autumnal touches inspired by the beach

having just returned from the beach

and

 inspired

so inspired!

 by the colors of the sea and sky,

 golden wheat fields

 and sea oats,

i went about making my home feel a bit more autumnal....

 painting by me, barn wood frame by my friend, mark porter, gourds from my garden

 painting and corn husk wreath by me

 hand painted doily pumpkins by me, blue hydrangeas from my garden

 huge leaf bowl made by me, from an elephant ear mold

 gourds from the garden and saved over the years

 my collection of chenille pumpkins by rita, in front of my painting

we have returned to cooler weather, shorter days and longer shadows....

i am urging to nest 

and spend less time in the gardens.

i love to bring out new props to restyle for the changing seasons.

i sure am glad you come by and visit me!

happy fall

y'all!

erin

p.s.  we had a fantastic time at the beach....the whole family together...i won't bore you with the story of how we rented a pontoon boat  (while singing the "gilligan's island" theme song)  and how a freak storm came up suddenly, with 4 foot waves and freezing rain.....mr. dan ("skipper") got the boat to a beach where we had to jump in the water just to warm up.....which is the best view of rain drops hitting the water and dancing up (forrest gump style)..... well, the storm cleared up just as suddenly as it had appeared....we traveled along and came across a big family of dolphin including a BABY with a pink tummy, who did back flips for us....incredible!  as we got close to docking the boat for the day, my son-in-law decided to jump into the water one more time....after jumping, he said in his calm air traffic controller way "wow, this water is really shallow"....it was like 12" deep.....yep, so shallow he broke his ankle and yesterday he had a plate and 5 screws put into it (by some doctors, of course)....

nope, won't bore you with that story.

;0)

p.p.s  we are very grateful that our son in law did not dive into the shallow water.