tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post6768952031038907950..comments2024-03-29T14:18:54.296+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: A Winter Canal WalkGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-58844086494744847562019-12-04T07:57:02.480+00:002019-12-04T07:57:02.480+00:00Thanks for that Kylie. I didn't know anything ...Thanks for that Kylie. I didn't know anything about the canals of the Gold Coast. I've just been reading up on them. Fascinating. I've never been to the Gold Coast.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67783841360426140922019-12-04T07:54:23.679+00:002019-12-04T07:54:23.679+00:00Amy, I'll usually swap the warmth for the cold...Amy, I'll usually swap the warmth for the cold but there is an 'unless' and that is unless the warmth is humid. I loved the heat of Hawkes Bay because it was generally a dry heat. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-28802239713186949752019-12-04T00:33:24.123+00:002019-12-04T00:33:24.123+00:00It looks beautiful there with the ice and frost, c...It looks beautiful there with the ice and frost, can I swap with you it's way too hot here.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-32282401784483887222019-12-03T21:33:06.131+00:002019-12-03T21:33:06.131+00:00Ah yes, of course.
Off the top of my head we have ...Ah yes, of course.<br />Off the top of my head we have the canals of the gold coast and Sylvania waters but they are different and at a guess, built on reclaimed landkyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17733888108530605722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-12196645897978788062019-12-03T19:51:54.121+00:002019-12-03T19:51:54.121+00:00Pauline, I love water be it still as in a canal or...Pauline, I love water be it still as in a canal or racing as in a waterfall but the canal definitely has a more restful quality.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-18802779453343604742019-12-03T19:50:20.934+00:002019-12-03T19:50:20.934+00:00It will come as little surprise to you, YP, to lea...It will come as little surprise to you, YP, to learn that we did not sing any songs whatsoever. You are absolutely right about the light. I love it. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-62575616052763451602019-12-03T19:42:38.668+00:002019-12-03T19:42:38.668+00:00Jules, I'm not a lover of the cold so a return...Jules, I'm not a lover of the cold so a return to a nice warm environment is a big reward.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-2564873708138177222019-12-03T04:21:36.020+00:002019-12-03T04:21:36.020+00:00So beautiful but it made me shiver even on this wa...So beautiful but it made me shiver even on this warm day. There's something so soothing about still water.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-32016277043635146422019-12-02T20:01:50.201+00:002019-12-02T20:01:50.201+00:00Did you and your lady companion sing "Walking...Did you and your lady companion sing "Walking In A Winter Wonderland" as you strolled along? Lovely pictures. The light at this time of year is so different from summertime light.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-26338637647863468882019-12-02T17:47:36.523+00:002019-12-02T17:47:36.523+00:00Beautiful. There's nothing quite like that ret...Beautiful. There's nothing quite like that return to warmth at the end of a cold wintry walk.Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837629817375132149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-82862728171123015952019-12-02T16:44:08.482+00:002019-12-02T16:44:08.482+00:00A female friend of my parents went to California (...A female friend of my parents went to California (San José) in the '60s for a while and could not believe that she wasn't allowed to walk anywhere. It's so odd for someone brought up in my era in this country.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-10793022056579496762019-12-02T16:40:51.651+00:002019-12-02T16:40:51.651+00:00They are indeed, Maywyn.They are indeed, Maywyn.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-41252756345437774902019-12-02T16:40:37.482+00:002019-12-02T16:40:37.482+00:00Meike, it was -2ºC. S my tiny hands were rather co...Meike, it was -2ºC. S my tiny hands were rather cold at the end of the three miles we walked even though I had warm leather gloves.<br /> Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-61166794558853464162019-12-02T16:39:12.579+00:002019-12-02T16:39:12.579+00:00I'm sure, Serenata, that you would love it. Th...I'm sure, Serenata, that you would love it. There is so much going on in the trees and bushes adjacent as well.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-30221774241052571402019-12-02T16:37:34.940+00:002019-12-02T16:37:34.940+00:00It is worth a wander, Adrian. It's quite a vib...It is worth a wander, Adrian. It's quite a vibrant canal. I've been to the Anderson Lift several times but never actually on it.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-12230608141007710722019-12-02T16:36:34.051+00:002019-12-02T16:36:34.051+00:00That's nice to hear, Kylie. It's my favour...That's nice to hear, Kylie. It's my favourite too. A canal is man made and a river is natural - as a general rule. I'm not sure there are any canals in either Australia or New Zealand. They were part of the industrial development of Britain in the 1700s.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-52256619251133466422019-12-02T16:34:04.060+00:002019-12-02T16:34:04.060+00:00It was an amazing fall day, Red. Thanks for the co...It was an amazing fall day, Red. Thanks for the compliment.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-45180325440527399232019-12-02T16:33:22.337+00:002019-12-02T16:33:22.337+00:00Susan, I proposed to my wife on a canal barge over...Susan, I proposed to my wife on a canal barge over a mug of breakfast coffee. We always planned a barge holiday but it just never happened. I suppose for me there is still time. Who knows? Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-58470571071064767942019-12-02T16:31:15.884+00:002019-12-02T16:31:15.884+00:00Lee, I would find it hard to live far away from wa...Lee, I would find it hard to live far away from water: the sea preferably, a lake next and so on. It was a very calm day with not a breath of air at all.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-71930561720573168102019-12-02T16:30:09.280+00:002019-12-02T16:30:09.280+00:00Pipistrello, the Scots and Gaelic languages are fu...Pipistrello, the Scots and Gaelic languages are full of beautifully descriptive words like that. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-77463061422980597322019-12-02T16:29:05.993+00:002019-12-02T16:29:05.993+00:00Thank you for the compliment, Jenny.Thank you for the compliment, Jenny.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-55795053401563355532019-12-02T16:28:29.846+00:002019-12-02T16:28:29.846+00:00Monica, it's strange because after two cloudle...Monica, it's strange because after two cloudless, windless, cold days this morning was warm and dreich again.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-64504848721345806112019-12-02T16:27:28.551+00:002019-12-02T16:27:28.551+00:00Oooof indeed, Andrea. I saw that one had fallen to...Oooof indeed, Andrea. I saw that one had fallen to a red dot. Well done. I like it too. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-43332149439480536332019-12-02T16:26:32.073+00:002019-12-02T16:26:32.073+00:00Hi Margaret. Thank you. I rather liked that too. I...Hi Margaret. Thank you. I rather liked that too. It is ice cream on my plate with a very moist chocolate brownie. It would have been too much for me but I managed it with Anna's help. I love your explanation of why you needed to eat ice cream in cold weather.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-45476337350497072882019-12-02T16:24:03.595+00:002019-12-02T16:24:03.595+00:00JayCee, it was bitterly cold. There was ice on the...JayCee, it was bitterly cold. There was ice on the canal where the boats had not cleared it.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.com