
Definitely a Green River, flowing around Saluda, North Carolina. Great water for swimming, tubing, and kayaking.
According to aboutforsythia.com the forsythia is named for William Forysth, director of the Chelsea Physic Garden in 1770, maker of the first rock garden in the UK and one of the founders of the Royal Horticultural Society.
These “golden bells” herald rebirth and the coming of spring. The bursts of gold are beacons of inspiration and hope. And after a "long cold winter:" Ah, spring!