Lake Reflection

A house with a view. From Upper Lake Rudan in Handen. Ice is beginning to form at the lake. Last time I took a photo here was in late summer, two boys were out canoeing. This is a very popular recreational area minutes away from central Handen. My aunt and uncle lives on the other side of the lake and has a great view of this house from their balcony. I'm guessing that the poeople living in this house will see a lot of fireworks over the lake tonight as we say goodbye to 2006 and welcomes the new year. See you all in 2007. Bigger photo.

Santa is dead

I read in the paper that Santa was missing. No one had seen him for a couple of days. I decided to track him down. Today I'm sad to report that he could be dead. After a long search I found what looks to be Santa on a roof in Fors, Sweden.



I zoomed in for a better look. It looks like he has been up there for a few days at least.

Fire in the Sky

This time of the year the sunset can be fantastic (if you like that sort of thing), around here. Over the last couple of weeks I've been ready with the camera most afternoons. Normally I climb up on the hill here at bergdalen for the best view. That's what I did on this occasion. Bigger photo.

It's the off-season

Not that many athletes out practising here today. This is Torvalla in Handen. The Track and Field club here is called Österhaninge IF. My brother was a member here for a few years. He was a sprinter, even quicker than I was! That's a great band btw, check them out!

The old Alehouse

This is "Sotholms Härads Tingshus" in Västerhaninge. Built between 1731 and 1734. Then a pub (until 1844) and the district court, which it served as until 1916. It was also used as a post office, shop and as a private recidence. Today it is a museum, library and meeting place for the local historical association and a few other groups.

Linie Aquavit

On the dinner table tonight. Norwegian snaps. Skål. This bottle has been to Australia and then back to Norway before finding it's way to Tungelsta. The story behind this says that a schooner "Gymer" some 200 years ago, for some reason couldnt deliver the booze and when they came back to Norway it had aged well in the old sherry-casks and then someone came up with the new name. Linie means the Equator. And since then all bottles have to pass the equator twice before being sold

This view will be gone soon...

...as this field is part of the new Ålsta Trädgårdsstad in Ålsta, Tungelsta. This area has been filled with greenhouses for the last century. They will (almost all) be gone soon. I have been documenting the change here over the last two years of construction. You can see more photos in my Kryddgården Set. I took this photo and a few more on my Christmas Day promenade. On last years promenade, I walked up to an old oak and that walk turned out to be a one year long photo project! Not sure that will happen here, but I will be back every now and then for updates.

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Red Reflection

Todays photo comes from my promenade around Lake Rudan in Handen. One of the older buildings reflected in the water. Today I will be eating a lot of christmas food, like swedish meatballs, salmon and of course the traditional Julskinka. And drink a few glasses of Glögg and Snaps. Bigger photo.

Icy Pier at Lake Rudan

I took a few steps on the icy pier but quickly turned around as it was very slippery. Ice forming at Lower Lake Rudan in Handen. Probably still some time before the Ice fishers return.

Winter Solstice

Sunset seen from Bergdalen in Tungelsta on the shortest day of the year, Winter Solstice. From now the days will be longer and not so dark!

Birthday Girl

My mother is 68 years young today. Congrats! From left to right, My aunt Kerstin, my uncle Åke, me, and the birthday girl all having coffee and cakes at Bergdalen in Tungelsta.

Wiger's old barn has collapsed

Two years after I took the first pictures here, something is happening again. This is Aspnäs. The Wiger family had their greenhouses here for many years. They closed two years ago. The greenhouses disappeared quickly, but then nothing happened. Two days ago a few machines arrived and the workers started removing the old foundation. Today I noticed that the old barn had collapsed. A norwegian company has bought the land here. They will put up new houses here soon. Bigger photo.

Fireworks!

Schools Out For Christmas on Vimeo

Here's a bonus post. I was sitting in front of my computer when I noticed that the soccer pitch at the school was filling up with happy kids. The winter holiday was being celebrated with some fireworks. All I had to do was open a window and start filming.

Feeding the birds

This guy knows how to get popular with the birds. Bird feeding at the nature park, Slätmossen in Handen. He said it was his good deed of the day. These birds never leave, they stay here all year. Which I can understand because there's always someone here feeding them. Bigger photo.

Coca-Cola ®

Are you like me? If so you will go nuts whenever there's a blue sky. I always try to find a "Blue Yonder" shot on days like that. This time I found it at the Coca-Cola plant in Jordbro. It was a cold day with freezing temperatures and we havent seen that in a while here in Haninge. Blue Yonder is a fun flickr group with a few rules. A clear blue sky with one object against that sky.

Car Crash

I found this car upside down at Allevägen in Lida. It's a long straight stretch here. The accident happened late on Saturday. It was a cold night and the road was probably very slippery. I met the owner/driver and his friends when I shot this photo on Sunday. They didnt feel like having their photo taken for some reason. I asked the very young driver a few questions but he didnt say much. They asked me not to show the licence plate but you can never stop me. I saw a police car in the area a little later and will keep an eye on the local papers in the next few days. Bigger photo.

My grandfathers old school

This was once the Church School in Västerhaninge. Built in 1861. My grandfather Harald Fredrik Jansson was a student here for a few years in the beginning of the last century. Today the building houses the local handicraft boutique annd association, and it's also a private home.

The world's tallest Christmas Tree

I took a photo promenade in Stockholm yesterday and decided that you have to see this. It's the big Christmas Tree at Skeppsbron in Stockholm. It's the biggest in the world. It's a Norwegian Spruce, from Uppland, 38 meters high with 5000 christmas lights. The tree is sponsored by Kinnevik. The tree is so big that it usually arrives on a huge truck in the middle of the night when there's less traffic. From Skeppsbron you can take the ferry to Djurgården. If you wanna see more photos from my visit there's plenty more in my Stockholm Set.

Santa on the roof...

This is the roof of the Antiques Barn at Åby in Västerhaninge. They sell, you guessed it, antiques here. Mostly furniture and paintings. I have never bought anything here on my visits. I take pictures.

Streetlights in a row

A straight stretch. This is Nederstaleden in Västerhaninge. I used to jog here many years ago. It always felt that the road would never turn. Now I take photos, much easier. This is shot just after lunch. It gets dark very early this time of the year. To the left is the railroad and to the right you can see the lights above the walkway. The straight ends up at the commuter station and mall.