The problems all began when my laptop started making such a racket that earplugs were required to make using it bearable. The hard disk was dying.

Okay, a day of migrating all my data, programs and settings to the spare computer and I'd be set to go. Or so I thought.

So began the journey through the darkness of microsoft pain and computer virus nightmares.

It's been four days of tearing my hair out solving problem after problem. I'm out of the woods now, I think. And finally back online.

Yes, the book is finished. No the blog didn't get updated along the way. Another hard drive failure got in the way. And I discovered that shooting & uploading via iPhone was quite time consuming enough without trying to blog via the phone as well.

Not to mention iPhone battery life. OMFG!! Apple, you have some serious work to do in that department. The grand plan of shooting while out camping in the wilderness came crashing down after day one. No mains power. No spare battery available. Solio solar charger didn't work. Nowhere to purchase an in-car charger (that's since been rectified). Oh well. The creatures got made and the pics got done... When I returned home!!

So instead of 'blogging as I go' I'm blogging after the fact. The next few posts will be all about the found creatures, their locations and inspiration.

Isn't it wonderful being able to be creative while walking the dog through the bush?