks. Top photo shows the fifteen-year-old model Signe Larsson posing for the sculptor Per Hasselberg. They later married. Photographed at Prins Eugens Waldemarsudde. Not sure who made the naked guy posing on the second photo, you can find it at Tolvöresholmen at Nedre Manilla. If you look closely on the third photo, taken down by the water at Tolvöresholmen you can see that the poor woman is missing an arm and a hand. No clue why, will have to investigate.

HMS Belos

HSwMS Belos (A214). Submarine rescue ship at Skeppsbrokajen for a few days. After a short visit at Skeppsbrokajen where I took the first photo I biked over to the nearby island Skeppsholmen or Ships' Islet. It was used by the navy for 300 years. I then walked up to the highest point of the island for the second photo. In the foreground masts from the Af Chapman ship. In the background buildings along Skeppsbron in the old town. Both photos taken with my Canon 77D, using the 24 mm lens.

Along the canal

A (photo), walk along Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen at Royal Djurgården is a must when visiting Stockholm. It doesn't matter the season, but Autumn, or höst as we like to call it, is a good time for it. It winds it way between two bridges. The trees are oak and maple. The one kilometre long canal opened officially in 1834. The construction was difficult and took a decade to finish. The paths on both sides of the canal are very popular with locals and there are always a lot of people out running, walking and cycling here.

Available seating

On my recent bike ride around Djurgården, photographing all the Autumn colors I also stopped at a little pier with a couple of metal benches. It was just me and this crow. Colorful Autumn scenes from the canal to come tomorrow.

Djurgårdsbrunnsviken

I cycled around Royal Djurgården on a very sunny Autumn day recently. Stopped for photos everywhere. Especially along the Djurgårdsbrunn canal. Photos of that to come. The rowers at Djurgårdsbrunnsviken are members of Stockholms Roddförening. In the background, Nobelgatan with a few embassies. I took the top photo from the Folke Bernadotte bridge, which you can see on the second photo. Always a lot of boats and small ferries here, but on this day I was here for the Autumn colors, so I only took one snap of a passing motorboat.

Snickarglädje

Swedish word of the day. Snickarglädje. Törnerska villan located on a hill called Björkbacken at Förrådsbacken at Östermalm in Stockholm. From 1870. Built by a pyrotechnician called A.R. Törner.

Ceremonial march

Cycling home Sunday afternoon, I heard music and saw a lot of smoke as I made my way down Götgatan. And then I spotted this ceremonial march, which I as a hardcore atheist have no idea what it is about. But it is Catholic and they were most likely on their way to the Sankt Eriks Katolska domkyrka according to my Irish Flickr contact Brian.

Flea market time again

A very sunny day at the Hötorget flea market.

The Rose of England

This took me back a few years. I was never a big fan of Rockpile, or Nick Lowe, but back in the 1980s my favorite pop culture writer was Mats Olsson. He worked for Expressen back then and still does. Anyway, he lived in New York and wrote about sport, music and his life in the big apple and I used to read him while on the bus or train. He was a huge fan of Nick and Rockpile, and he often mentioned them in his writings. I took this photo at the weekly flea market, one or two more to come.

Viking Superman

On my way to the weekly flea market at Hötorget I spotted Viking Superman. Seen him here three or four times this year. Looks like he is having a hard time and need money for beer. I asked him for a pose and he obliged.

The Meditation Hill

On a whim four years ago I decided to turn right, ride under the motorway, and then along the cemetery wall until the first entrance to the UNESCO World Heritage Site cemetery, Skogskyrkogården. Yet to regret that decision as there is always something there worth photographing there. I took this photo on a very fine Autumn day. The green grass at the Meditation Hill, official name, Almhöjden.

Look towards the sky

We are expecting the Amy storm to hit Stockholm today. Warnings have gone out. Great Britain and Norway will feel it first. Could be a good idea to stay indoors, or just pop out early before the stormy weather gets here. I snapped this photo near Hanveden after hearing a bunch of screaming kids. Two teams were playing a game of football, but from where I was standing trees blocked most of the pitch so I decided to aim for the sky instead.

Oscar Wilde

We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Still don't know who this street artist is. But I like his or her work. Seen it at a few different places around Stockholm the last few years. Found this one at Farstaväggen.

The grass is perfect!

Walking up the Meditation Hill at Skogskyrkogården I was reminded of that famous Windows XP photo by Charles O’Rear. So I took my own version.

Glass roof

Theme Day. Glass. Bovieran in Västerhaninge. From my Flickr archive. 48 apartments. A huge glassed-in garden with different themes. Including a Mediterranean garden. A Japanese garden, a Scandinavian garden, and one tropical garden. Built in the shape of a horse shoe. Three stories high.