Annwn Willows

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Annwn Willows

Here are a few photos from my recent visit to Annwn Willows which closed on June 26th. There are more photos on my Flickr account.

If you’re checking this post to see where I might have gone to, read what I wrote yesterday. Take care and I’ll see you around. 🙂

 

 

Water Labyrinth

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art, Krystali Rabeni, LEA, virtual destinations

Only in Second Life can I stroll through a maze of water several inches deep in suede boots and a long wool skirt with no regrets. A Maze in Grace by Krystali Rabeni is on one of the LEA sims now. I don’t get to visit all of them; some are too difficult and complex to photograph well but this one worked for me.

When I arrived here, I was working my way through something and began sort of stomping along. Nothing like a little drama and taking a stand to get some clarity on things and tweak one’s direction.

I found the koi! And my typist has found the equivalent of real life koi.

There was a small flock of birds that took flight near the beginning of my walk. They didn’t settle back down immediately and I found in my wait for them to do so, I felt more calm.

There are signs that tell you to stay off the grass! So you walk in the water, with the swans, lilly pads and such.

I specially like seeing the cairns. Peaceful place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Route 12, Nautilus

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mainland, Nautilus, pod riding, Route 12

After I found the road on the World Map and fell a long way from LnL Square tower, which I wrote about on Tuesday, I found myself in an area I hadn’t been before. I have no idea which direction I began walking in. There were some private estates, lots of castles, some outer space looking stuff and then this interesting looking building. About Land indicated it is the property of a Princess.

Visitors are welcome at her nearby Princess Castle. I saved the landmark for exploration on another day.

There are some great beach views, a public airport and the stables shown in the photo above.

I hopped on the pod, shown in the photo above, after it ran over me. I rode to the end of the line and then returned. At some point on the return trip I recognized the landscape and soon found myself going by the Roadside Garden Cafe which I posted about a few weeks ago. And then the pod flung me high in the air and dumped me on the road where I was stuck and couldn’t move. Not for the first time.

Making Time to Look at Stuff I Like

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art, virtual destinations, Ziki Questi

I like looking at photos, especially outdoors and bigger than me. These are a collection of photos by Ziki Questi at Wolves Land Art Center, a place I recently visited for the first time.  These are a sampling of her photos and I see we like the same kinds of places. I’m not sure how long the exhibit is up.

 

Some Real Life Photos in Virtual Reality

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Cybele Moon, Lizzie Gudkov, LnL Square, nature, photography, virtual destinations

I recently got notice that writer, photographer and blogger friend, Cybele Moon, is having her first photo exhibit in Second Life and of course I wanted to see it, even though I enjoy her photography on her blog. She was in SL for a time and real life has been too compelling for her to spend much time there now. Her fellow writer, Lizzie Gudkov, has exhibition space in LnL Square tower where the photos can be seen.

The exhibit is on two floors. Cybele offered me a choice of a gift picture and I chose Misty Evening, which is shown on the exhibit info display in the first picture posted here. It rather resembles my interior landscape. 🙂

Outside of the tower is a courtyard for hanging out.

I noticed a teleport to a Japanese Garden near the landing which I hadn’t seen on my last visit so I went there to rest and have some tea.

When I visit a place I like to teleport to a nearby road and explore the area. Usually the place I’ve just been is on the ground. But LnL Square is high up in Borgatti and I fell a long, long way to the road. I soon discovered I was on Route 12 in Nautilus. I’ll post some photos of route 12 on Thursday. Tomorrow I have a post about a virtual photography exhibit for this blog.

Flight

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art, London Junkers, virtual destinations

A piece by London Junkers at the Tomo Kohime Foundation, Solaris Island.  

 

Vintage

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costumes, RolePlay, shopping

The weekend has just about arrived and I’m still wearing the outfit I’ve had on for over a week. Here are some photos where I’m wearing it in four of my favorite places, including The Far Away.

This photo was taken inside the old lighthouse at H220. The outfit is Joanie in Plum by KaliKo. It was given to me as a gift by my role play housemate in Wendigo Lake, Kaliope Karas, last winter. It can be worn for Old West, Victorian or Steampunk RP. Or if you’re like me, worn anywhere you damn well please.

Here, I’m wearing the outfit in Lost Town.

Last December I wore Kali’s finely detailed Caroline Blue Dress in a blog post about Hungry Ghosts.

This last photo was taken on Serenity Falls Island which is undergoing a change of purpose now. I’m keeping an eye on that.

The detailing on both outfits is exquisite but you’ll need to click on the marketplace link to see that better if you’re accustomed to fashion blogs with up close, clear photos.

 

 

 

The Far Away

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nature, The Far Away, virtual destinations

One of the first landmarks I was given was to A M Radio’s The Far Away. I’m so pleased that it’s still available to us. There’s something inspiring about the wheat fields that invites my imagination to play. 🙂

 

 

Worthiness Doesn’t Require Prerequisites

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Ghamb, houses, Jeogeot, mainland, POST

This building is by POST. It’s called Palomar House (I think) and a friend put it up at her place in Gamb on the continent of Jeogeot. This was her first mainland plot. She swapped it after having a Linden Home for years which she used mostly as a dressing room. She let her homeless friends use it too but they couldn’t unpack things there which was a motivating factor in switch.

It’s a 512 plot and the building fits well with lots of yard space. It isn’t on the marketplace yet and was sitting in front of the POST store when we looked at it. It was a May thing for a shopping event called The Neighborhood and I’m not sure how that works. I hope it wasn’t a limited time only deal.

Most of the stuff in here is from POST, except for the Tatty Soup rug, the love seat, Victorian tea Trolley and art. The building has a high land impact for a 117 limit place but my friend thinks it’s well worth it and so do I. I had a recent post about her placing a Culprit Wayfarer’s Rest on a 512 plot.

I helped her find this land. She had taken a class at Caledon Oxbridge University taught by Lindal Kidd about buying land and highly recommends it. I had wanted her to get a place near one of my favorite art galleries, the Placebo Gallery, but the surrounding areas are kind of a mess. So we went down the roads looking at the World Map at land for sale and she found this place for $L 512. The Lindens were selling it; lots of other land is more expensive even though there’s abandoned land everywhere.

This is about the fourth building she’s had on it in about six months. She doesn’t log on much and likes to have the place for her landless friends. What she didn’t know is that they could see ban lines on the empty patch next to it. I guess there’s a reason for that but next to a small plot it’s ugly. That is what prompted her to get a second and then third 512.

My dress is the May group gift from Ever An’ Angel and I wore it for well over a week.

This is one of my favorite places to hang out, even more so since Kate is thinking about moving buildings around again.

I like to wander around the nearby community,that doesn’t have ban lines. I was contacted the other day by a nearby gallery owner with an invitation to see her art garden and gallery.  We hadn’t met before; she said I was on her radar. At first I thought maybe it was because of my appreciative blogging about art in Second Life. A little later I realized it was more likely from the times I wandered all over the nearby park.

/me laughs.

Bacchus Island; Baffin

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Bacchus Island, mainland, Sansara, virtual destinations

Another piece of history, Bacchus Island is owned by the Linden Department of Public Works. It’s on the Sansara continent and surprisingly isn’t always empty when I go there for the simplicity and feeling of going back in time.