Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Stockholm i mitt hjärta

Stockholm i vårt hjärta
A new deck in the water at Söder Mälarstrand on Södermalm. Behind the red heart. It has been there since November of last year. Part of a project to make this part of Södermalm more interesting. At least according to the chairman of Stockholms Hamnar, Jens Holm, a politician that I met in the middle of nowhere many years ago when he was a bit lost and needed some directions to get to a ferry! The title means Stockholm in my heart. That was the title of a song by a popular artist called Lasse Berghagen.

Monday, March 18, 2024

The unwritten rule

The unwritten rule
There must at every given time, at the very minimum, be at least one bicycle parked in every alley way in the old town. I this case a mail bike from PostNord.

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Weather Report

Weather report Snödroppar
My first and my last photo from Friday. I cycled home in a chilly Winter rain, which is never much fun. At home, I noticed a few new crocuses on the lawn, so I walked in and got my 60 mm macro lens and took the top photo using my Canon 77D. A few hours earlier I was on all fours at the UNESCOWorld Heritage Site Skogskyrkogården at Enskede in Stockholm trying to get a photo of some snow drops. For that shot I used my mirrorless Canon with the 85mm lens. Oh, and we are expecting a serious snow fall in the greater Stockholm area today.

Saturday, March 16, 2024

The sunny spot

The sunny spot
I often cycle over a bridge called Skanstullbron on my way into Stockholm. Halfway over I sometimes stop to photograph this view, so you have probably seen it before. Betongbryggan. The concrete pier. At a square called Fredriksdalstorget at Hammarby sjöstad. From late Spring to mid-Autumn it is often very crowded with serious sunbathers, or hungry office workers enjoying an outdoor lunch. This time of the year it is quieter. Last Summer I remember photographing a delivery boat approaching with food to some hungry person.

Friday, March 15, 2024

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Stortorget

Street photography Pink&Lilac Stortorget Chilly day Storkyrkobrinken
Out walking near and around Stortorget, the main square in the old town in Stockholm. It was a sunny,although chilly day but warm enough to enjoy lunch with your friends on the stairs to the Nobel museum.

Wednesday, March 13, 2024

Street Art by Hilma Franzon

Street art
Cycling past the Farsta graffiti wall a few days ago I could see an artist working on what looked like a wild animal, so I made a mental note to remember to stop for a closer look and a photo the next time I was in the area. And two days later I did just that.

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Tifosi

Tifosi
Cycling home from Stockholm I stopped at Johanneshov, at a bicycle parking to eat an energy bar, I always have a few with me just in case. Standing there at the Tele2 Arena I spotted this group of football fans walking up the stairs. The upcoming game was DIF-IFK Göteborg. A match in the Swedish Cup. 15 fans arrested, DIF won the match 3-0. But I am sure these group enjoyed the match, and that they were also seen and heard.

Monday, March 11, 2024

Slalom anyone?

Hammarbybacken
Well, maybe one more Winter related photo then. And not only because it is -5C this morning. This is a hill in Stockholm called Hammarbybacken. This time of the year you can ski down the slope as you can see in this photo that I took from Fåfängan a few days ago. A few Summers ago I was walking up that hill when I was caught in the hailstorm of the century. The plan on that day was to shoot a number of photos from the top of the hill but I had to quickly make my way down the muddy, and very slippery hill, and I haven't been back since.

Sunday, March 10, 2024

A final Winter post?

Ice fishing Sköndal Early March Winter swimming anyone? Lake Drevviken
A bunch of photos taken from the circular pier last Sunday on my way to Stockholm. From the bike path, I could see a few people out on the ice on Lake Drevviken, so I had to stop for a closer look. It was two guys ice fishing. You can see old buildings at Sköndal on the second photo. I was chatting with a few people on YouTube yesterday evening. On a channel called, Let's Walk Around Stockholm, and someone pointed out that another member had posted videos from this lake, so I checked them out, and the guy who had uploaded the videos, Kenneth, told me that he took a Winter bath here just a few days ago. Possibly from the pier here.I will not go swimming before midsummer!

Saturday, March 09, 2024

International Women's Day

International Women's Day
A day late I know, but this graffiti work at the legal graffiti wall in Farsta did not appear until yesterday and when I took this photo I had already published yesterday's post. But better late than ever, I guess. The work is signed with an anonymous A, I can't remember seeing that signature here before.

Friday, March 08, 2024

Hagaesplanaden

Hagastaden Cedar Facade Under Construction Balconies
A few recent photos from Hagastaden in Stockholm on the border to Solna. Everytime I visit I see a new building under construction. These all have cedar facades and looks very cool to me. I think the address would be Norra Hagaesplanaden. There are two streets here. One is for bicycles and the other one is for very slow vehicles, six to eight km/h. There will be a big area for the kids to play in and a lot of trees, benches and outdoor cafés. The new metro station will open later this year.

Thursday, March 07, 2024

Missed opportunities (rant)

Missed opportunities (rant)
Yesterdau morning I debated with myself about packing the zoom lens as I knew about the NATO/Gripen flyover, but in the end decided not to bring it. Walking across Stortorget in the old town, I said hello to the former PM Stefan Löfven, and asked him if I could take a portrait. He said, what? And then pretended not to understand me before walking on and then chatting with a few people outside a café, to the amusement of two suits that also had recognized the politician. And then, a few minutes later at Riksbron as I had just jumped on the bike, the flyover happened, so I hit the brakes. Jumped off the bike. Grabbed the camera in the bag and snapped away, hoping for a good shot of the B-1B Lancer, the B-52 Stratofortress and the two escorting JAS Gripen planes with the 85mm lens. How was your day photography wise?

Wednesday, March 06, 2024

Around the block

Crossing the street Sturegallerian K25? Never heard of it 3 Hufvudstaden
Five recent photos from a walk in the central parts of Stockholm. A woman crossing the street at Stureplan. The entrance to the mall Sturegallerian. Two people with their smartphones near a bridge at Kungsgatan. An eBike parked outside a 3 store, also at Kungsgatan, where I guess the owner of the bike works. My eBike was parked nearby, btw. And in the fifth and final photo the corner of Sveavägen/Kungsgatan. The empty property owned by Hufvudstaden has seen many shops over the years. Adidas moved out last Autumn, I guess because of the high rent.

Tuesday, March 05, 2024

Breaking News

Breaking News
We interrupt the flow of Stockholm posts on the daily photo blog with this breaking news story from my lawn in Tungelsta. After a cold night with-3C, the temperature rose to 7C and that is when this crocus woke up. Later in the day I also managed to sit on the veranda in the afternoon sunshine enjoying a mug of coffee while listening to a podcast. But this morning we are back at freezing from a very gray sky.