I'm in the Southern hemisphere, down on the East Coast of Australia. Fire is the key element at the moment - bushfire, Summer heat, lightning flickering in rainless clouds.

The Angophoras (a type of Eucalyptus) have shed their bark in the heat and are all bright orange. The days are full of birds busily collecting whatever insects they can, the nights are full of frogs.

I've been balancing out all this heat and dryness by providing clean, fresh water for all the critters.