MONSOON FURY ... My biggest issue is that I've had to operate by candlelight, a complete nothing compared to the problems of many as the power of the rainy season means floods, landslides, electricity outs, big transport issues and tragically, loss of life.

Nepal, such an irony, so much water and yet the lights go out. That's Nepal though, wedged between those billionaires (population wise) China and India, a pawn in so many ways. The big wet affects wildlife too, mega species like elephant and rhino can drown when there's nowhere to go.

For now, as I try to catch up now that the lights are actually back on, I still burn a candle for the recent flood victims, swept away in this land of extremes where the challenge of living day to day is a very raw, real one...