A Very Public Bathroom

Swedish proverb of the day: Nöden har ingen lag. Or, in English, when you have to go you have to go. A very public bathroom at the Fredrika Bremer secondary school. A couple of old buildings are being demolished at the moment. They will be replaced with new ones.

A jubilee

A bit of a jubilee at the blog today as I took my 300th photo of the old tree two hours ago. I had to shoot it a bit different today as I wanted the moon in the photo. Over the years I have visited the Swedish Whitebeam in Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring. I have seen the sunrise, watched the sunset. Met numerous people at the tree. Walked here during rain a few times. And twice during snow storms! It's been a fun six years. Hopefully I will make many more visits in the future. If you have the time, sit back and enjoy the slideshow.

A Figure in the Mist

Who is that ghostly figure?

McDonald's

Last time I visited a McDonald's was in 1987. If I remember correctly it was in Germany, probably in Munich. We had bought InterRail tickets and were heading for Paris and needed a breakfast. We enjoyed the burger at a square. We had a big boombox with us and found a radio station that were broadcasting from that same square. Not sure why I haven't visited the chain again as I do eat quite a few burgers. I guess I should visit this "Donken" as Emelie works there.

A Cold Day For Fishing

A cold day for fishing, but it is just a short walk from central Handen so a warm cafe is only a few minutes away.

Lights Out

From a distance I noticed something new at one of the entrances to the Haninge mall. I couldn't see what it was so I decided to have a closer look. If you can't figure out what it is head over to flickr and have a look at a zoomed out photo.

4 Cranes at Port 73

It is tricky to get to and from the Port 73 shopping centre in Handen at the moment. The area is one big construction site. New roads are being constructed. A new filling station is opening. A new car wash is also being built. And if you arrive via bicycle like me, you have to go through a fenced-in part of a former parking lot where they are constructing a new mall building on one side and a roundabout on the other.

Asphalt Roller

A team from NCC laying asphalt concrete on the newly constructed bridge at Nedersta. The bridge, crossing the railway line Nynäsbanan at Krigslida will be called the Mulsta Bridge. It will open for traffic in January.

In The Winner's Circle

Solvalla is the biggest racing track for harness racing in Sweden. This is Naleen Flame. Owned and trained by Peter Strage (in the sulky here), and Jenny Olsson. The horse won a race at Solvalla a couple of days ago. I met them at the old tree on Sunday.

Railroad Mist

Careful now, don't walk on the railroad tracks!

My Winter Look

This will probably be my Winter look. The brother visited Iceland earlier this year. He borrowed my camera for the trip, and when he made a stop-over in Sweden before flying back home to Cyprus I got a pair of mittens and this cool laugar hat as a thank you. He also took this portrait of me.

Red and probably delicious

Once upon a time this apple tree stood in a garden at Bäckvägen in Tungelsta. I'm sure the owners have made both apple pie and cider from the apples over the years. Then came a letter explaining that the land they lived on was needed for the construction of a new bridge. So they moved out. All that is left of this property today are two apple trees. Skywatch Friday.

Cottage in the Mist

A little red cottage at the 700 year old Nödesta farm. I have shown you many photos from Nödesta over the years and here is another one.

Mystery Tombstone

Vesterin 1824-1927. The most known Westerin (spelled with a W), was the teacher and sexton Gustav Adolf. He died in 1927, but he was born in 1862. He was adopted by the tailor Samuel August Westerin. The records show that his step-sister Ragnhild Svea Forsell should be buried here. She died in 1953. The last Taphophile Tragic.

That Old Tree

The old tree on a misty autumn day.

Misty Day

It started to rain yesterday morning. When the rain stopped I took the bike for a spin. When I arrived to one of the lakes at the Rudan nature reserve the mist started rolling in.

The Hood Face

Spotted this Cadillac from 1951, parked at the shopping centre in Västerhaninge the other day. Last time I took a photo of this car it was summer and the convertible was filled with people arriving in style to a car meet in Handen.

Ice Bubbles

Noticed these ice bubbles on the partly frozen path to the old tree a couple of day ago. The one to the left looked very much like a foot so I had to stop and take some photos.

Sergei The Dog

Out shooting some autumn scenes in Tungelsta a couple of days ago I noticed a family at a playground. They took no notice of me, but their dog saw me coming. He decided that I might be fun to play with, and had a go at biting my hands, so it was a good thing that I was wearing my new gloves. Meet Sergei The dog, not pug, thanks Malin and Mike.

Water's Edge

Theme Day. Water's Edge means my favorite beach Årsta Havsbad at the Hårsfjärden Bay, so here is a collage of photos taken over the last few years. I try to visit all seasons and take all sorts of normal, different,fun and impossible photos.