Up a tree

The birds are back. I'm starting to hear them sing here and there, which is a good sign. And the sun is shining again. You can actually feel the sun-rays on your face if you sit outside in the 3C temperature which I did today while rereading a Haruki Murakami novel.

1998 Camaro

I bought a new lens today. Nothing special, a very cheap zoom lens, the Tamron AF 70-300mm F/4-5.6 Di LD Macro, got it for 950SEK. This was the first photo I took with it. A 1998 Camaro. I chatted with the owner for a while, he asked me a few technical questions about photography. Then when I showed him a few flickr snaps from a car meet last year, he spotted a photo of his 1968 Chevrolet Chevelle. After that I took out the nifty fifty and shot a bokeh-panorama of his red Camaro. Tried my best to explain that technique while firing away at f/1.8.

Crepuscular ray

A recent sunset photographed from home. I noticed the ray, ran for the camera, snapped a few photos and then it was gone, obviously someone must have been beamed up.

Fact of the day

Sweden is currently, (national average), under 46 centimetre of snow. And today might be a national ice day, which means that it will be freezing in the whole country for 24 hours. Stay warm. Facts borrowed from SMHI.

Minimalism

Tiny window at one of the new row houses at Lillgården. If I had to guess I would say that this is a bathroom window. I noticed it the day they set up the building and have wanted to shoot a photo of it ever since. I like this sort of minimalism. The wall is green but I figured it would look better in black and white. If you are curious you can see the the building if you click here.

Traffic Sign

Narrow road sign. Or in Swedish. Varning för avsmalnande väg. At Stabergsvägen at the Nödesta farm. Had I panned the camera to the right you would have seen yesterdays view.

The Magnificent Tree

The magnificent tree on a not so magnificent Winter day in January. There used to be a barn here at the Nödesta farm next to the tree. It was 150 years old and I enjoyed seeing and photographing it on my walks in the area, sadly it collapsed a few winters ago and if you have a good memory you might remember seeing the photos of that.

Pendeltågsstation

Swedish word of the day. Pendeltågsstation. The commuter station in Tungelsta, photographed from the newish bridge.

Tired?

I don't know how tired she is, but it must be hard to go cross-country skiing without ski poles! As seen at the Rudan nature reserve a while back. Theme Day. Tired.

Straight ahead or to the left?

For the third Winter in a row the Haninge municipality have decided to keep some walkways/bike paths snow and ice free. So I followed the ice free path here.

Länge leve fika

Swedish sentence of the day, and this is an important one. Länge leve fika. Three "fikabröd" of your choice for 20SEK at my local Coop. The guy next to me, waiting for his "fikabröd" told me that he needed to keep his weight where it was, if you know what I mean. Sounded like a good excuse to me.

That Old Tree

A couple of warm days did the trick. Most of the recent snow is gone. Didn't plan to visit the tree but that's what happened. Had the wrong lens with me so this is nine photos stitched together. Met Christina near the tree, shouted a quick hello, not sure if she recognised me as I was wearing a balaclava.

Temporary Elevator

Swedish word of the day. Bygghiss. Temporary elevator. This is two photos blended together. The building is called Brf Blicken, part of the new project Haningeterrassen in Handen.

Brick Facade

Looks like one part of the new 18-storey high-rise building at the big project Haningeterrassen, Brf Blicken, in Handen will get a brick façade. As seen behind the scaffolding earlier today. Shot with my new Canon lens that I bought from Lasse last year.

Ice Fishing

Another photo from my visit to the Rudan nature reserve last week. The Lower Lake is where you can find the fish, and these ice fishers were there to prove just that.It was a cold day, around -5C, not sure if they got anything.

Cross-Country Skiing

The lack of snow in Stockholm this Winter has been tough for the Cross-Country skiers. They need a lot of skiing practice before the big race of the year, the Vasaloppet, so when the snow finally arrived a short track was up and running in no time at all at the Rudan nature reserve and that's where I snapped these photos a few days ago.

Winter Glow

A sudden change in the weather. Two days ago it was -15C. Today it is 4C and snow snow is slowly melting away. Took this snap at home yesterday afternoon. The glowing greenhouse, today owned by Blomorado was built back in 1991.

An open field

Lots of construction in this part of Tungelsta recently with the new commuter station and the new houses at Stav/Lillgården. And there's plenty more to come. This open field at Lillgården will soon be history. A year from now when the construction of the houses in the background will be finished this big field will be a busy building site as a number of six-storey apartment buildings, a pre-school and a gymnasium will be constructed here. If you can read the local lingo or if you just have working eyes more info here.

Winter in Sweden

We had a cold start to the week today. -15C. Frost everywhere. It would have been a good day for Winter Photography but I had to get my mother to and from the hospital so no photos today. I took this photo a couple of days ago. It shows a building that was once known as Mulsta Länsmansboställe. For a few centuries many Vassals lived here. You might have seen it before as I sometimes stop for a photo here on my walks 7bike rides to the old tree.

Waiting For Spring

Four big planters outside the greenhouse at the park in Tungelsta.