Rosie

This is Rosie. She is a Scania truck. The gal behind the wheel is Carola. She has a thing for the color pink, and for Cowboy hats. I met Rosie after unsuccessfully trying to make my way to the old tree a couple of days ago. Had to give up because of too much snow on the path. And speaking of snow, Carola was dumping snow on a field belonging to the Nedersta Farm. I guess Carola have been quite busy for the last few weeks and as I'm typing this it is snowing again.

In the late afternoon

Roe deer on a field at the Nedersta farm. I see them there most days. The farmer at the 700-year-old farm, Rolf, whom you have met here many years ago, used to set up signs informing people that they should not use his fields for Summer walks, but I don't think he minds the wildlife.

Nedersta

Two more fog photos. From the Krigslida bridge at Nedersta. One in color and one in Black and White.

Julgransflygnig

Twelve SK 60 doing a fly-by in a Christmas Tree formation yesterday afternoon. I had hoped that they would fly over me, but they were probably over the water when I snapped this one, standing in the middle of a muddy field on the Nedersta farm. I only had a few seconds to get a shot before they disappeared behind the trees. And you will have to be a huge Christmas fan to spot the tree, I think. But just two minutes before I took my shot, my Australian flickr buddy Brian, who lives in Stockholm, took the perfect photo.

Bird spotting

Bird up a frosty tree at the 700-year-old Nedersta farm. There used to be an old barn here, but it collapsed a number of years ago after a snow storm.

Freedom to roam

There are lots of open fields where I live. This field belongs to the 700-year-old Nedersta gård. As this is Sweden, and we have the freedom to roam, (allemansrätten), anyone who wants to can ski over the fields.

A Golden Sky

Ice here and there on the roads and bike paths as I took out the e-bike for a wintry spin today. Not too cold, around freezing. The sky was very gray for most of the ride, but heading home I noticed this golden sky, so I stopped for a quick photo.

Moose in the mist

Cycling home along the bike path that follows the railway track on one side, and a couple of fields belonging to the Nedersta farm on the opposite side, the mist rolled in. Standing on one field close to the walkway was this moose which made for a good photo-op.

Just in time

The moose hunting season gets under way here today. So I was safe on the day earlier in the week when I took these Autumn photos at Husby, Ormsta, Fors, Berga, Stav and Nedersta. From today, it is not safe to just wander around on the forests as I often do. Oh and if you look closely, you can see a hunting blind in the top photo.

Gone Skiing

It was -10C when I decided to go for a winter promenade on Sunday morning. The sky was blue and it was a very beautiful,(but cold), Winter day. Lots of people out skiing, walking and running. This ski track at Nedersta seems to be quite popular. Made by an happy amateur it goes across a couple of fields belonging to the Nedersta farm. During the Summer months the farmer Janne, (you have met him here on the blog a few years ago), don't want anyone out walking over the fields destroying his crops but this time of the year you can ski pretty much anywhere you like.

Autumn Wires

Nedersta Trädgårdsstad in Västerhaninge. One of six housing project near the Nedersta Farm from where I took this photo a while back.

Moon Mania

The 12 km bike ride home from the BBQ at Villa Blåmes at Norrby yesterday evening took 63 minutes. That is 20 minutes longer than usual. All thanks to the moon as I stopped at four or five places along the way snapping away at the said moon. The first photo shows the electrical substation near the Nedersta farm and is my favorite of the tree moon snaps in this post. Tricky to spot the moon with the old tree, but it is there to the right.

Nedersta Trädgårdsstad

Described as terraced houses in New England style. Yours for 3,500 000SEK. There are many new houses in this part of Västerhaninge and there are many more to come.

Le Quattro Stagioni

Two very different photos. Showing the new housing area behind the Nödesta farm at Nedersta in Västerhaninge. It is called De Fyra Årstiderna, or Le Quattro Stagione, supposedly a new living concept if you want to believe the builder, and it is already sold out! The different parts are called Vårkanten, Sommargården, Höststigen och Vintergatan. Took the first photo with the new zoom lens, and was very lucky with the light. Took the second photo the previous day from the forest behind the new housing area. It is a panorama made from six photos shot with the nifty fifty lens.

One Suicide Is Too Many

They are changing the fence along the Nynäsbanan railway line after one too many suicides. I took these two photos between the Krigslida and the Västerhaninge stations. After removing the old fence they put this one up and went home. I should of course have waited a few minutes and taken the photo as the commuter passed by, but there's always tomorrow. I hope no one decides to use this new "shortcut" over the weekend.

Le Quattro Stagione

A new housing area at Nedersta in Västerhaninge, just behind the old Nödesta farm. It is called De Fyra Årstiderna, or Le Quattro Stagione, supposedly a new living concept if you want to believe the builder, and it is already sold out! The different parts are called Vårkanten, Sommargården, Höststigen och Vintergatan. This is a nine photo panorama. Shot from far away, standing out on the fields close to Stabergsvägen. Zooming in to the maximum at 250mm with the silent zoom lens.

Migratory Birds

On my way to the old tree yesterday I stopped at a field belonging to the Nödesta farm to photograph these migratory birds. They have been there for a couple of days now. Looks like Whopper Swans and Canada Goose. Probably heading for the Netherlands or even Spain.

The Setting Sun

The days are very short now. Not much sunshine of late. But just before sunset the other day there was a bit of light so i jumped off the bike and took a "Sunset" photo at Nedersta.

Very 2013

Found a Christmas tree (very 2013), at a playground in Västerhaninge yesterday. Had to shoot a selfie (very 2013). I wonder if it will still be there come Midsummer? This was a field with trees a couple of years ago. Now it is a residential area called Nedersta Trädgårdsstad next to the Nödesta farm.

Snow layers

This looks a bit like a wide-angle shot. Crossing the field at Nedersta I noticed the snow layers at the ditch and figured I could make a fun photo from this, so using the Tamron zoom lens I took one photo aiming for the snow layers at the bottom. I then turned off auto focus and shot another seven photos on manual. The stitching is automatic in any software these days. I made the collage with the help of picasa so that you could see all photos I used.