Simonne listening.

(Totally un-posed)
Always slightly out of the spotlight,
always listening;
is she aware of the beauty she creates around her?
Usually too busy laughing to notice.

The grandmother of my partner's son,
the mother of a wonderfully close friend (the mother of my partner's son)
the heart of a truly beautiful family.
Just turned eighty-one.


(I actually love the lighting - it simply suits her so well - but it's the result of my being warned that she'd severely kill me if I showed her hairdo - or lack thereof - today!)


Couple more shots here.