Macken

Swedish slang word of the day. Macken. The name MACK originally came from a company that produced pumps for filling stations back in the 1930s. It was owned by four men, Mathiasson, Andersson, Collin and Key. Since that day the word "Macken" has been used for any local filling station in the country. This "mack" in Tungelsta was once a Koppartrans filling station. Then it became a Shell station. After that it stood abandoned for a few years but now it is a Gulf station. Macken was also a popular TV show back in the mid 1980s.

Frost-covered leaf

Yesterday morning it was -10C from a somewhat clear sky. This morning 4C from a very gray sky.

Klädnypor

Swedish word of the day. Clothespins,(in my back garden). Second photo is a bit of flickr fun with that same photo. And if you are equally as bored with the weather as I am, check out how to waste your time doing a similar photo signature in the flickr group for just that.

Frostbite

Too cold for this photographer this Winter.

Monochrome Frost

My neighbour can be a bit weird. To prevent people from walking across his property,(a tiny forest, not used by anyone for anything, not counting the wildlife), he has had his employees cut down trees and place them on the path to make it trickier to walk there. Obviously no one cares about that and people walk there every day. This is a photo of one such tree. Shot with the new 60mm lens.

Winter is coming

A cold morning

Bit of a cold morning. Took a walk with the new 60mm macro lens. This was the first photo, aiming my lens at a common hazel.

I Never Finish Anything...

Said the builder. Same roof in late October can be seen here.

Norra allén

The northern tree lined avenue leading down to Årsta castle.

And now the weather

November really isn't my time of the year. I haven't picked up a camera for a little over a week now. This photo of a gray storage bin, found near the Björkhagen cottage last week, sums up how I feel at the moment. Might try to use one of the Canon's tomorrow though as the meteorologists have promised a bit of sunshine.

Cat Graffiti

Dive-tower

The dive-tower at my favorite beach on a coldish November day. No one else around.

Combat Boat 90

A Combat Boat 90 from the 1st Marine Regiment at Berga, also known as the Amphibious Regiment. As seen during a visit to the beach, Årsta Havsbad, Hårsfjärden earlier in the week.

Torraka

Dead tree along the North allée at Årsta castle in Österhaninge. My first photo with the new 60 mm lens.

Yours if you have a hammer!

A one bedroom house. No windows. No kitchen, no bathroom, no running water, no heating, no nothing really, but there's a roof and that's a good thing, yes? But the estate does have a nice name, so welcome to Björkhagen in rural Österhaninge.

Legend has it...

...that five Russian soldiers were killed and buried here back in 1719. The Russian fleet had attacked and the soldiers were on their way to Årsta Castle, but got lost in the forest and were then killed by a group of locals. Another legend says that around the year 1600 a servant at the castle was ordered to murder his master by the Lady at Årsta Castle. He failed, and as punishment he was paved in behind the brick wall in the castle cellar. But what we do know for sure is that this is five boundary stones that once marked the five properties that met here just across the road from the little cottage that I will show you tomorrow. The castle in case you are wondering is a couple of kilometres down the Årsta Havsbadsvägen road. We also know that this is 12 photos taken with my new 60mm lens and then stitched together just to see if it works as it should.

Fishing from the jetty

The lower lake at the Rudan nature reserve on a moody November day. Looks like the weather has improved a bit. I bought another Canon lens the other day. At half price, a slightly used 60mm lens. Should be good for both macro shots and portraits. Might give it a try today.

November Mood

The lower lake at the Rudan nature reserve in Handen. Took a bike ride around the little lake yesterday afternoon. Spotted a couple of guys fishing from the jetties, other than that the place was deserted.

The Bridge

The Krigslida bridge as seen,(at least partly), on a typical November day. If you want to you can now sit down and enjoy the bridge from the new benches that I showed you in yesterdays post.

Two new benches

Who wouldn't wanna sit here and enjoy the view? As seen along the walkway between Krigslida and Västerhaninge earlier in the week.