Reproduction

A visit to the gym this morning, stretching and strengthening with Pilates.  Now six months in to regular exercise of this type, some of the positions that were well beyond me at first are now (just about) manageable!  Happy baby indeed!

After lunch we visited a friend recovering from a hip replacement.  Boy, has he been through the mill.  Discharged despite not being able to lift the leg, which was extremely swollen below the knee, he has now been diagnosed with DVT (the cause of the swelling) and nerve damage, which has led to drop foot.  Initially, the response of the hospital was dismissive of his concerns, only later realising the impact of the complications.  We're both hopeful that now the issues have been recognised, he will soon be on the road to full recovery.

By the time we got back there was just the opportunity to walk into the garden in search of a blip.  I cheated a little, these are the flowers I bought L for her birthday last week.  Their smell is now so intoxicating in the house, I moved them outside and was taken by the late sunlight partly illuminating one of the flowers.