Winter Cycling

Winter cycling is no big problem when everything works out as it should. Problem is that seldom happens. The municipality promised to have the main walkways and bike lanes snow- and ice free within 24 hours of a snow fall. Which is great, when they have money to pay for it that is. Unfortunately no one could find that money until two days ago so that's when they got the walkway I use on a daily basis cleared. And this is the machine they use. It is called Virtus Mini and comes from Epoke. After brushing away the snow a mix of salt and water (Saltlake), is sprayed on the walkway.

uʍop ǝpıs dn

˙uʍop ǝpıs dn sı pןɹoʍ ǝןoɥʍ ǝɥʇ ǝʞıן sןǝǝɟ ʇı sǝɯıʇǝɯos.
Found it on a bench while out on a cold winter promenade the other day.

Crushed stone

I took another winter promenade along the work road next to the railway track Nynäsbanan south of the Tungelsta station this weekend. Crushed stone where the second rail-track will be built. The second photo of the bolt shows how cold it was (-10C).

Guerrilla knitting

Yarn bombing near the soon to close railway xing at Vadet in Tungelsta.

That Old Tree

My two most recent photos of the old tree. The blue sky version is from yesterday when it was -12C. If you have good eyes you can spot the moon. The monochrome photo is from five days ago and that photo made it to the Utata front page were Greg added a little poem. On that day we had 2C and thaw.

Fish for dinner

Noticed a few ice fishers out on the lower lake at Rudan so I tried walking out there, but the ice cracked and before I knew it I was standing in ice cold water. So I turned around walked back up onto dry land before trying my luck closer to where the ice fishers were standing, but the same thing happened there, so I shouted to one guy and he came over so that could get a few photos. He told me that the ice was around 7 centimetre thick and that this was the catch of the day.

Bullfinch

Very cold here at the moment with -12C, and even colder weather tomorrow if the meteorologist is correct, they are predicting -21C. Not good news for the birds that hang around my bird feeder. This is a Domherre, or Bullfinch.It was enjoying some seeds at the veranda yesterday when I snapped this photo with the silent zoom lens.

Cross-Country Skiing

The snow machines and the recent snow fall have made it possible to open the ski tracks at the Rudan Nature reserve in Handen. I decided to stop by and get a few snaps of some of the cross-country skiers yesterday. It's not a very long track so you have to go round and round, but it's very inexpensive, it will only cost you 60SEK and for that you get a good workout and whenever I talk to a skier they scream of happiness!

In the midst of Winter

Winter Minimalism

Winter in Sweden

Let's go for a spin!

We got some more snow last night, and this morning, and this afternoon and that's when I spotted the over-snowed car at Södertäljevägen in Tungelsta.

Railway line

Just south of the Tungelsta commuter station this is the xing at Karlsrovägen on the railway line Nynäsbanan. I am standing on where the new (second), rail-track will be built. I waited around for a few minutes here, hoping to get a photo with the commuter as that would make for a good photo, but it was too cold to stand around, but just a few minutes later the commuter passed me.

On a Cold Winter's Day

It was -12C when I decided to go for a walk yesterday. As the railway line Nynäsbanan is getting a second rail-track south of Tungelsta a few temporary roads have been built for the construction work so I decided to try them out. That meant seeing things from a new perspective or at least the one you get from the commuter train. The red barn and house are located on Söderbyvägen in Tungelsta.

That time of the year already

Semlor on sale at my favorite cafe Malmens konditori, and I have consumed two already this year.

Great Scott!

I borrowed my brothers bike yesterday, it's a Scott. Obviously it started to snow just as I started pedalling. It was around -7C when I took this snap at the newish walkway that goes along the railway line Nynäsbanan between Västerhaninge and Krigslida.

Winter Lamp

Part of the Museum of public objects, by Anna Ådahl.

That Old Tree

-5C on my bike ride to the old tree today.

The Safari Rally Car That Never Was

A Winter version of the The Safari Rally Car That Never Was. I first spotted this Peugeot back in May of last year and after a bit of digging I found the story. If you missed it step back in time and read the original post.

The Portrait

The best photo of the year is always a portrait. I met and photographed three women on the 1st of August of last year. At three different locations. It was a perfect Summer day and this somewhat unusual collage with Tatiana, Adeline, and Aylin, will illustrate the best portrait of the year.