An unusual meeting

After I had B. safely settled in front of the tv with some supper, I decided to go for a walk. I went to the mailbox about 5 blocks away and then decided to go to the grocery store for some ice cream so we could have some dessert later of fresh peaches and ice cream. On my return from the store, I was coming down our street about 4 blocks from our house when I saw a young man fly fishing - in the street. I'd guess his age to be about 12 but he could have been slightly older. He kept casting and casting. As he was right on my way, I decided to continue walking but I hadn't even made it across the street before he started talking to me. He told me all about fly fishing, casting, types of flies, where he would go fishing, what he would catch - all the while he was still practicing his cast. He told me how to reel the bass in after catching it and then, not satisfied with just telling me about it - and showing me how to do it - he made me take the reel in my hands and let out the line, pretending that I had a fish on the line!

Luckily the weather was not hot or our vanilla bean ice cream would have melted before I made it home.