one of my favorite photos from last weekend. i like how it looks as if kelly is holding maureen sort of offhandedly, settled into the crook of her arm; you can tell she is comfortable with babies and knows what she’s doing. i like the way kelly’s mouth is set because she makes this face a lot and it means she’s listening to somebody else talking. i like the whole idea of it: kelly listening to someone, absentmindedly sucking her teeth, holding baby maureen perfectly safely, competently but not as if she’s made of glass.
it reminds me of a conversation kelly and i had there, sitting on the floor: bare feet, babies, gardens, growth.