Carpet of Leaves
by Bruce Bley
Title
Carpet of Leaves
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love — that makes life and nature harmonize. The birds are consulting about their migrations, the trees are putting on the hectic or the pallid hues of decay, and begin to strew the ground, that one’s very footsteps may not disturb the repose of earth and air, while they give us a scent that is a pefect anodyne to the restless spirit. Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. ~George Eliot, letter to Miss Lewis, 1st October 1841
This scene was taken at Sinnissippi Park in Sterling, Illinois. This is one of my local parks. The park offers spectacular views of the Rock River 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.
I hope you have enjoyed this photograph and will share it with others. You can see more of my work on my homepage in the various galleries I have created. Thank you for visiting.
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October 21st, 2014
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Comments (17)
Maria Urso
I absolutely love this shot, great capture!!! (f)
Bruce Bley replied:
Maria, I am glad you enjoyed this work. Thank you for the visit and nice comment.
Kathi Mirto
Love the pov! Would love to be there right now! fl
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the words, Kathi. It is a beautiful place to visit. Thank you for the L.
Bruce Bley
Vicki, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Our Planets Scenery". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Dawn Broom
I could walk for miles along this path Bruce - beautiful.
Bruce Bley replied:
I am so glad you enjoyed this work, Dawn. It is a beautiful place to walk anytime of the year. Thank you for visiting.
Bruce Bley
Jay, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Amateur Photographers- 2 Entries Per Day Please". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Bob and Nadine, Thank you for the feature in the group "Artist News". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Marinescu, I want to thank you again for the feature in the group "Premium FAA Artists". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Deborah Benoit
Beautiful scene!! L
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the visit and nice comment, Deborah. I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for the L.