Friday, October 31, 2025

Country Roads in Autumn

Autumn Fall Road Door County by Jeanne Selep
Image 1: Road in a Door County park in Autumn

Autumn in Door County, Wisconsin (USA) shimmers with color.  Indeed, much of Wisconsin lights up with fall colors, but these images were taken during a magical weekend in Door County. 


Autumn Fall Road tree tunnel by Jeanne Selep
Image 2: Tunnel of trees in Autumn in Door County

The weather cooperated beautifully - sunny and no rain!  I traveled back roads and county parks, searching for stunning foliage and trees, and tunnel views formed by trees branching over the road.  


Green and Yellow Autumn tree road by Jeanne Selep
Image 3: Road with Green and Yellow Foliage

Around here people try to predict "peak color" for fall foliage, and on this weekend I felt peak color was imminent.  There were still areas of green, and not a lot of reds.  On the plus side, most of the leaves were still on the trees.  


Autumn Country Road by Jeanne Selep
Image 4: Country Road in Autumn

I find myself wondering if the trees turned orange and red in the days after I left.  I also want to know how thickly the leaves pile up on the roads when the trees drop them.  


Red Autumn Oak leaves by Jeanne Selep
Image 5: Red Oak leaves

A small cluster of red caught my eye.  Colorful oak leaves! As a tree enthusiast, I have felt that oak leaves don't usually turn fantastic colors.  (In my experience oak leaves turn yellow or brown.)  But this small cluster of oak leaves proved that on rare occasions oak leaves can turn fantastic colors. 
[ Here are links to two artworks I made with oak leaves: Autumn Wreath and Oak Leaves Explored ]


Barn and vineyard in Door County
Image 6: Door County Barn and Grape Vines

Door County has many picturesque places - small towns, lighthouses, harbors, buildings, restaurants, shops and more, like this barn and vineyard.  Yet that weekend will stand out in my memory for the wedding I attended and the fall foliage.
[ Click here for some Door County Water views]  


Vineyard in Autumn Door County by Jeanne Selep
Image 7: Vineyard with fall foliage


Door county is a vacation area enjoyed by many, and fall is one of the busiest times.  Views of another sort can be seen on crowded weekend days....


Small Town vacation Traffic
Image 8: Small Town Vacation Traffic

(On weekends, cars trying to park in town can cause long lines of cars backed up on the roads (sometimes half an hour) when entering small towns.  Sister Bay, shown above, has a population of about 1,170 people year round.  Notice the fall colors beyond the town.  I felt I had to disclose a more typical view of Door County as well.)


Enjoy your fall and my fall photos.  I'm looking forward to the Holiday season. 


I hope you enjoy the rest of 2025
and the Holiday Season!


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"Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree"

                                                -  Emily Bronte
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"Nature is,
after all, the only book that
offers important content on every page


                                                -  Goethe



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Click here to see my Autumn Wreath!

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Sunday, September 14, 2025

Autumn Hutch

Autumn Fall Hutch by Jeanne Selep
Image 1: Autumn hutch arrangement

When autumn arrives each year at my house, a new autumn hutch display follows.  Autumn's palette of colors are more subdued than my normal arrangements, and often consist of mostly brown transfer ware and some Bavarian plates.  Over time I have been picking china and glass items to expand my options, and now my autumn hutch is more colorful.  


Autumn Fall Hutch by Jeanne Selep
Image 2: Autumn Hutch Detail

The hutch (a Welch dresser) allows me to showcase cherished finds like these above.  The mugs above, for example, are antique Villeroy and Boch.  


Vintage Antique Pear Plate
Image 3: Vintage Pear Plate, 10 inches

I love this vintage pear plate.  I believe it's a turn of the century or early 1900's art design.  I like the artist's decision to include subtle shadows of the branches and leaves on the white section.  I consider it innovative design from around 100 years ago.


Vintage Antique Pear Plate
Image 4: Rim of Vintage platter

Behind the pear plate in the hutch is an extravagant platter that has an incredible border with thick raised gold edging, an inner border of poppies, and elaborate thin gold filigree line work over the poppies.  Is this border a little over the top or a lot?  I love it's exuberant detail.


Willams Sonoma Apple Plates
Image 5: Williams Sonoma Apple plates

I often mix contemporary, vintage, and antiques pieces in my hutch arrangements, and I was happy to find ten contemporary Williams Sonoma apple plates (in 4 different designs) at a resale shop. I love the "botanical drawing" style on the apple plates.


Willams Sonoma Apple Plates
Image 6  : Williams Sonoma Apple plates

Someone's collection of nine different amber stemmed and footed goblets became mine when I bought them at an estate sale. A lucky find to brighten up the color in the hutch!


Vintage Antique Pear Plate
Image 7: Amber Glass Water goblets

[I had fun trying to identify the patterns -
From left to right:
1. LE Smith Stars and Moon pattern goblet;
2. LG Wright Wildflower pattern goblet;
3. Madonna Inn Wild Rose pattern goblet;
4. Diamond point ribbed pattern goblet;
5. Unknown;
6. Westmoreland Paneled Grape pattern goblet]


hutch St Patricks Day china cabinet
Image 8: Meissen plate from Germany

The German Meissen plate above has oak leaves and acorns trimmed with gold - definitely one of my favorites plates in my collection! It's also a fall plate.  Acorns appear in fall and are all over my driveway!


I hope you enjoyed my fall hutch.  I look forward to looking at other fall decor posts.   I hope you have a great fall season - summer here went by too quickly! 


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