BABY RAINA
My mother is 92 years old and having a bit of a rough time as of late. I can’t think of a better antidote to this stage in her and our lives than the arrival of a new child. A few weeks back we welcomed my niece’s second child, Raina Millie into the world.
Such a sweet little (about five pounds) girl; during the baby naming ceremony which is mostly an excuse for the family to get together, share stories and eat, she slept and ate and I believe there might have been a poop or two. I can’t remember if she cried, if she did, it wasn’t done with much enthusiasm.
It’s been two and a half years since the arrival of Raina’s big brother Elliot. We’re all delighted to have a new family member, someone who will carry on the traditions that came before her. She’ll be told of her great grandmother Ann and great grandfather Milton, but they will be people in faded pictures. Her story will be made from the brave new world we’ve left her. With any luck, she too will have a long and healthy life and she’ll have the chance to have her great grand children pass the torch to their own. And who knows, by then maybe people will live forever.
It’s a great reminder to me of the value of images, it’s proof that we’ve been here and until we live forever, I guess we’ll just have to keep taking them.
SHOT WITH FUJI X100V
