Evening Delight is a photograph by Robert Bales which was uploaded on April 24th, 2017.
Evening Delight
Getting the last of the light at one of the favorite place, Sawyer Pond, for the people to enjoy fishing and the beautiful sunsets. It is only a... more
by Robert Bales
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Evening Delight
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Robert Bales
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Getting the last of the light at one of the favorite place, Sawyer Pond, for the people to enjoy fishing and the beautiful sunsets. It is only a few miles from Emmett, Idaho.
Originally called "Emmettville," it was primarily a post office named after Emmett Cahalan, the son of Tom Cahalan, an early settler of the area. The post office was later moved but retained the name. A few years later the "ville" was dropped and the post office and town became simply Emmett. In 1883 James Wardwell had the town platted, and in 1900 the town was incorporated as Emmett. Later, in March 1902, the Idaho Northern railroad came to the valley.
After the closing of the mines in 1906, the power lines were extended to Emmett. A series of irrigation projects made it possible for more rapid expansion of the town as the major service center for a farming and fruit-growing valley. In the early 1900s fruit packers adopted the label of "Gem of Plenty" because of the fertility of the valley. During the mining era the valley was known as the "garden" for the mining regions.
Until 2001, the city was home to a Boise Cascade manufacturing facility The Black Canyon diversion dam on the Payette River, built in the early 1920s, is east of the city.
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Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This beautiful 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 “2018 October: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. If the activity is allowed, your image will also be posted to our group Google+ page. Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (October 1, 2018)
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much Jan for the wonderful feature, congrats, invite, and the fine promotion!!
Cheryl Rose
What a majestic sunset over Sawyer Pond, Robert! That is a place to walk and wait for the next sunset! Beautiful capture! l/f/p
Robert Bales replied:
Thanks so much Cheryl for the wondefful review of the sunset!! I do walk to dogs around the pond.
Jenny Revitz Soper
CONGRATULATIONS! It is my great pleasure to FEATURE your extraordinary artwork on the homepage of the Artist Group No Place Like Home, 5/08/2017! You are invited to post it in the Group's Features Discussion thread for posterity or any other thread!