Celebrating Fall With Gourds Pumpkins and Flowers 2026

 Celebrating Fall is a time to rejoice because the temperatures have lowered in Texas.  It's time to get out the fall pumpkins and reefs.  A new season brings back memories of leaves changing colours and pumpkins adorning the entrance to your home.  

I always buy yellow mums for our backyard patio.  They are perfect for the iron tables.

The zebra plant says fall as the colours mix with green and gold.

Zinnias bloom with shades of orange purple and pink.  

Bees zip nectar on the blue saliva to say thank you for the delicious meal.

Purple eggplant grows from the Itchiban type hanging in the bright sunshine.  It needs six hours to grow properly.

I purchased gourds from the store and they seemed extra pretty this year so I painted them with acrylic paints.  

I experimented with the blue tablecloth and looked up past artists who did still life.

Orange flowers remind us of the leaves that change colours.  

Sunflowers are an easy way to add a dash of yellow. 

Fall flowers with gourds inspired me to paint another picture with acrylics.  This time I used a red background to pop the colours.  

 The Dallas Arboretum has a fall festival each year so youngsters can take their picture.  

I found the perfect pumpkin made in India for my fall decorations.  

Painted pumpkins are also a festive way to say happy fall.  

There are so many pumpkins to choose from in the stores.  

Pumpkins, squash and different kinds of gourds say I'm grateful for another fall season.  

Begonias and red Colitis grow in our fall Texas Garden.  

 A new tablecloth to adorn our table brings joy to our home.  It's fun to experiment with different kinds of flowers in fall colours.  

Celebrating Fall with different kinds of pumpkins as the light shines brings comfort. 

A giant reef of sunflowers hanging on the wall of your patio says happy fall.  

East Texas Lake Fork Lake House Comfy Bed Decorated in Blue to Match the Lake in July

The East Texas Lake Fork Lake House has a comfy bed to match the peaceful view of the lake.

White Egrets soar above wooden bridges.

Lush green East Texas Pine Trees grow among cattails over a wooden bridge.

Comfortable patio furniture lets you relax as you watch puffy white clouds float in the Texas sky.

Perineal white hibiscus flowers grow to adorn the lake with beauty.

Ornate French Yellow Antique chairs is a perfect addition for a place to sit.

Deer come to graze the green grass.

A gentle color of Amber in their fur is soft.

A wooden dock over Lake Fork allows you to get closer to the birds flying overhead.

As the sun rises the gold color greets your bedroom window to say good morning.

A long shadow of the dock changes with the sun.

It inspired me to get out my watercolour to paint an East Texas Pine Tree next to a wooden dock.

Walk down a winding path to see trees reach the sky.

Green Dragon flies flitter around to eat insects.

White egrets fly with wings outstretched to capture the wind.

 White hibiscus with a pink center sway in the gentle breeze of East Texas in July.

Fredericksburg Texas Beauty in the Hill Country Inspires Me To Paint

Texas Hill Country near Fredericksburg Texas inspires me to paint about my experience in such a beautiful place.  

 We stayed in cabins with wildlife everywhere.

Donkeys greeted us at our door.

I used watercolour to paint Hill Country Landscape with cactus flowers blooming.  

The Texas Hill Country has large Oak Trees with large branches with twisted shapes.

I used acrylic to paint Texas Hill Country roads lead to scenic beauty.

Cactus flowers add beauty to the landscape. 

Some Flowers are purple with a gold center,

Lights hang to light our way.

We woke up to the sound of birds chirping in their habitat.

Places to relax with red couches allowed us to look up at the sky to see stars at night.

Dead trees with twisted limbs inspired me to paint their beauty.

Windmills twirl round and round.

Soft beds decorated with lovely comforters show country charm.

Red birdhouses on a large pole attracts birds.

Cow friends roam the Texas Hill Country fields to graze for food,

Red Roofs protect houses from down pours of rain showers.

Just like France inspires French Country furniture from the landscape of France, floral chairs from a store in Fredericksburg is inspired from the beauty of the Texas Hill Country.