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Autumntastic: Top Five Autumn Items - Foregrounds


by sosuleaf

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When people ask others what they like doing on Neopets or what things do they do that make them stay active and motivated, the common answers usually are avatar collecting, guilds, trophies, stamps, among others. However, My case is completely different. If I had to describe myself and explain what I do on this site, I'd basically say one word: Autumn. I just love this season so so much and Neopets knows how to represent it through all the wonderful Autumn themed items they have created and released throughout the years, such us books, grooming and even the amazing NP and NC wearable items. I think this season is very well resembled on the site and I have dedicated all my time towards it. Everything I do and talk about will always be related to it. Neopets and the Staff Team know exactly how to take the season to a whole new level. The wearable backgrounds they come up with are just stunning and the Fall Shop at the NC Mall is expected to get busy during the months of September, October and November - This season sure does draw attention! With these guide articles I want to put my thoughts and opinions on the items I think are the best among the over two thousand you can find all over Neopia. With these guides I hope I can motivate and inspire you to create wonderful and outstanding customizations for your pets! - Sit back, grab something to drink and enjoy the falling autumn leaves while reading this great article.

    Foregrounds

These pieces of Autumn are far more important than most. They are at the fore front of any display, from costumes and outfits, to gardens and shows. Foregrounds bring many things to Autumnal designs, from delightful fruit and veggie patches, standing out with a delicious looking fall array of goodies, to piles of leaves, crisp and fresh and ready to be jumped in. Though the landscapes and backgrounds show a wondrous amount of detail and stunning scenery, and objects can be used to decorate gardens and houses, even the clothes your pet wears can be intricate and beautiful. But you see the foreground first, it's that at the front, that you can point at and give an 'oooh'. After all, if you're at the front, you have to be beautiful, and this selection of items stands out more than anything.

1. Beautiful Autumn Leaves Foreground

As Autumn brings it's fall colours to the land, nothing states the beginning of the season more than fallen leaves. A beautiful array of browns, greens and yellows, the crunch of leaves as you walk just shows the beauty of the season. However as more leaves cascade from the branches of trees, piles of them begin to form, and nothing beats leaping feet first into a large pile of the foliage. The foreground to any Autumn picnic or delightful stroll, the leaves are known to decorate even the harshest terrain. From well manicured gardens, where proud Neopians hastily rake away every last stray leaf, to damp rocks at the side of streams, covered with a soft layer of frost. However for most, young and old, Autumn brings a time of change, and seeing this wonderful exhibit of shades bring about celebration and festivities, with the covering of leaves being the centre of the change.

2. Autumn Leaves and Berries Foreground

Pinecones and berries. Such a delightful selection of objects create a wonderful foreground for any Autumn garden. Decoration and bring fall colours can bring the Autumnal spirit, and berry picking with friends can really bring people close. Berries can be used for many things, making jams, eating, and decorating fine Autumn sweet treats that have to be shared with family and friends alike. The soft sway of the leaves certainly shows the cool Autumn breeze, and the leaves of the maple tree are always used for their wide selection, and brightness of fall colours. Such a wonderful foreground that can be at the forefront of any Autumn decorations.

3. Autumn Pumpkin Display Foreground

Have you ever been to a pumpkin patch? Where the smell of freshly cut hay and a cool breeze enlightens your senses, where the yellows and oranges of pumpkins and wheat brighten your vision? How wonderful it is to stroll through the fields, selecting the beauties that will be artisticly carved for Halloween. Tapping the ones that would be most suitable for soups, and pies. Pumpkins are very well known in fall cuisine, and can be used for many delicious recipes and delightful treats. This selection we have here is the finest of the bunch, and will do well for your many plans and uses. Remember, each pumpkin we grow at the pumpkin patch has been raised to suit your needs. Look at that big one over there, come choose one that will fit your desires.

4. Glittery Red Trees Foreground

As the leaves fall softly to the ground, the branches grow bare. The weather gets colder, and the days grow shorter. But as the coldness of Winter seems to grow close, Autumn brings bright colours, and family and friends closer. This selection of red leaves can really brighten up your fall, and can be used as decoration or as a simple foreground to an Autumn festival. Look at how they glitter with the frost? Don't you wish the beauty of Autumn could stay forever? I certainly do, and you can take a piece of Autumn home with you, to admire forever. Remember, even though the leaves fall, and Autumn turns to Winter. Next year it will return, and bring forward the same beauty and array of colours as it did previously. Make this the centrepiece to your Autumn celebration.

5. Autumn Shrubbery

A shrub is a small tree, a bush. Small and insignificant in this world, where trees tower tall, and can show a beautiful spectrum. This shrub, in a soft golden colour, may not stand out as well as the reds and bright oranges of some trees. But this insignificant shrub brings something else, though it is small, it still shows off it's colours. It doesn't care it is the smallest, or the most insignificant bush. It still has a bold gold, the leaves do not sway. Stubborn and beautiful unlike those towering trees, that sway in the wind and lose their leaves with a slight gust. So even though this small shrub may not have the brightest of leaves, or the tallest of branches, it will stay sturdy for you, and be the perfect foreground to any Autumn outfit.

 
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