The Valley (Part 2)

I couldn’t leave Silver Sea without doing a few more shots (see Part 1 here). Must be the micro-climate, but a sudden thaw let me break out Deadwool‘s shirts from Mens Dept and even the morning chill wasn’t bad (as shown in the last pic). As I started the long hike out, I knew I’d be back in the Spring…

• Sweater: Xiaj -  Hikaru Sweater Xmas S (185l at Mens Dept until Dec 31, mesh) 
• Pants: Deadwool - Jeans + belt blue V1  (Not Free, mesh)
• Shoes: Lenox - Lenox Duck Boots (250l at Mens Dept until Dec 31, mesh, includes 8 colors & female sizing)
• Glasses: Kumaki Glasses Style - Sousa (Not Free, Mesh, Texture Change)
• Pose: Poseology - Evans 2 (120L at Mens Dept until Dec 31, includes 6 poses)

• Shirts: Deadwool - Darden Shirt Full Taupe Tartan/Full Blue Tartan L (200l at Mens Dept until Dec 31, mesh)
• Pants: Deadwool - Jeans + belt brown/blue V1  (Not Free, mesh)
• Skin: Belleza - Jacob Medium Xmas gift (Group Gift, includes multiple skins. Attn: 250l joiner fee) 
• Shape: Peer - Taurus (previous hunt gift) 
• Hair: Ink - MOAT Coal (Not Free, mesh)
• Pose (upper): Exposeur - Cowboy Up 3m (Not Free)
• Pose (lower): Inertia - Box Set Stand (Not Free)

• Jacket: HuHu - Military Long Jacket Black L (New Release, mesh)
• Boxers: Flow - Men's  Boxer Brief Black 1 (Not Free, mesh)
• Shoes: Lenox - Lenox Duck Boots Camo (250l at Mens Dept until Dec 31, mesh, includes 8 colors & female sizing)
• Gun: Deco - Survivalist Rifle (Not Free, mesh, also includes backpack)
• Tree: Breno - Icy Xmas Tree (Group Gift, mesh)
• Pose: HISPose - Hiscoffee C5 (New Release, includes 5 poses)

•  Build: Culprit Furniture - Culprit Rustic Cottage Pinkidoo (Not Free, Mesh)

Location: Silver Sea

Goodbye to Summer

It's always Summer somewhere, especially in SL, and Flow's excellent boardshorts and retro swim suits from this month's Mens Dept (ending today) provide a nice excuse to ignore the season and enjoy some SL rays. The boardshorts have a texture-change band and like the swim suits are available with liquid-mesh sizing in a range of colors and at an attractive price.

The avis feature skins by (Red)Sand (previously bogged here) and a recent skin gift from Aeva with shapes by Novus and Shape it Up. Hair is from Alli & Ali, where numerous styles are on sale for 50l through the end of the month.

The Palms

• Bathing Suit: Flow - Asto Remy Swimming Trunks 70's 20 Size Liquid (85l at Mens Dept until Sep 30, MESH)
• Necklace: Glam Dammit - Casablanca Necklace (Group Gift)
• Bracelet: KOSH - LOR Bracelet male (Group Gift, Unisex. In group notices until Oct 7)
  
• Skin: (Red)Sand - The RAAF naturel bald regular skin (New Release) 
• Shape: Shape it Up! - Steel 6.97 FEET (Contact Alexx Usbourne for availability, Modded) 
• Hair: Alli & Ali - Brian Hair Sunlit Brown (50l Sale Price until Sep 30)
  
• Eyes: Poetic Colors - Milky Eyes Chocolate (Check with store owner for availability, MESH)
  
• Pose: Icons of Style - Summer Boy Pose 2L (Free, includes 10 Poses)

Boardshorts

• Shorts: Flow - MF1 Boardshort 6, 13 Liquid Size (135l at Mens Dept until Sep 30, MESH)
• Pose (left): Stakey - Tough Guy 06 (Previous Hunt Gift)
• Pose (right): SAAL Body - Strike Boy Male Model Pose 5 (Not Free)

Snack Bar

• Shirt: Deco - Islander Shirt medium retro (200l at Mens Dept until Sep 30, MESH, also includes hat)
• Shorts: Flow - MF1 Boardshort 6 Liquid Size (135l at Mens Dept until Sep 30, MESH)
• Shoes: SF Design - Mens Sports Sandals (Ultimate Menstuff #32, Texture Change. Note: Hunt is over, but gift still available at time of publication)
• Skin: Aeva - Elijah Tone 4 Beardy (Group Gift, includes 9 tones)
• Shape: Novus Studios - The Classic Male III (Not Free)
  
• Hair: Alli & Ali - Huck Hair Light Brown (Group Gift)
• Glasses: Kumaki Glasses Style - Carlyle 1.00 (New Release, MESH, Texture Change)
• Build: Follow Us - California dream bar (Not Free)

Goodbye to Summer

• Tank: 22769 - Over Head Tank Red L (100l at Mens Dept until Sep 30, MESH)
• Pants: 22769 - Sweatpants Red M (110L at Mens Dept until Sep 30, MESH)
• Pose: Icons of Style - Summer Boy Pose 2L (Free, includes 10 Poses)
• Beach Chair/Umbrella: End of Daze -EOD Beach Chair/Umbrella (Previous Hunt Gift)

Four Walls

For the decor fans there are some amazing hunts on at the moment. The Four Walls hunt brings SL's top designers offering up some excellent gifts that should fit well with your design schemes. Gifts cost 20l so you need to choose wisely. There are too many standouts to name them all, but some of my favorites include a great dresser from Pilot, a cool lamp from Vespertine (one of three), Cheeky Pea's hockey items and a fun guitar prop/chair from Zinnias.

Two other furniture hunt options now underway are the Courtyard Hunt (Free) and Cold Winter Nights (10l) You can see previews of almost all the gifts on the various hunt websites. 

The avi shown below is from Peau and can be found for the super low price of 55l at this weeks Fi* Friday (ends sometime today).

Easy as ABC

• Dresser, Art: Pilot - Miller Dresser, Miller Positive Words (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH)
• Chair:  L&K prefabs - Good old armchair (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH)
• Lamp: Vespertine - Arctic wall lamps/konichiwa the crane (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH, includes multiple versions)
• Lanterns: Sanctuaire - Lost and Found Collection (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH, gift also includes table and other items)
• Bird Cage: End of Daze - Birdy Cage White/wBirdy (New Release, MESH)
• Mannequins: Ililo - Model Form a & b (150l at Mens Dept until Feb 1, MESH)
• Vase, Mirror: Chic Buildings - Vase & Twigs, Mirror (The Courtyard Hunt #2 until Jan 31, also includes a dresser)
• Frames: Cheeky Pea - Jones Frames (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH. Gift includes other items)
• Rug: Digs - Delaney Rug (10l, Cold Winter Nights Hunt #20 until Feb 15, MESH. Gift also includes a fireplace & floor cushion)

Body Check

• Shirt: Flow - T Shirt Pop Long Sleeve (169L at Soho Sampler Sale until Feb 16, MESH)
• Pants: Flow - Jeans Deep Ink S (169L at Soho Sampler Sale until Feb 16, MESH)
  
• Glasses: Adjunct - New Browline Readers Black (49l sale price until Jan 26, MESH, includes two versions)
• Headphones: 22769 - Headphones Vintage Blooming (80l at Mens Dept until Feb 1, MESH)
• Skin/Shape: Peau - Leonard Chop Beard Hairchest Pale (55l at Fi* Fridays until Jan 23)
  
• Hair: Alli & Ali - Rory Hair Darkbrown (1l on Marketplace, Unisex)
• Pose: Embody - M Lean 3 (Group Gift, see group notices. Includes 5 poses)

Decor

• Desk, Chair, Rug, Armchair, Desk Items: Cleo Design - Folding worktable, Chair etc (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH. Gift includes numerous other items not shown)
• Wall Items: Cheeky Pea - Jones Hockey Sign, Hanging Ice Hockey Sticks (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH)

Guitar Picker

• Jacket/Shirt: DROP - Mesh Jacket Black Check Size S (99l at Mens Dept until Feb 1, MESH)
• Pants: Switch - Mens Denim Standard Depraved (Previous hunt gift (TAE) now free in store, MESH, includes female jeans)
• Shoes: Duh - Ruined Workboots (25l)

 Decor

• Chair, Guitar, Prints - Zinnias - Guitar Pickers Chair, Decor (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31)
• Light Fixture: Mudhoney - Mason jar decor butterfly candle (20l in Gatcha)
• Rug: Before Sleep - Rainbow Fringe Rug (5l)
• Beverage - Alchemy Immortalis - Drinkable Mason Jar full of Homemade Apple Brandy (availability unknown)

Should have paid my cable bill...

• Jacket/Shirt: Havok - Blackout Blazer w/ Tee Houndstooth Tie Size 1 (150l at Mens Dept until Feb 1, MESH)
• Pants: American Bazaar - Mark Jeans S Black (150l, MESH)
• Shoes: Dirty Little Secret - Unisex Hightops (Free, MESH)
• Pose: Poise - Male Stand 10 (Not Free)
  

Decor

• Couch, Rug, TV, Sidetable & Decor: The Strawberry Box - Harrington Sofa Set (20l, Four Walls Hunt until January 31)
• Turntable, album, lamp: Zen Creations  - Retro Corner Set (The Courtyard Hunt #13 until Jan 31, set also includes a rug, chair & headphones)
• Coffee Table: Prime - Courtyard hunt pallet table (The Courtyard Hunt #9 until Jan 31, also includes a rug and floor pillows)
• Hatstand: Pestique -  Hallway Hatstand (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, also includes a sidetable)
• Posters: Ionic - Indie posters (Group Gift)

Mary Teresa Skybox

• Lounger: Trompe L'oeil - Pallet Lounger (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 31, MESH)
• Table: Prime - Courtyard hunt pallet table (The Courtyard Hunt #9 until Jan 31, also includes a rug and floor pillows)
• Coffee Decor: Balaclava - Recycled Coffee Set Painted Desert (88l)
• Hanging Planter: Hanaya - Hanging Basket with Orchids (Subscriber Gift)
  
• Plant (left): Frog Garden - Winter plants gathering (Group Gift)
  
• Plants (right): Ya's Dream Creations - Daffodil, Forget me not in Terracotta Pot (Free)
  
• Build: %Percent -  Mary Teresa Mediteranian Skybox (20l, Four Walls Hunt until Jan 3, partial Mesh)

Hints & Slurls for hunts mentioned in this post: Cold Winter Nights Hunt - Courtyard Hunt - Four Walls