A Time for Reflection
by Bruce Bley
Title
A Time for Reflection
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This scene was taken at Sinnissippi Park in Sterling, Illinois. This is one of my local parks. The park offers spectacular views and color especially during this time of year in the fall.
The Sinnissippi Mounds are a Havana Hopewell culture burial mound grouping located in the city of Sterling, Illinois.
The mounds are a product of the Hopewell tradition which flourished in the Sterling area around 2,000 years ago. At that time, the area was at the center of a vast trade network that stretched up and down the Mississippi River. Mounds such as the Sinnissippi are common throughout the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys.
The first settler in Sterling, Hezekiah Brink, noted the mounds when he arrived in 1834. Among some of the other early settlers were a group of men who were interested in starting a Science Club. The Sterling Scientific Club, in existence as early as the 1870s, made one of their goals the investigation of the burial mounds near the Rock River.
The Sinnissippi Mounds are part of the Sterling Park District's largest park, Sinnissippi Park. The park was acquired in parcels beginning in 1934. The area of the park where the mounds are found, on a bluff overlooking the Rock River, was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on May 14, 1979 as the Sinnissippi Site. It is listed as one of the National Register's "address restricted" sites, despite its public nature.
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. You can see more of my work on my homepage. Your comments on my work are greatly appreciated. Thank you for visiting.
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October 18th, 2014
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Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 April: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (April 22, 2019)
Bruce Bley replied:
Jan, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Art for Ever with You. I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Thank you for the feature in the group "Images That Excite You", John. I appreciate the honor.
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Bruce Bley
Julie, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Your Story of Art". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Robert I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Your Very Best Photography". I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Doug, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Canon Full Frame Cameras". I truly appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Romuald, I am grateful for the feature in the group "Arts Fantastic World". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Judy, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "USA Photographers ONLY". I truly appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Jannice, Thank you again for the feature in the group "All Art Welcome". I appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Chuck, I am grateful for the feature in the group "500 to 1000 Photo". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Thank you for the feature in the group "Composition Of Any Medium", Delynn. I truly appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Pamela, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Abc Group". Thank you so much for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Dora. I truly appreciate the feature in the group "Glimpses Of Autumn". Thank you so much.
Bruce Bley
Eva, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Places You Visited 3 per Day". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Debra and Dave Vanderlaan
Lovely depth and soft colors Bruce! We added our Like! Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment and L, Debra and Dave. I sincerely appreciate it.
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