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Just a quick post, it won't hurt your head.  Many thanks to those who have read recent posts, yes heavy stuff I know but just the way it is.  Please don't fall into the trap of confusing the content with my own mental state, I'm fine, many years, many experiences have taught me coping mechanisms... I still find many things to laugh about but in the main what I write about are serious issues.

I usually start writing at between 4 and 5am.  There are journals, proposals, reports and countless emails.  I write for my book when I can as well.  These blogs are usually at the end of all that, a few hours later often a type of summary of what I've had to record before the practical stuff starts, camera work, meetings and often many hours of walking.  In Nepal ground level conservation, particularly in the mountains, means a lot of walking.

Those who know me very best know I'm actually a very private person, a minimalist devoted to his work.   I often get stopped with greetings like "oh you're that tiger guy" but I quickly turn the conversation to the issues.  In many ways I'm not comfortable with any sort of public profile and while others are celebrating festivals and gatherings I'm far happier in the mountains setting cameras, learning.  I try to see the sunrise on my mountains whenever I can, watching the light hit the slopes fills me with joy and inspiration.  I love the lowland jungles but the mountains and those who live there, people and wildlife, draw me to my natural habitat.  My heart is in the mountains.

I need to sell images to make these projects work and as I've mentioned in the last few days, everything is getting updated at the moment and will evolve from there.  I'll rave like a lunatic in front of five hundred if I have to, my privacy forsaken for what I believe in.  I thank those who care and support.  Although many years have rolled by now, experiences have built up a thinking and belief I am committed to, in many ways it is just a beginning.  Every dawn is testament to that....