From down town, go over the Gervais St Bridge and turn an immediate left into the parking lot at the amphitheater by the Saluda River. This is part of the Three Rivers Greenway. The Saluda and the Broad form a confluence that becomes the Congaree. Above Greenville, at Jones Gap in the escarpment to the mountains, the Saluda is a rocky stream where people fly fish.
My cousin and her dog, Robespierre, met me here today. Robespierre is a beautiful dog found abandoned in a rabbit hutch as a puppy. He is thought to be part lab and part pit. He is a deep red brown with hazel eyes and pit bull ears. He has a very sweet personality. He and Boofa like each other so much they practically pull us into the river.
This trail goes past classic but new southern houses that face the river with their porches on all three stories. In this area there are three stainless steele water bowls for dogs, but only if they are gamecock fans.
The previous governor used to run on this riverwalk when he was not hiking the Appalachian trail or meeting his South American lover. It is also rumored to be a place of trysting for men.
The weather is chilly at 36 degrees and cloudy. It even rains a little on us.
After the walk, we go to my cousin's small house which is filled with wonderful things including a painting of a whale by her husband and an oil painting of her children. While Robespierre and Boofa cavort in the back yard, she makes hot chocolate for us the way our mothers used to make it:
To make one cup, put about 1/4 cup water into a small sauce pan. Add about one tablespoon of cocoa, the same amount of sugar or a little less and a very small pinch of salt. Stir while bringing to a boil, then add about 3/4 cup of milk. Heat, then add a little vanilla flavoring.
Later we browse at the Habitat Restore nearby. The Columbia Chicken Man sells his paintings here. These paintings are of fanciful elongated chickens. Our favorite here is a very large one of what looks like a chicken bride and groom dancing happily at their wedding.
In the car on the way home, I am trying to learn Spanish by CD:
Los colores: amarillo, azul, blanco, gris, marron, naranga, negro, roja, rosa,verde.
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