water music

By Skurusundet in Nacka is a place of imagination where art meets nature.

Tollare, Nacka (map) 21 August 2010

Lady Mallard and her kids

Lady Mallard (Wild duck) with kids taking a swim in central Stockholm.

The boat is a traditional fishing boat used for fishing for smelt. There's an interesting post on stockholmbyplenty.com here.

Norrström (map) 6 August 2010

summer oasis

Café and restaurant Solstugan in Fredhäll is a popular oasis since 1922. Open in the summer months, it offers a beautiful view of the narrows of Lake Mälaren. Yes, it's the small red cottage in the middle of all that green.

Fredhäll (map) 21 July 2010

Stockholm County Council

The "headquarters" of Stockholm County Council. The council’s mandate is to ensure that Stockholmians have access to health care and public transport as well as to preventing health problems. Its activities affect over one fifth of Sweden's population and the geographical area covers 26 municipalities of various sizes and characters, with a total population of 1.9 million.

Hantverkargatan (map) 31 July 2010

song to the sun

The Carl Milles sculpture Solsångaren - the sun singer. It was erected in 1926 in memory of Esaias Tegnér's poem Sång till solen (Song to the sun). Tegnér, a writer, professor of Greek language, and bishop was during the 19th century regarded as the father of modern poetry in Sweden.

Strömparterren (map) 6 August 2010

there goes the neighbourhood

The allotments in Solvalla are slowly getting new neighbours.

Solvalla (map) 3 August 2010

Bob the Builder is at it again

Here he's fixing the asphalt for the new tramline City.

Hamngatan (map) 22 May 2010