First – a big Thank you for treating us all with your wonderful favourites for 2025 – maybe the best challenge every year!
Now Anne is asking us to take a walk according to the theory ”…there is always something to photograph.” A theory I certainly agree with! Please visit her lovely site for more inspiration! Well, I did as she said – took the block less traveled. Here are some of my findings:
I started out at my favourite house – then took some roads where I never walk my dog.
Next I found these covered trees. Almost ghostly appearances. I wouldn’t want to meet them in the dark…
Yes, Winter has arrived and in many places we have very cold weather and huge amounts of snow. Schools are closed, there are no buses and the trains are standing still. And more snow is coming. There are red warnings telling us to stay at home!
Here is a neat group of stones to be set in a yard next year(?). Many people started renovating and building new when we had covid. Some never got finished.
Round the last corner before walking back home, I found a beautiful winter tree with reddish branches and snow powdered twigs. A gorgeous dominant in this garden.
Lastly some rusty and broken details – and a fallen out door from the old silo.
When I reviewed my post, I saw that much of our architecture and many trees have that red touch during winter (even the details!) – I like it. It gives the overall impression of a red and white world. These are also the colours of most Swedish houses from the old days.
Thank you, Anne, for a fun way to find out what our neighbourhood looks like today! Now we are looking forward to seeing what’s on Your block! Don’t forget the Lens-Artists tag and to add your post to Anne’s original one.
Next week it is Ritva leading – please visit her beautiful site for inspiration. Until then, stay safe and be kind.
Leya 
It makes me cold just viewing these – great images!
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Wonderfully captured.
Thank you very much!
This was our story a couple of weeks ago. Wonderful shots Ann-Christine.
Thank you!
Ooh, those ghost trees – and the gorgeous reddish winter tree – wondeful!
Thank you, Lindy! That tree seem to be the winner!
Bad weather looks lovely in your part of the world, or you make it so with your camera. That tree is incredible. If you ever go back there in summer I would love to see a photo of the snow replaced by leaves.
Thank you – I will try to!
I immediately fell in love with the lacy house, AC. Sprinkled with snow, it looks like a Christmas gingerbread house. Cold and crisp in you new of the woods. Sure makes it pretty.
Thank you – that house is the winner this week!
I missed the bit about taking a walk, lol, but seriously it has been way too hot to do that here. I loved your walk, it looks like an incredible place.
Thank you, Leanne! Too cold here and too hot there – that’s the world.
How silent everything seems! Wonderful. I’d have had trouble taking out my hands from the pockets to take the pictures 😀.
you are right – silent it is in snow covered landscapes. My children gave me heated gloves for Christmas – a wonderflu, much needed present!
The beauty of winter is picture-perfect in your post, Ann-Christine. Lovely images.
Thank you, Egidio! Love it that we got some winter this year.
Thank you for taking us on this beautiful winter walk Ann-Christine, hope you all stay safe and warm in this weather! ❤️ xxx
Your favourite house is a dream, Ann-Christine! As is the tree, I do love those weeping branches and the colours. Last one wins it for me, the textures are amazing.
Thank you, Sofia, that last one is from a silo that ”destroys our town” People hate it, but I like the textures too!
As always Ann-Christine, your eye for wonderful, unusual photography subjects is spot on. I loved your closing image especially. The beautiful tree and the gingerbread house 😉 are also favorites. Wonderful post!
Thank you, Tina, you are generous with positive feedback! That house seems to be a favourite this week.
Anne, I noticed all the red and white as I was reading this post. I love all the images and admire you for going out it the cold to capture them.
Well – I got heated gloves from my children this Christmas – helps a lot!
That looks like one cold walk! Love that first house on the red and white, Makes me think of some houses in Ronneby When we went there
I see your point. I think of Denmark now…
Echoing Sarah’s comment, Ann-Christine! Before I read her comment, I was zeroing in on the house and the tree as favorites. It truly is winter in your part of the world!
Thank you, John, they are my favourites too!
Definitely a red and white world! I love your favourite house and that beautiful winter tree 🙂
Thank you, Sarah! Deels a bit Denmark…red and white. May everything go well for them tomorrow.
That house in your first image is lovely and the rest of the snowy photos give lots of atmosphere. I love the close up shots too.
Thank you – the house seems to be the winner!
The res in nature is canny, like the birch trees in the winter they look purple?
They do!
I’m enjoying all these different walks and pictures. Yours looks like it was particularly chilly 🙂
Thanks – it was. Warmer today!
. . . the warm Swedish red inviting us in . . . the tree of many branches telling us of its age . . . ________________________________
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Beautiful collection, that tree is incredible! We had a melt here, with lots of rain and now the snow is coming back.
Thanks – and now there will be rain tomorrow they say. But usually winter lasts for another two months.
We were threatened rain today, it snowed and then was more like freezing rain, thankfully not rain. The freezing rain has stopped, hoping we get more snow and things freeze up.
Difficult to walk here now…my husband slipped today – the streets are glazed.
Nice photo tour.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed – there is not much spectacular to see, but fun.
I love your favorite house and the photo of the tree. Stay warm, my friend!
Thank you, Janet – doing my best. My children bought me gloves with electric warm up!
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What a beautiful neighborhood in red and white. I just love where you live. It’s so quaint and beautiful.
Thank you! I have lived here almost my whole life, and I don’t plan to move…