If you didn't know, I love seeing elderly couples walking around, together, on buses, traveling, sitting, just being near each other. I love all of the stories that their faces tell, I love imagining the lives they've lived, the things, the pains, the joys they must've experienced together.
They were slowly and carefully making their way across the crosswalk when I looked at them and remembered that I had my camera. I follow this one blog that documents the fashion and style of older folks and I've been inspired but haven't yet had the opportunity to snap some shots myself of some of my own ... subjects. We had a red light together and I said to them, "You are such a beautiful couple! Can I take a picture of you?"
The small woman, named Anne, had some sort of British accent and said, "No one's ever told us that before! Of course you can take a photo!" They posed for the camera and asked me if I was at the university. I told them I was studying music, and the man, who introduced himself as Fred, asked me if I knew Ingrid Gan. I said that I didn't and he said that she was this year's recipient of the pretty prestigious Fred Pattison Piano Competition.
Immediately it dawned on me and I asked him, "Are you Fred Pattison?" And he said, "why, yes, I am," and I was surprised! Of course, perhaps few outside of the school let alone our tiny music faculty would've heard of the competition or of him, but of course, being in this little sub-culture, it was a bit of a lovely surprise to have just snapped a shot of such a clearly reputable and philanthropic man!
He claims to have lived "the most fascinating life," as stated in this article that I found.
What a lovely couple. I can only hope that one day my wrinkles tell many stories and that I will walk a slower pace in life, too.
Also, I found this new single by the New Pornographers. It is good the first listen, at least. I haven't decided how I feel about it after the following listens.
Crash Years - The New Pornographers
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