http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/emmy/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from emmy en-us Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:47:52 +0000 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:47:52 +0000 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 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Kingston/blog-283881.html 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 picsSpring 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 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Kingston/blog-261637.html 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 lo http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Kingston/blog-254397.html 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 3050cm 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 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Kingston/blog-253857.html 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 handmade alpaca beaniestoques and am taking ordersI 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 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Kingston/blog-249740.html Hola to everyoneWell 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 soonMore from KingstonEmily http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Warrnambool/blog-244345.html 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 headon in Kingston.Best wishes to everyonex EP.S. photos on Travelblog are still aproblem. Visit htt http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Warrnambool/blog-239468.html 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 tryhttpwww.flickr.comphotos19730897N07I 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Warrnambool/blog-231572.html Hola chicosHave been spending the last week and a half weedmapping in Kinglake National Park north of Melbourne. Sounds like a glamorous job doesn't it How about the falling down waterfalls buttfirst dodging tiger snakes and wombats very large and hairy by the way and flicking off the odd bloodsucking leech. Other than all that it's a great job but when I get back to the depot I'm ve http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Melbourne/blog-220055.html Hola allCurrently 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Warrnambool/blog-215116.html Just some random pics from our weekend jaunt to Kingston yes it's a little eerie to spend my first weekend back in Australia in Kingston.Famous for it's giant lobster Kingston is a region full of sunsoaked seaweed beaches and the world's best fish and chips. Enjoy http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Kingston/blog-204978.html Yes I'm back again.Landed in Melbourne after a VERY long 2plus days of international travel. Believe you me the novelty of air travel wears off after the first 24 hours.My brain is still all over the place so don't be expecting a billion emails for a while I'm still adjusting to which side of the car to get into let alone which side of the road to drive on luckily I haven't driven yet.Ju http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/Victoria/Warrnambool/blog-203798.html Hola everyoneFirst thing happy birthday to the Blackshaws hope all is well Chris and LisaWhat's new Well I didn't think a whole lot then I realised that I hadn't written since June which is very slack of me. Work is slowing down the nursery is actually closed for the season with a few plants and bagged goods outside in the cash and carry section. An old guy today was caught tryin http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Kingston/blog-194879.html hahaha and you're all over there freezing your buttocks off..... well you'll be pleased to know that at work we welcomed the first official day of summer with a massive thunderstorm and a few hail showers. I got a thorough soaking but the plants were unharmed NOTE a new Euphorbia called 'First Blush' is now in my possesion yay I got a special surprise yesterday too when one of the ladies http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Kingston/blog-172005.html getting some air I've been a total slacker with the blog for ages. At the moment I'm working 10 hour days six days a week and trying to fit in some kayaking and so forth so there are few hours in the day left that I'd like to be inside on the computer. The weather has finally warmed up a bit most days now around 1520C but the water is still ice cold as I found out tonight kayaking so swimm http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Kingston/blog-156874.html Yes I admit it is still snowing and below zero at the moment but the flowers are coming so it's officially spring even if it officially started on March 21st. I have even participated in my very first maple tapping in order to tick one of the to Do in Canada things off my list still waiting to see a moose or beaver. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Kingston/blog-145545.html home meant Kingston just in case you were wondering. I'll be back later in the year not next week as many assume. More email when I get home Kingston on Monday. ciao for now http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Edmonton/blog-140737.html A quick note for everyone I'll be back home on the 26th hopefully for good so I'll email and update evrone then. Nearly done with travelling and working it's a lot less glamourous than it sounds. Ciao all Emmy http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Edmonton/blog-140304.html only a few from Edmonton for starters I promise I'll put more on when I get back from the next job on Monday night. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Ontario/Kingston/blog-133109.html 28C with windchill is not a great way to start the day. Sure it looks pretty out there but then you have to scrape six inches of snow off your car so you can see out the windows to drive and to unglue the windscreen wipers that have frozen to the windshield. Once done you scramble inside the car only to wait for 10 minutes for the thing to heat up. The cold at this temperature is amazing http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/Canada/Alberta/Calgary/blog-124688.html