Blog: Tag: autumn

Drooping Sunflowers

Flashback to Fall: Drooping Sunflowers

Here’s a jump back in time a couple of autumns ago. I had crawled into the greens bed to weed and when I sat down and looked up, this is what I saw… a group of tired sunflowers full of seeds, peering down from me from a late afternoon sky. I took a photo so that I could paint it

Autumn tree with squirrel

Happy Thanksgiving… SQUIRREL!

I hope you have a happy Thanksgiving, my friends! May you have full plates and bellies and remember all of the things and people that make your life worth living. Much love from me to you! (Also, don’t forget to leave some treats out for the squirrels and birds in your back yard — they deserve a feast, too!)

Glass Gem Corn

Grow Glass Gem Corn for a Lovely Autumn Decoration

If you love decorative corn, you should try growing the variety called “Glass Gem” — the kernels come out in all kinds of wild colors, mixed around on each ear seemingly randomly. They dry well and make a very interesting autumn decoration and conversation piece! Here are some things to know about growing corn: Corn is pollenated by the wind.

Two Tiny Toadstools

Two Tiny Toadstools

These two tiny toadstools poked up through the fallen leaves to bask in the pale, late-autumn sunlight for a bit. They were so fragile that I doubt they lasted for an entire day before they crumbled away to nothing, so I feel very fortunate that I was even around to see them, let alone have my camera there to get

Pumpkin carving setup

Pumpkin Carving — Don’t Toss the Seeds!

This year was a great year for pumpkin farmers! (Ok, I’m just guessing on that one, but the pumpkin patches around this neck of the woods were bursting at the seams with families hunting for the perfect jack-o-lantern material this year–saw it with my own eyes!) Because we weren’t sure how Covid was going to affect Halloween, people planned a

Pumpkin swirls painting

Pumpkin Swirls Painting

This is another harvest-themed painting that I borrowed the idea from one of my rock groups… thank you, fellow painters! This fall-festive painting is not on a rock, however, but instead is acrylic on canvas. Feel free to borrow this design for your own painting experiment, and add your own twist!

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