The "Baers" are my extended family. We had our annual fall picnic in my birthplace of Rock Hill at Manchester Fields. A Southeastern league girls' lacrosse tournament is going on with hundreds of cars.
We picnic at the shelter beside the playground.
There is a lovely trail just short enough for a stroll which is part of the Carolina Threads Trail. I took Zipper, the Cairn-Yorkie terrier belonging to Hanah and Patrick, Liza and Sergey, over the bridge and into the woods. The trail branch on the left ended at the Olive Garden Restaurant very shortly. We went back and took the right branch which circled a small lake surrounded with oranamental sweet grass (the kind sweet grass baskets are made of by the descendants of slaves from Sierra Leonne in Charleston). The grass is now in pink fluffy bloom. Nearby there is a picnic shelter with 18 tables and restrooms along the side.
The trail loops back to the playground area, but another branch circles the entire park with all of its playing fields.
The Carolina Threads Trails is an ongoing project linking North Carolina and South Carolina greenways, trails and blueways, now extending through 15 counties for 132 miles, an effort to preserve and protect the natural environment while making it accessible to the public.
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