The idea was a bit like a scene from a 1960's film from eg Claude Lelouch
Image walking down Boulevard Saint Michel, or maybe down the street in downtown Manhattan, or any busy business district, escaping from the office for a short spell to do an errant
Then along the way your eye is caught by a beautiful young woman sitting on a terrace, leisurly smoking a cigarette ( this is in the days when smoking in public wasn't considered a crime yet , and no, I'm a non smoker) indifferent to the hustle and bustle around her https://a4.pbase.com/g12/20/670620/2/169663294.MVRmYG2z.jpg
She's way out of your league of course, and you're too busy with 'work things' , but nevertheless for a brief moment you stop dead in your tracks, to just watch and observe her, a fleeting moment of beauty, maybe ? https://a4.pbase.com/g12/20/670620/2/169663295.JlkghExy.jpg
But of course she's sees you, yet you, even while being a bit embarrassed on being caught out, can't keep from looking at her https://a4.pbase.com/g12/20/670620/2/169663296.cxVhKglN.jpg
leaving you no other option then to hastily shuffle away somewhat ashamed
But as a parting gift she gives you a bright smile to last for the rest of the day, https://a4.pbase.com/g12/20/670620/2/169663297.92wHleQu.jpg
that for a brief moment keeps you with your head in the clouds, only to crash back down to earth by the snarl of the passerby you bump into continuing your way
The final image is really superb. The storytelling aspect works but the first three images don't have that something extra that the fourth has. Thanks for sharing.
Nothing personal to those who prefer one or another, but, to these aged eyes, each of those favorites is way-enhanced by its sequence-mates. Best to all...
, and no, I'm a non smoker) indifferent to the hustle and bustle around her