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Monthly Archives: February 2015

Centaurs’ Hall

25 Wednesday Feb 2015

Posted by riverpearl in Second Life, secondlife, Virtual Photography

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art, Hall of the Centaurs, Haveit Neox, Verdigris

Centaur's Hall_017Vintage Village at Verdigris is a wonderful place to visit. Across a wooden bridge from it now is Hall of the Centaurs by Haveit Neox. The architecture, welcoming spaces, art, color, textures and views make it a place I highly recommend.Centaur's Hall_002Poetry Way is a trail that connects Centaurs’ Hall with the sea. Region setting light was used for these photos.Centaur's Hall_015Along the trail are plants, art and great views.Centaur's Hall_006On one of the levels is a condensed version of an exhibit called “Future Goal” by Haveit Neox that was at Art India last year.Centaur's Hall_005I found it to be a perfect place for a meditative stroll or to explore with a partner or several friends.  Centaur's Hall_011There’s a pretty plaque on the wall which my squinting eyes saw as: “This glass lilac flowers texture is courtesy of Lilia Artis. She applied it to one of my deer. Then I took the liberty to use it more extensively.”  Centaur's Hall_013I will allow for more time when I return.  It’s a lovely place to just be.Centaur's Hall_014Across the bridge, Vintage Village is also a wonderful place to explore with antiques, shops and curiosities.

Tag Alley

23 Monday Feb 2015

Posted by riverpearl in Second Life, secondlife

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art, Raiden, Sansara, Tag Alley, Webbas Gallery

tag alley 6Tag Alley is home to Webbas Gallery. Located in Raiden at a three-way intersection on Sansara, the custom made gallery is a very pleasing design with it’s use of space to display art, the natural light and the open views in all directions. tag alley 4Outside the building are several vehicles on fire but the building has always been quite safe so far.tag alley 7The second and third floors have art, which I like very much. There’s a website you can connect to for more information. Seating is available on the upper floor with old magazines from 2010 and 2012.tag alley 8There are open walkways around the upper floors. They connect to Streeters Beats Dance Club and a recording studio.tag alley 10This seems to be a stable place. I’ve been stopping by on my travels for well over a year now.tag alley 13The walkway connects to stairs going down to a beach owned by the dance club. Instead of art hung in a closed setting, it’s a small joy to see it with different skies, waters and times of day.tag alley 14Places like this is why I love the mainland and feel a sense of immersion on Sansara.

Happy Chinese New Year

19 Thursday Feb 2015

Posted by riverpearl in Second Life, secondlife

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Kowloon

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Yesterday evening I made a quick trip to Kowloon to take pictures.

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Happy Chinese New Year!

The Shire

18 Wednesday Feb 2015

Posted by riverpearl in Second Life, secondlife

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The Shire

The Shire_001The Shire, “all that’s good and green in this world”. The Shire_004From the land description: “Parts under construction but open to adventurers! A picturesque Tolkien inspired realm. RP friendly.Furnished cottages, cosy Hobbit smials, Elven towers and Gypsy caravans to rent. hobbiton elves elf lotr medieval rural celtic fantasy” The Shire_005Whatever construction that might be going on was unobtrusive. It was a pleasant break during a busy day and I wished I could have sat and propped my feet up for a while.The Shire_006I took note of two of my favorite things, crows and hollyhocks. The Shire_007

A Walk in Sansara ~ Hina Road

17 Tuesday Feb 2015

Posted by riverpearl in Second Life, secondlife

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mainland, Sansara

travel_002I began my walk here, on Hina Road. There’s steep terrain on the left and great views on the right. I stayed away from the homes but there are wooden steps leading down to the beach and I explored a little. The land seems to be group owned and for some amount of time so there’s a fair chance it will remain the same for a while.   travel_005Further down there were some quirky changes. These photos were taken several weeks ago and I retraced my steps last night. This sign above has changed to a more reasonable sim crossing warning. Someone’s been taking care of the infrastructure.travel_006There’s a rest area and lookout point for the Three Rivers Park District. I kept falling through the narrow bridge you see leading to it. I managed to walk on the ridge to the right of it in the picture; some of it’s abandoned land and some protected. It looks like the place might be more easily accessed from the other direction.travel_007You can see in all directions. Some new and heavily polluting buildings have been added since these photos were taken.travel_008Walking down from the rest area, there’s a bridge you can cross.  The middle of it and the middle of the river is protected, Linden owned. The bridge on both sides of the middle part is group owned and is for rent as a sky box, long term.

The first time I visited I could walk across. Last night I kept falling through. So I flew. travel_009Further along, there’s a dead end road off to the right in Vari. I’d taken it because one of those old Chrysler’s had been lurching down the road towards me but it followed me into the dead end. The roads have become quite dangerous and littered with wrecked vehicles.travel_010The gallery is interesting. From the land description: “This studio/gallery is custom-made to fit an irregular-shaped 512 sq. m. area on a cul-de-sac. It is protected by Linden roadside and has multiple hilltop views of the ocean.”travel_012There’s lots of signage further on and great views.travel_014The Micronesian Neighborhood Initiative invites land owners in the area to join them.  travel_015I flew closer to see what was smoking around this art. Several diesel trucks had gotten snagged in the jagged ban lines. Last night both the trucks and ban lines were gone but there are plenty of other wrecks around. travel_016The Gloomy Lunatic Asylum in Marunogere has been there for a while. Bats are still circling around and the place looks abandoned.  When you look further, there’s interactive pose balls at ground level and the first floor seems to be set for role play. Not quite my cup of tea but I do like exploring the mainland.

 

Seaside Gallery ~ Slatan Dryke

16 Monday Feb 2015

Posted by riverpearl in Second Life, secondlife

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art, Seaside Gallery

Slatan Dryke_002The Seaside Gallery in Nestor is currently showing a photographic exhibit by Slatan Dryke. An artist bio is available.

From the land description: “HOME of SEASIDE GALLERY, displaying SL Photography. Enjoy the view or dance on the deck. Sit in the Italian garden or play the harpsichord in the pavilion.” Slatan Dryke_001There are more photographs to view when you teleport to the second floor.Slatan Dryke_003The Italian garden is lovely. Slatan Dryke_004As usual, when I was finished with my visit, I used the World Map to move to the highway to explore the area. In this case, I landed under the road and was briefly stuck. The road is right behind the gallery and it’s easier just to walk to it.Sunday_002The view is indeed enjoyable. I also liked the photos.

Veyot’s Moving Into MU on Vimeo

15 Sunday Feb 2015

Posted by riverpearl in Second Life, secondlife

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art, LEA, Medici University, Veyot

Learners have been moving into Medici University at LEA 23. This is a video by Veyot of her first day, showing some of the campus, participants and spirit of the experiment.

Temprus

12 Thursday Feb 2015

Posted by riverpearl in Second Life, secondlife

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art, Temprus

Temprus_001The first two photos of Temprus were taken weeks ago after I saw a Flickr pic and went to visit. I found it a good antidote to a real life dismal day. From the land description:

“Welcome to Temprus – Home of Art in the Park Art Exhibits, Boating, Canoes, Games, Scenic, Relaxing, Cuddle Spots, Hang-out. We hope that you enjoy your visit.”

Temprus is rated Adult. Temprus_002When I returned this evening to make sure the sim is still there, I saw an art exhibit. I wanted to make sure it was open, so checked the avatar profile of a woman there whose name is also on some of the art. That led me to this blog post with more info. temprusThere are some lovely landscape pictures. This exhibit lasts through the end of the month, then there’ll be a new one, according to Ilrya Chardin, who graciously answered my question about it.

They’ve had a recent move which might be why there was no art set up the last few times I’ve popped in. This avatar really likes the garden.

The Outer Garden

11 Wednesday Feb 2015

Posted by riverpearl in Second Life, secondlife

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The Outer Garden

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A pretty and timely place to pose for photos, The Outer Garden is a rather bright and glowing location. There were fashion photographers doing their thing on my visit about two weeks ago. Outer Garden 2There are several settings inside the conservatory.Outer Garden 6Surrounding the conservatory are pretty scenes.Outer Garden 4Having Deep Thoughts.

 

Denmark 1817

06 Friday Feb 2015

Posted by riverpearl in Second Life, secondlife

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Denmark 1817, RolePlay

Denmark 1817_007Here are nine photos from my first visit to Denmark, 1817, a roleplay sim. We’re welcome to explore everywhere if we wear clothes of the Regency period, like in Pride and Prejudice. Denmark 1817_001There are two paintings propped up against a building near an obnoxious parrot. One is the group joiner and the other gives information about the roleplay, historical background and such.Denmark 1817_002There are many roles available, including military, royalty and villagers.Denmark 1817_003The Aviary has a small monkey that climbs up and down the tree.Denmark 1817_004There’s jousting, En Garde and various games in the castle and the Inn. The notecard gives a link to more information about the history and setting.Denmark 1817_005There were many rooms in the castle and I didn’t have time to see them all. The textures are beautiful. Good use has been made of Aley’s furniture. On one of the lower levels I found a complimentary coat for men.Denmark 1817_006Much of the roleplay activities will take place in the castle. There’s country side too, with animals and a small beach near the water.Denmark 1817_008A statue stands in the large courtyard. Titles are to be used as well as curtsies and bows according to the information notecard. Of course there will be intrigue too.Denmark 1817_009A gypsy caravan has a crystal ball and cards on a small table. It’s a time of prosperity in Denmark.

I wish the sim and the players the best.

 

 

 

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