My New Friend, Filbert.

You may remember these two pictures I posted a couple of months ago.

I took them on the way home from a doctor’s appointment Greenville. For some reason, as many times as I have passed this lovely area, I have always stayed on this one side of the bridge and never ventured to the other side which includes the quaint, downtown area of Columbia.

So this past Tuesday? I declared it to be Venturing Across the Bridge Day. And I’m ever so glad I did because I found all sorts of delights to look at.  I even discovered a new friend whom I have named Filbert.  (You’ll meet him a minute.)

In the meantime, enjoy your tour of yet another Southern small town .

I was charmed by the gazebo near the river.

I loved the boat building going on right on Main St.

I was entranced by this lovely alleyway replete with flowers and shrubs . . .

and especially intrigued by this shop that provided outside stools for eating ice cream and sandwiches. How fun is that?

I found the Box Office Antiques and Gift Store . . .

and figured out pretty quickly why it had that name.It was next to an old theater building which is now used as a museum. I peeked into the windows and absolutely loved what little I could see; I’ll have to stop by again when it’s open.

I thought this was the cutest little bench.

Here is the entrance to another antique store.  Note the old suitcases piled to the left.

Need a haircut?  They’ve got you covered.

Need a trim and a shave?  You’re good to go.

And finally—here’s my new friend, Filbert.  He is a made-of-metal waiter who seems to hang out quite a bit at the entrance to that lovely alley I showed you a few picture ago.

He was such a cheery looking fella.  I especially loved the way his hair sort of blew out behind him; such a vintage, eclectic, eccentric, Filbert-esque look.

New friend.

Lovely town.

Good day.