the eagle has flown ...

 

  

 

 

It's just over four weeks since my hip-replacement and I'm delighted to report progress is being made. I've driven my car twice this week and am now walking predominantly without the use of crutches.

 

My gait remains resolutely bizarre - picture a geriatric Bambi on ice - but progress it is!

 

I'm so glad I had the operation. I have no pain in my hip at all now. It's just the residual pain as the tissues in my leg continue to knit together and the last of the bruising works its way out. 

 

 

 

 

amongst the wildflowers

 

 

 

 

 

community matters - sarah and will

Sarah and Will are a lovely couple who live at the opposite end of the village to us. We sat next to them at the Burns Lunch last Sunday when they kindly volunteered to let me take their photo.

Sarah teaches in a large primary school and Will works for the Environment Agency. They share a beautiful old cottage with Roxie, a lovable scamp of a dog who came to them from a local rescue centre.

Outside of work they love spending time in their allotment and walking in the countryside.

community matters - the staffordshire walkers

This term the Photosocial Group at Midlands Art Centre are engaged in a project to document 'community' in all its various shapes and forms. This is my first contribution - the Staffordshire Walkers.

I came across them on the green in the village where I live, just after they had finished their lunch. What a fantastically friendly group they are. It's very obvious from their Facebook page what a vibrant community they've created.

In a world increasingly obsessed by busyness, material achievement and the cult of the individual it's so refreshing to see people take time to enjoy each other's company whilst walking amongst the beauty of nature. Thank you so much, Staffordshire Walkers, for letting me photograph you!

dog walk in the snow

 

doggy paddle!

so close ...