Fall Zazzles in Louisiana

In the coastal southern United States, Autumn is usually a season that hurries by too quickly. High temperatures remain until late September or early October and when the cool weather does finally move in, it only stays for a couple of weeks. Some years, when we actually have a frost or freeze or two, the leaves will change colors in fall, but often those fall leaves don't show their brilliant colors until late November or early December.

Through the years we have photographed and painted some of the sites of Autumn in Louisiana and have featured them on our various Zazzle Galleries. We hope you enjoy this stroll through the Louisiana towns and in the country in fall.

Enjoy the lovely classical guitar music while you virtually stroll through a Louisiana Autumn.

Beautiful fall leaves are not abundant in Louisiana, but we do have Witch Hazel which blooms in late fall and has yellow leaves. The Swamp Maples and Sourwood trees also usually put on a show with their red leaves and Red Bud trees have lovely yellow ones. These designs are on our Naturally Native Creations Gallery.

Many native seeds and berries adorn the forest in fall. The native Yaupon holly's red berries stay on the tree through winter and the Inland Sea Oats make a pretty harvest picture along the edge of the riparian areas. An unusual fruit forms on the native Euonymus Americanus, also known as Strawberry Bush, Hearts-a-bustin and Deer Candy. These designs are on our Naturally Native Creations Gallery.

Fall is the time when mushrooms abound in the woods and fields. There are many colorful ones that magically appear after a fall rain. These designs are on our Wild and Wonderful Louisiana Gallery.

I love the fall colors and enjoy photographing and painting the Autumn scenes in both north and south Louisiana. These designs are on our Naturally Native Creations and our Louisiana Lagniappe Galleries.

Autumn wildflowers color the landscape in shades of gold, purple and red. They are so beautiful that we even plant them in our flower gardens. Featured below are Honeycomb Head with a native Bumblebee, Cardinal Flower, Mist Flower with a Long-tailed Skipper Butterfly and one of the bluish-purple fall Asters.

These designs are on our Naturally Native Creations Gallery.

Both migratory birds and permanent residents abound in the fields and forests, adding to the beauty of our much too brief autumn. Shown below are Carolina Chickadee, Ruby-throated Hummingbirds and American Robin.

These designs are on our Naturally Native Creations Gallery.

In south Louisiana, especially in the New Orleans area, Halloween is a big celebration. We enjoy both harvest and halloween celebrations on the north shore where we live. These designs are on our Naturally Native Creations and our Louisiana Lagniappe Galleries.

Fall and Football go hand in hand in the south. Here in Louisiana it's the LSU TIGERS and their purple and gold. GEAUX TIGERS! These designs are on our Wild and Wonderful Louisiana Gallery.