Well my camera of recent has met it's end. Yes my 'Nikon Coolpix 3700' has met an untimely demise. It has served me well through the years and the least I can do is relate its final day(s).

    So here is the full story: Out tree-planting we have a 'wine tasting festival', and at this event there are a few ppl who drink a bit too much and have difficulty making it back to their tents. Being the kind gentleman that I am, I help them in their time of need. Many of these ppl had tents on the other side of a creek that we had built a bridge over. And while escorting one of these fine folk over the creek, he tripped, I saved him from falling in, but in the process my camera came out of my pocket and landing with a great splash in the creek. I rescued it and let it dry out for the next few days only to be greeted by a white screen and red letters declaring a 'lens error'.
   I contacted Nikon in the hopes that it would not be too expensive to repair. But it is a flat rate of over $200 for a lens repair, and who knows if it is the only thing wrong with it. So I have deemed that my camera shall exist solely as a shelf ornament now (or perhaps a paperweight).

    On a brigher note I shall be replacing it with a new camera. I have thoroughly researched digital cameras for the past few days and have decided that for what I want in a camera the 'Canon S2 IS' is the perfect camera. It is the perfect compromise between a compact and DSLR. Feel free to check it out here

or perhaps I should have titled it return to the wild (civilization, so backwards)

So being as I just returned from treeplanting I figured I could show you guys a pic or two of my time out there.

Only you can prevent forest fires (and no he did not start that one.)

It's  me (and I lost my shaver and hair scissors.)

Relaxing in the creek in my  inflatable dingy.  (the beer is a 'sleemans' and the book is 'men of bronze')

We had a wine tasting festival need I say more. (I brought the painted turtle)

This is what a cutblock looks like.

Slideshow: smaller pictures but all in one place.

Those a just a few of my pictures from my time spent out in the bush this summer, it was a good summer and I am looking forward to spending August doing nothing productive (that beach is looking real nice right now). That is unless some lucrative offer swings my way. But come september I shall finally be going to college (i graduated in 03), so I shall see how that goes. (because apparently in college you actually have to pay attention, or so I am told)

   So I officially leave to go Tree-planting again tomorow. Once again I shall submit myself to the rigors of living in a tent and puting in 10-12 hr days every day. But the food is great, every day we eat as good as anyone could ask for. And nothing compares to living in a tent, some ppl hate it, but I love it.    If I appear to never be around, this is why. Anyways I have to pack.

So I was working as a Zamboni operator this winter, but as winter is now over (too warm for outdoor ice rinks) I am working electrical with my dad again for the next month.

After that I am off to go treeplanting again for the summer (4th summer) This year I will be a First-Aid attendant and will drive one of the company trucks too and from the cut-blocks everyday. Which means I will get money just for rolling out of bed everyday.

Greetings to any and all who will read this,

I have never used this journal so far, but I figured that I had may as well. I was feeling a little ambitious to see if I still had the skills to make things in photshop this evening and evidence that i just made a simple sig and it only took me an hour, I feel as though it could come back. now if only i could get things to move, how do i do that?

And when is the TSEGL going to back online?