Get down, get down....then try to get back up!

When out and about with the camera, I will get down on the ground when I see dandelions gone to seed, my joints be damned! There's something about the fluff...so delicate and tough at the same time, and I simply cannot resist trying to get that perfect shot.
And then I have to get back up. Getting up takes longer than getting down and probably looks very involved - whereas as recently as 2 years ago, I would bounce right back up, now there are several steps as I steady myself and some very stiff movement once up. I hobble.

Is it age? Is it a side effect of my chemo? Is it the cancer? Is it a combination of all? It doesn't matter, really. It isn't the most fun thing, but I can still do it, so I will! It just won't be real pretty ;)