This is a Church entrance that we drove by so many times, we finally stopped and took a quick picture for memory's sake, and I finally got around to Sketching/Watercoloring them. I liked the way the flowers were planted to match the entrance. It really took my eye right to the door.

We were in Williamsburg, VA in the Fall--and these pumpkins took my eye. It was MarketDay Saturday and they were piled in front of the Christmas Shop. It's the closest watercolor sketch that I have with a "Thanksgiving" time of the year theme. Maybe next time, I'll do a pic of my Pumpkin Pie (with whipped cream, of course).

The birds are really surrounding our Bird Feeders this Fall. We regularly see Cardinals, Tufted Titmouse (a picture taken by my husband), Chickadees, Red-Bellied Woodpeckers, Red-breasted and regular Nuthatches. Also, Blue Jays, Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers, and the usual HouseFinches, and some sparrows. If I forgot any--I'm sorry :-)
I love feeding the birds and seeing them fattening up for Winter.

I can't believe it was 55 years ago--my Firstborn (s) were twins. We hit the jackpot the first time--having a boy AND a girl. Twice the blessing! Just want to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY RON AND RUTH. (And they still are a BLESSING!)

The leaves are all off the trees in woods behind our home. Everything looks so bare--we had quite a rain and windstorm last night.
Haven't done any painting yet (still recovering--very well, thank you--from my knee replacement.)
So I thought I would post a watercolor of Mawbry Mill (in North Carolina). I painted this one Autumn after visiting the area.
This is off the Blue Ridge Parkway--just before you leave the East end of N. Carolina.

Still taking it easy from my knee replacement, so I haven't done much watercolor. I made this card last year after we had been in the Smokies in October for a beautiful Autumn Color display. I painted every different leaf I could find of every different size and shape and put them all on one page.
This is what we are looking at right now in our own backyard. The only thing that makes me sad is the cold weather and winter that this beauty introduces!
We will make the best of it and look forward to Thanksgiving with our wonderful family!

I made a notecard out of this little picture to send to my friend, Tammy, who gave me the Birdhouse.
She really liked it, so I thought I would post it.
I'm kind of "in the house" for a couple weeks recovering from my second total knee implant--and thankful that things went so well!