That Old Tree

Out riding in very windy weather two days ago I decided to check in with the old tree. Looking good in early Summer.

That Old Tree

Warm and sunny, or so I thought when I jumped on the bike earlier yesterday. But just a few kilometres later I realized I should have dressed differently, so I turned around, heading for home after a quick visit to the old tree. Had the wrong camera and lens, so this is a nine photo panorama of the Swedish Whitebeam.

That Old Tree

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

That Old Tree

Been raining non-stop here for a week, or at least that is how it feels. But when I headed out for a bike ride yesterday it was dry and maybe 7C. Been a month since my last visit to the old tree so it was about time.

Tree art

Some of the sick trees in Stockholm have been turned into tree art. This one is recent, it csn be found near Tantolunden on Södermalm.

That Old Tree

This is the coldest month of May for 20 years. And it's been very windy. Out riding yesterday I was wearing four layers on my upper body, although at times when walking around in Stockholm I removed one or two layers. On my way home I visited the old tree. Finally green again!

That Old Tree

Always a slow starter every Spring, the old tree. From my most recent visit a while back. A young woman walking towards the tree, I passed her on the bike out on the road a little later as I headed for home.

That Old Tree

-8C when I woke up yesterday morning. A bit too chilly for my liking. Maybe 2C as I made my way to the old tree a few hours later.

That Old Tree

I am nine days behind with the photo editing, but here is the last photo I took yesterday. Nice with the red berries on the old tree.

That Old Tree

A September visit to the old tree, two days ago. It looked ready for Autumn. Maybe 18C. Summer already feels like a distant memory, although I still have a few hundred Summer snaps to go through.

That Old Tree

We are eight weeks in to Summer according to SMHI, and I kinda like their way of thinking. Anyway, this was my first June visit to the old tree. And a fine evening it was. If you have good eyes you can spot two people further down the path. I took the second photo ten minutes later while cycling home. I could hear the paraglider so I stopped for a quick shot. He was on his way to land on a field nearby. I took the tree photo with my Canon 77D, and the blue sky photo with the mirrorless Canon R.

That Old Tree

I have been trying to remember if I have ever experienced a more pleasant month of May in my life, and the answer to that question is, no, I have not. Riding home yesterday afternoon, I felt like celebrating the glorious weather with a second May visit to the old tree. So that is what I did. No farmer out on the field this time, and the only person I saw and said hello to was a young woman out walking her dog. The forecast for today says rain and a little colder, and I guess we really need the rain. Rumors have it that the warm weather will be back come Saturday, and another rumour says that there might be time for a BBQ with the usual suspects. Been three years since!

Tree in Mist

My last two visits to the old tree looks like this, so to spice things up a bit I took a photo from a different angle. Makes it look even spookier, I think. The meteorologists at SMHI informed us that according to their ways of looking at things, Spring arrived to Stockholm earlier in the week. As I am typing this it is maybe 3C from a gray sky, so I will most likely dress up in full Winter uniform when I jump on the bike in a bit.

That Old Tree

I met Jane on my way to the tree yesterday. She was out walking with her three dogs. They can run free here, and I remember first seeing her here back in 2007 when she was here with her friend Annika. Jane told me about a possible wolf sighting in the area. Than can be quite scary if you are a dog owner. Someone had found three roe deer carcasses here in just a week's time. One of them down the path here at Klems kulle, and there was also a wolf sighting at Dalarö. So I guess I will have to go out on a wolf stakeout now!

That Old Tree

We had two days with a bit of mist earlier in the week, so I had to pay the old tree another visit. On my way there, I met a woman out walking her dog. She warned me about the icy path and asked if I was wearing cleats, so I showed her my Icebug boots before walking on.

That Old Tree

My Winter walk yesterday was a cold one. -13C, but with a blue sky. I figured a blue hour photo of the old tree was in order. I walked over an open field to get there, and I could really feel the cold out there. I also tried my best to walk in the footstep of someone who had walked over the field a bit earlier, as we do have a lot of snow at the moment.

That Old Tree

Last post of the year. My latest visit to the old tree a couple of cold days ago.

That Old Tree

Most of the snow is gone. I was on my bike earlier today when I got a flat tire. So I walked the bike over to the mechanic. He would have it ready by tomorrow afternoon, also looking at the gears and the breaks. After that I took a long promenade home with a pit-stop at the old tree.

That Old Tree

Chilly day yesterday, but with a blue sky, and I can't remember when that happened last. Maybe 2C when I jumped on the bike. Dressed for Winter, but wearing the wrong pair of gloves, so when I took this photo of the old tree, my hands were freezing.

That Old Tree

From a visit to the old tree a few days ago.