Friday, May 03, 2024

Fourteen scenes from Nynäshamn

Villa Hamnvik Knappelskär Windswept Knappelskär Strandvägen Nynäs Havsbad Trehörningen Seaside living Trehörningsviken Nice day for it Gästhamnen Gästhamnen Sandvik Rökeri
The month of May is finally here. If you live in Sweden, this is most likely your favorite time of the year. We call it sköna maj. May the beautiful. The light is back. The days are so much longer. It is warm again after the cold Winter. And most importantly, everything is getting green again. Although this time around, everything feel a bit delayed. Anywho, I took my first bike ride of the year to Nynäshamn, a port city on Södertörn. I visited three beaches. Met two women who asked me if I was going for a swim, I was not! But I sat down and ate my lunch next to them at Nickstabadet. I then continued to Lövholmen and the rocky beach at Knappelskär, before riding back into the city center along the photogenic ring road known as Strandvägen. It was built for the 1912 Olympic Games btw. I made another stop at Fagerviken that has nice views toward the island of Trehörningen. My final visit was the guest harbor, where bikers and ice cream eaters were enjoying the Summer temperatures. The restaurants were packed with people, I took a stroll looking at some of the visiting ships.

Thursday, May 02, 2024

Cherry Blossom

Is three cameras really enough? Cherry Blossom At a glance Aiming high That's a keeper Getting ready Getting a little closer The King's Park Looking at the result Kungsträdgården Ice cream selfie Getting the shot Just checking Kungsträdgården Zooming in Cherry Blossom
My second visit to the Cherry Blossom at The King's garden in Stockholm this Spring. I am a bit addicted to photographing people photographing the Cherry Blossom so you can expect to see photos from a few more visits! The guy in the top photo, carrying three cameras is hard to miss. He is very social. I have seen him at the weekly flea market a couple of times.

Wednesday, May 01, 2024

Bicyclemania

Team Rynkeby Nice day for it 4077 Skeppsbron Skeppsbron AAC One eye open Helmet & gloves Munkbroleden Mockaskor No eye contact The Swedish Colors Cyclist With a hint of a smile Scarf Cross Halsduk Bicycle basket Munkbroleden Weathered My people
I photographed cyclists at three different locations yesterday. Team Rynkeby is a Nordic charity cycling team that travels from Denmark to Paris by bike. The purpose of this trip is to raise money for the Child Cancer Foundation in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Germany and Switzerland. I spotted him at The King's Park where I was photographing Cherry Blossom. The rest of the bike photos in this post are from two places in the Old Town. First Skeppsbron and then Munkbroleden cycling to and from work or whatever. It was the warmest day of the year. I cycled 80 km on my bike. Mostly in just pants and a t-shirt, which was nice.