(Cancer) Garden journey day by day

  • Head held high

    I love this picture, nature's beauty of a dahlia at a time of seasonal transition. It holds its head high, withstanding the winds and rain - keep strong everyone!
  • Seasons turning, counting continues

    Clocks change and autumn has kicked in. An important turning point in my journey. My daily photos are marking the counting of chemo days and cycles, helping me through it all. My chemo started when it was hot and dry; now, though, as I approach the m...
  • Always look closely ...

    "Look closely (at my feet) and send us a photo" was something I was asked to do by my oncology helpline when I rang to discuss how sore my feet were getting. Very understanding support as always, but have you ever tried to photograph the un...
  • Prickly and painful underfoot

    Paying attention to underfoot – where our feet tread, in my pre-chemo life something I never thought twice about, apart from when picking my way across a pebble beach to reach the sea. Now, though, nature created a perfect parallel to the sudde...
  • You're not alone - part 2

    Following on from the delight of dahlias springing up from the flowerbed, my attention has turned since then to more autumnal developments and turning my gaze downward: a stormy weekend with winds bringing down the chestnuts and the "garden floor" (i...