ALT An 8yo girl wearing a skeleton suit and a maroon hooded cloak stands on a sidewalk in front of backlit windows and next to a small Jack-o-lantern.

ALT An 8yo girl wears black-and-white face paint that looks like the Misfits "fiend" skull face. A skeleton suit and a maroon cloak complete the outfit.

ALT An 8yo girl sits on a BART train and wears black-and-white face paint that looks like the Misfits "fiend" skull face. A skeleton suit and a maroon cloak complete the outfit.

ALT An 8yo girl in a maroon cloak seems to hover over the descending BART escalator at Glen Park Station.

ALT A number of diyas hold lit candles and rest on a reflective surface.

ALT A Diwali mandir sits in front of a window. A lit diya’s glow is reflected in the glass. Statues of Lakshmi and Ganesha sit near each other. In the background a San Francisco neighborhood is visible.

ALT A Diwali mandir sits in front of a window. Two lit diyas glow brightly. Statues of Ganesha and Lakshmi sit near each other. In the background a San Francisco hill, dotted with houses and trees, is visible.

ALT A bowl of flowers sits near the edge of a yellow and pink rangoli. In the background a silver tray full of lit diyas is visible.

ALT A beautiful, smart, brave, and awesome 8yo sports a sparkly earring in a newly pierced ear.

ALT A grandpa hoists up a tiny glass of beer.

ALT A nerd on sunglasses wears a white T-shirt with the word "Netflix" printed on it in red letters while standing in front of the last Blockbuster Video on the planet.

ALT Large trees with burnt bases tower among their peer pines.

ALT A little girl in a pink top and a white skirt stands in front of a pool.

ALT A dad’s bare feet stand in shallow sunlight water.

ALT A black-headed grosbeak perches among the foliage.

ALT At dusk am orange and white and blue tent glows among the dark pines.

ALT A river, lined by pine trees, runs around a bend under a bright blue sky.

ALT An 8yo wearing a navy blue puffy jacket and a dark orange beanie stands on the banks of a river and smiles into the camera.

ALT An osprey soars across a blue sky far above the scrub and pine in the foreground of the photo.

ALT An image of the cartoon dog dad character from the children’s TV show “Bluey”. He is, perhaps unsuprisingly, mostly blue, though his belly and muzzle are light brown.

ALT A four-year old wearing a crown smiles near a cake.

ALT A newly minted four-year old eyes a pink and purple birthday cake that sits upon a green table. Her 8-year old sister smiles nearby.