a firefly flashing in the dark...

On Saturday went walking along the Thames path near Mortlake for a good 15 km. The weather was good and it was a nice walk. There were lots of cyclists and runners using the path which followed the Thames almost all the way. And ofcourse the usual rowers , those beautiful men and women who row whatever the weather.

My friend was on the phone a fair bit midway through the walk, and just about the same time I spotted une belle femme going into a cafe. So I followed suite and was bowled over by the decor and the delicious smell of hot chocolate inside. We ended up ordering the chocolate with some pasty and soon had our feet up and enjoying the river breeze.

The beautiful woman, was working in the cafe, and so I got to see a lot of her and even stole a smile from her. But just couldnt get the courage to get up and go speak to her.After about an hour of pretending to listen to my friend and enjoy the scenery, I decided it was time to leave. We got up and lo and behold the damsel was by our side, to clear our table
.
I had to say something so I said ' thank you very much !'
...duh... ok deep breath... go for the kill buddy...
'that's beautiful earrings u got there' ..they were really beautiful
but she didnt understand, she looked confused.
so i used sign language and viola, that gorgeous smile again.
It will be one of life's eternal mysteries why i didnt proceed and ask her name and number.
i just left it at that , taking with me just her smile.