Come Walk with Me #1
by Bruce Bley
Title
Come Walk with Me #1
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 17th, 2014
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Comments (20)
Lindley Johnson
This looks like a wonderful place to walk - lovely in the fall!
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the nice comment, Lindley. I love tis area for it's calmness and being surrounded by beautiful color.
Snezana Petrovic
Wonderful!!! F/L
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment Snezana. I truly appreciate it and thank you for the L
Ivete Basso
Beautiful place to walk...Bruce. Great shot. F/V. Tw
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment Ivete. I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for the promo.
Elizabeth Winter
Nice winding path! I would come walk with you here! Nice capture Bruce! v
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the wonderful comment and v, Elizabeth. I sincerely appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Jens, Thank you again for the feature in the group "All Natural Scenery Landscapes". I appreciate the support you have given me and my work.
Bruce Bley
Pamela, I sincerely appreciate the feature in the group "3 A Day Waiting Room ART". Thank you for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Vicki, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Our Planets Scenery". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Tracy, Thank you for the feature in the group "self-taught artists Your Own". I truly appreciate the honor and thank you for your support.
Bruce Bley
James, Thank you so much for the feature in the group "Beauty". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Ann Horn
Beautiful autumn scene, Bruce. What a lovely place to walk! f/l
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the wonderful compliment, Ann. I do love walking these paths throughout all seasons of the year. It is beautiful park.
Sandi OReilly
Wonderful fall path, color and perspective, Bruce, f/l
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious compliment, Sandi. I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for the L.
Zori Minkova
Beautiful! p/f/l
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the nice comment, Zori. I truly appreciate it and thank you for the L.