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Emily Martin Joined: June 22nd 2005
Logged in: November 10th 2008
Logged in: November 10th 2008
Travel Blog Posts
so who was the wonderful person who sent me the euphorbia book? It came in the mail today and I have no idea who to thank!... read more
slow-dripping sap
Just a pic of my maple (i.e. the one that I tapped last year at maple syrup season). Then my batteries froze up and went flat, so there are no more pics! Spring is gradually sneaking in - today it's a mix of rain, freezing rain and snow. It's melting the snowbanks away bit by bit, and if it wasn't raining I'd probably be out looking for new spring shoots at the park. C'est la vie - hopefully it won't be raining on my next day off (some time in July). Hope all is well around the world with everyone. Hope the easter bunny brought much cocolate and happiness. More when I have some pics!... read more
the day after the storm
I don't dare go outside today - and it's not the -18C temperature (although that plays a farily large part in it). It's just that it hurts my eyes - everything is white and now the sun's out and I think if I go outside I won't be able to see to get back in again! So the snow hit - and there was a lot, but it was hardly a storm per se - no lightning or thunder, just lots of snow falling over a long period of time. There's lots in the news about accidents on the roads and highways, but as I don't really drive here (I have once, just up the road and back) it doesn't really register to me as a consequence of the recent weather. So it's sunny for now, ... read more
well, the geese are anyway. Apparently the Canada geese didn't see the news, as the biggest storm of the season is due to hit in the next hour or so. About 30-50cm (yes, CENTIMETRES) of snow is expected to fall tonight - although if it falls as freezing rain, then we could be looking at 1998 all over again, when most of the country was out of power for weeks. We've stocked up here on movies and treats, so we're all sorted (water, bah). Will email more if I survive the night (yes, I know I'm a drama queen). It's kind of like the morbid excitment surrounding the summer bushfire season back home. Ciao to all, more interesting stuff later (or whenever it happens). E... read more
yes, you're reading the right blog, not Tonya Todman's (for the benefit of the Aussies). I have found my Knifty Knitter and am already the proud owner of two hand-made alpaca beanies/toques, and am taking orders! I spent my day off checking the greenhouses, then visiting with a new friend downtown, just to see how much (or how little) downtown Kingston has changed. Then my friend Karen picked me up and we went for a brisk stroll through Lemoine Park in the snow, followed by a cup of tea - very civilised. Am now in the kitchen cooking up this week's batch of lunches, also known as leftover vegetable soup, high in complex cabbage acids and zucchini fiber (stop snoring). Am now in Canadian time zone, but still having trouble remembering which day it is, as ... read more
Hola to everyone! Well I'm headed off to the wide white land (AKA Canada) again on Monday morning. To everyone that I didn't get to catch up with on this whirlwind trip of Australia, hopefully we'll get to see each other again in a few years. To everyone I did get to catch up with, muchas gracias and I'll see you all again soon! More from Kingston, Emily... read more
yes, I'm doing my bit for international diplomacy. Happy Australia Day everybody - I'll have a vegemite sandwich for you. Have official authorisation to enter Canada now, just waiitng to book tickets and get there! Only a few weeks left in the sunny climes of Warrnambool before tackling winter head-on in Kingston. Best wishes to everyone! x E P.S. photos on Travelblog are still aproblem. Visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/19730897@N07/ to check out the latest ones. (hope the link is right, otherwise search for eu.phorbia)... read more
Yes, I'm still here, but unfortunately Travelblog is giving me grief every time I try to upload photos, so I put some on Flickr instead - if you try http://www.flickr.com/photos/19730897@N07/ I think you might find them, but it may just be a temporary website address so best of luck! I will keep trying to put all of my trip photos on there, especially the ones that never made it onto the Travelblog pages. So, what's new in Warrnambool I hear you all clamouring to ask? Well, today it's bloody hot (42C), but that's no surprise to anyone. It's a Total Fire Ban Day, so there'll be a lot of upset people wanting to have a BBQ to celebrate NYE, but I guess they'll have to eat salad instead (long live the vegetarians!). Other than that - ... read more
Kye
Hola chicos! Have been spending the last week and a half weed-mapping in Kinglake National Park, north of Melbourne. Sounds like a glamorous job doesn't it? How about the falling down waterfalls butt-first, dodging tiger snakes and wombats (very large and hairy, by the way) and flicking off the odd blood-sucking leech. Other than all that it's a great job, but when I get back to the depot I'm very sweaty, dirty and afraid of wombats ... hehehehe. Will post some photos whilst recuperating this weekend, and then back to the mountains for another week of work. Hopefully the 30-plus celcius days are few and far between for the next few weeks, as it's just too bloody hot for that kind of a lark. Hope evryone is well, and if you're in Melbourne come and say ... read more
Hola all! Currently battling the flu, so have spent much of the last 48 hours sleeping. What's new? Not much - got some volunteer work coming up in town (Warrnambool) in a couple of weeks, still waiting to get well so I can donate blood, have plenty of plants to get Cheryl's garden going and gradually chipping away the waiting time for the next work visa for Canada. Would put on some photos, but will have to wait until the first of next month for the computer to so-operate in the uploading process. Hope that's enough to keep the (very small) hordes of friends updated..... Ciao for now, see you all when I'm not sleeping! E... read more
