Now that Fall is here, it is time to decorate for the season and for Halloween, also known as 'Spooky Season'!

Give it some time and those fall-like temperatures will arrive in East Texas and with cooler nights and less sunlight those leaves on your trees will begin to turn and your grass will stop growing!

While we're waiting, we can begin decorating now for Fall and Halloween. The pumpkin is one of the centerpieces of decorating this time of the year. Orange, yellow, white, small, fat, warted, stemmed - pumpkins come in all varieties and are the focal point during this time of the year.

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Pumpkins fill up front porch displays and they're also carved up for Halloween jack-o-lanterns and placed on the front porch.

If you need pumpkins for front porch display or to be carved up into that jack-o-lantern you can find plenty of them at pumpkin patches around East Texas. While you're at the pumpkin patch don't forget to get that cute Fall pumpkin picture for your social media feed.

While picking out that perfect, or many pumpkins, some pumpkin patches offer a wide variety of activities and refreshments. From hayrides to carnival games to pumpkin spice drinks and other offerings, you'll sure be able to make memories while picking out that perfect gourd.

If you know of any other great pumpkin patches feel free to let me know about them.  Send me a quick email and I'll add them to this list.

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