Bug me not

The firebugs are back. They usually come out when it is a bit warmer, and we have 13C at the moment and that was good enough for them.

Fence Posts

Sometimes when I don't know what to photograph I end up at the old tree, which is of course very photogenic. But I don't always photograph it, instead I will walk around the fields and hill and aim the camera elsewhere. Many years ago there was a house near the tree, all that is left today is a cellar and a few fence posts, two of which you can see here. Both photos shot with the 6D using the nifty fifty lens.

A Sad Day

Terrorist attack in Stockholm today. I was listening to a radio show when it was all of a sudden cut short as the news desk took over the broadcast with breaking news. So I have spent the last three hours listening to the radio, watching the Swedish networks, as well as CNN and BBC. There has been a lot of horrible photos on social media. Up to five dead and many more injured. No one arrested yet. The photo I used here is from a promenade in Tungelsta earlier in the week.

The Golden Egg

There's a book with that name, at least in its original Dutch language. The English title was The Vanishing. A great read. The movie is very good as well, it is called Spoorloos and it is a scary one. There's also a Hollywood version with Kiefer Sutherland and Sandra Bullock. All of that came to mind when I snapped these photos in Västerhaninge earlier today.

Commuter Station Remodelling

The remodelling of the Tungelsta commuter station continues. Still a few things to do before they are done, but it's getting there. This is how the entrance to the tunnel looks from the "Lillgården" side at the moment. You have been able to bike through it for a few weeks now although there's still some work left on the walkway that leads to the tunnel. I took the photo with the 6D using the nifty fifty lens just as the commuter train left the station heading for the Hemfosa platform.

Dynamic

A member of Swedish Ultraflyers flying over my head the other day. The plane is an Aerospool WT9 Dynamic. They have their base at Frölunda gård near Kungsängen, (North of Stockholm).

One Tree Hill

The hill at Snurrom that I walked up a while back. The fallen birch trees have been there for a few years now.

Sixteen Recent Spring Photos

Enjoying lunch on a hill overlooking parts of rural Österhaninge. By accident I stepped on this viper when I was out shooting Spring flowers. Swedish word of the day, Livboj. Worker trying to move a big beam in place at Lillgården. Two birds on a rock near the old tree. The row house that the beam guy was working on. Failed landscape stacking test photo. V8 boat at Håga. Bare birches waiting to go green in Jordbro. Traffic sign at Fors. The last sign of Winter? Ladybug on my thumb. Dead tree at Välsta. New housing area at Nedersta. Blue tit. The spring flowers I were shooting when I stepped on the snake.

Scilla

It was silly of me I know, but I had to try. I had spotted another sign of Spring and did my best to get a few macro photos of the scilla, but it was snowing so I gave up. But this morning it worked. Although my hands felt like I had been biking without gloves for a few miles, it was that cold. Theme Day. Wet.

Munchin' away

Roe deer in a small forest in Tungelsta. We got some more snow yesterday but it melted away within a few hours. Still cold today, maybe 2C, but according to the weather people it will be 13C tomorrow.

That Old Tree

I took this photo of the old tree two days ago when it was still warm. At least 16C I think. Yesterday it snowed! I don't know who to call to complain about that so I might as well do it here. Enough with the snow and Winter already, okay? Oh, and speaking about complaining I ordered a crap lens via Amazon Underground a while back. It arrived yesterday. It costed nearly nothing and it has a zoom feature of 420mm to 800mm. Manual focus and probably built in a garage somewhere in China, but hey why not give it a try? So I screwed on the t mount it came with and steeped outside to take a few test snaps. Obviously it didn't work. I can't find any focus anywhere as nothing happens when I turn the focus ring.

Roadside Work

Construction of a big interchange at Vega in Handen, on Road 73 also known as Nynäsvägen, means a lot of work on nearby roads, like here at Söderbyleden/Torfastleden. A new roundabout is being constructed, as well as a walkway/bike-lane across the big open field.

Sixteen cars

Okay so it is a bit of an obsession. Sometimes when I bike over the bridge at Gudöbroleden in handen I feel an urge to stop and take a few photos of passing cars. This was one of those days. But then again there are some cool cars in this collage.

On Two Wheels

We had an unexpected visitor yesterday. It was Summer that dropped by. A couple of temperature records were broken. We had 18C in Haninge. I don't think that has happened before in March. So I did what I sometimes do on a hot Summer's day. I placed myself on a bridge and took some photos of motorcycles and other two wheelers. One or two cool bikes here. My faves here would be the red Ducati and the chopper.

Anemone hepatica

Another sign of Spring. Spotted near the ancient burial site in Jordbro. And I also managed to step on, and scare away a common viper as I walked into the forest for a few photos.

The hill at Snurrom

This is the hill that I walked up yesterday. The nearest property is a tiny horse farm called Snurrom. It is also a horse pasture for the warmer part of the year. I walk up here a few times every year. You have a great view towards Kalvsvik in Österhaninge and further away the Medieval church. You can also see the Snurrom farm, Jordbro and Nynäsvägen, also known as Road 73. If this all sounds and looks very familiar you are equipped with a good memory because i took an almost identical photo here one year ago.

Through The Trees

If you stand on the top of the Snurrom hill and look towards Jordbro you can just see the latest apartment building currently under construction. It will be 229 apartments in six buildings. The name of the project is Kalvsvik, which is a bit funny because if I had turned the camera 180 degrees to the right you would have seen the real Kalvsvik which is a horse farm in rural Österhaninge. This is the first new residence to be constructed in Jordbro for a quarter of a century. Built by "Allmännyttan". Two old buildings were demolished to make room for the new houses.

Third time's a charm

After posting my first photo of a crocus this year it obviously started to snow again. So I decided to play it more safe and snuck in a few crocus snaps in a recent collage. The result? Yep, you guessed it, more snow. But you know what they say. Third time's a charm so here we go again.

1955 Buick Century

Spring is definitely here now. Spotted this old Buick parked at the shopping centre in in Västerhaninge a couple of days ago. The owner told me that he had bought the car after last Summer's annual greaser meet at Vegabaren, (one of my favorite events in Haninge). He looked familiar, as did his girlfriend, whom I am pretty sure I have photographed at that event once or twice, but this time I was happy just to shoot the old Buick.

Ladybug & me

We had a sunny weekend. Although still way too cold for my liking. I took two bike rides and cut both of them short because of the strong wind. But there is one place at home where it is always warm and that is the corner next to the door at the stairs. So on both Saturday and Sunday that's where I spent some time warming up with coffee and cake, when I wasn't running around chasing the first Ladybug of the year. Both photos taken with the pancake lens but I did use one of my extension tubes to get a little closer.