Happy Halloween 2026

 And published on the correct day, this time! I've been feeling a little fiery lately...

...not unlike a certain also-red-haired X-Man. (Yes, I am a huge nerd behind the keyboard, thank you.)

Road Trip, Stop Four: Pacific Northwest

 My next stop is in the woods of Oregon, not far from the Washington border; I got offered the use of a small cabin there to relax after some big-city busy-ness.

The air's crisp and clean here, and the woods mostly quiet aside from the occasional rustling of wildlife in the underbrush. (While I'm sure most of it is raccoons or deer or chipmunks - I'm still glad I have a cabin to stay in here, not just a tent.)

Feeling Like Fall

 Not an official part of the Road Trip series, just a pose/outfit combo I picked up last autumn - then I ended up not even unpacking the set, much less using it. 😵

So! To make up for that, it's fall leaves time! 

(Not-so-fun factoid, I had all the style info for this look written up in a notes file, and my computer decided to fart it out into the ether. And as it turns out, I had forgotten to save the outfit - probably because I'd already taken the picture. Soooo I can't for the life of me remember which face skin I have on for this shot, apologies to its creator.) 

Road Trip, Stop Three: San Francisco

 From Glamour Girl to glamping! I spent the night in a cabin-tent at a foggy campground outside the San Fran area proper before making my next actual stop.(Have to get a good night's beauty sleep before these things, you know.)

In the morning - off to sight-see!  And would you believe I got photo-bombed in the Castro District?!

 You didn't believe it? That's actually good, because Phil and Merlyn met me there to show me around. The guys were absolute sweethearts about playing tour guide of their stomping grounds.

I also couldn't resist a shot of the two of them together. 💜