Ageless Beauty

Living with my mum for the past few months has made me more aware of the beauty of the aged … or rather the ageless. Look past the wrinkles. There's an intrinsic quality about elderly people (I'm not quite there yet), a sereneness, a quiet, patient knowingness, that comes through in their faces and expressions. I've seen this many times before, but it never struck me as it has lately. Here's what I mean …  

tonga

 

bea

 

abuela cracking nuts in cartegena

 

aunt edna at 107 years

 

spice lady in grenada

 

flower lady in peru

 

becky

 

selling clams in bahiacaraquez

 

bea and becky