Kate Burton

37/365, originally uploaded by doitforlove.

Looks strange, doesn't it? I had my original hip replaced just over one year ago, and this x-ray is of my titanium replacement. It's been quite a journey, from the original running injury about six years ago, an athroscopy, chronic osteoarthritis and then the hip replacement surgery. The post-op period was painful and uncomfortable, but this eased relatively quickly. I was using one crutch after about 2 weeks and walking without crutches in about 8 weeks. The pain disappeared almost completely within 5 or 6 weeks. Before the surgery I was in constant pain and couldn't walk without a severe limp, even when I leaned on a pram. So this was a life changing operation!

36/365, originally uploaded by doitforlove.

I love the ideas little people come up with. This game started in the dog bed, 3 children in their 'boat' surrounded by the 'shark' (a broom), then progressed to a picnic on the dog's bedding with pegs for food. As is often the case at mealtimes, the food ended up in their hair and - viola! - a new style is born!
I was a participant but I am far too vain to post my photo....

style, originally uploaded by doitforlove.

I saw this woman walking through the park the other day, and was struck by her confidence and what seemed like a resolute focus on where she was heading. She didn't appear to be distracted by the balloons, speeches, clapping, barking dogs, bicycles which were all part of the protest rally going on around her. She looks interesting to me. I would have liked to sit down and find out something of her life. Such as, is she happy? Is she horrified by the modern world, it's style failures and irreverent youth? Would she have liked to have been born 80 years later? Does she think that human kind is progressing, or are we destined to repeat our failures over and over so that, while we may survive, our earth won't?