Summer days drifting away

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Since joining Second Life I have only lived on a sandy beach sim during the first few months of joining and having bought land to live on.  It was enjoyable for a while until I moved to a grassy sim and that seemed to suit me much better.  I haven’t wavered from that ever since. Though, I must say it’s been enjoyable doing up these scenes and having that feeling of my feet running through the sand and basking in the hot sun.

To help you set up your own summer paradise Kuro is also participating in this round of The Challenge with this wooden beach cabana called the Easy Breeze.  It’s 100% mesh and comes with single and couple animations.  It’s on discount during the time of the event that runs from the 1st to the 20th and you can find it at the Kuro main store.

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Shutter Field also has the beach deck chairs made exclusively for Best of SL Magazine readers and discounted for the month of July.  The chairs come with male and female sits and can be found at the Shutter Field main store.

The last item is worn by little me.  You know what happens when you spend too much time out in the hot sun.  Yep, you get a sunburn.  Buglets has created the sunburn and war paint set that includes tattoo layers and toddleedoo mesh head appliers for the Hello Beautiful Event.  You get 8 options with each set, that has 4 levels of sunburn with or without war paint.   Lil me is wearing one with war paint, because she likes being a little warrior too.

Credits:
Alexa ~
Hair – Argrace – Anzu  **New**
Bikini – Zaara – Morjim Bikini Rare {June 2015 Arcade}

Sydney –
Hair – [Love Soul] – *113* Hair
Swimsuit – {Sugar & Spice} – Little Miss USA
*Sunburn & War Paint – Buglets @ Hello Beautiful

Scene:
*Beach Deck Chair Blue & Green – Shutter Field for Best of SL Magazine Readers
*Easy Breeze – Kuro for The Challenge ***July 1-20th***
Sculpt Palm Tree x3 Type 2 – SimPro Designs
Sand Dune – New Vermont Enterprises/Thickbrick Sleaford
Pampas Grass & Real Beach Grass *Wild Medium Sword* – KIDD Creations
Bicycle Cart (Italian Ice) – Theosophy {June 2015 Arcade}
“Makin” Waves’ Wearable Row Boat – What Next {June 2015 Arcade}
Shade Umbrella & Getaway Basket – Dust Bunny {June 2015 Arcade}
Blue Hawaii – Poche {past gacha}
*TV Time Pillow (plain) {textured} – Little Llama for ***All The Little Things* **
Hanging Twig Light – Tarte {June 2015 Arcade}

*Review copy

 

Silent predators always watching.

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The tent, bed mats, fire and log are Jian’s latest creation for The Fantasy Collective.  The tent and beds are texture change to fit your color taste and you also get several options with the fire and beds and log come with a handful of animations.  The perfect set for your role-play needs.

The weekend is going by too fast for me, even though it’s a long one since tomorrow is memorial day and a holiday. It’s also the anniversary of my dad’s passing so this time also lends itself to feeling a little somber. Combine that with the recent events happening in my life it’s surely not put me in the most communicative mood lately, hence my posts without much to say other than posting credits.

I was in the middle of setting up this scene when a friend messaged me asking me what I was up to.  We live on the same sim and yet rarely get to catch up since she’s in Europe and on usually when I’m at work and she’s asleep when I’m on at night.  So it’s always nice to catch up with each other when we are online at the same time.  She is also a great sport as I had her out of her fancy clothes in minutes and into a field jacket matching mine, but that was after having a giggle when she kept her high heels on.   You can tell she’s never been camping.

Credits:
Alexa ~
Hair – Analog Dog – Tangled
Jacket – Amitomo – Bon Voyage Gacha Field Jacket #3 {March 2015 Arcade}

Danni~
Hair – Argrace – Sae
Jacket – Amitomo – Bon Voyage Gacha Field Jacket #5 {March 2015 Arcade}

Scene:
*Camp Anawanna Tent & Bed – Jian @ The Fantasy Collective
*Camp Anawanna Fire & Log – Jian @ The Fantasy Collective
Spruce Tree, Forest Dark Dance Clover, Creeping Cinquefoil, Forest Stones, Forest Branch Tree
& Fern Young Sparse & Forest Plants – 3D Trees
Forest Life Deers, Ground Platform & The Bear – Alehandrita Design
Flask Decor – May’s Soul @ Shiny Shabby

The sun will shine again.

“Don’t let your heart get heavy child, inside you there’s a strength that lies.” Beach 010

I said life wasn’t boring lately.  I was hit with an unexpected curve ball today that is going to cause more than a little disruption for me in the coming weeks.  They say things come in threes and considering that I was in a car accident on May 1st and now this.  Perhaps I should just anticipate and plan for another bad thing to happen.   Or is that just superstition?  Anyway, as a result of my situation today I canceled my trip and because I really needed to distract my mind I busied myself creating this scene with Jian’s latest creations.

The Asbury Beach Hut is Jian’s first build. It’s one room and only 8 land impact and features a number of texture change options and various door designs and window options as well.  The other two items are the window planters that come in three sizes with several texture options as well as a feature that lets you select the growth of the plant, from sprouts to ready to harvest.  Unfortunately, I was not able to blog them any sooner as they are Jian’s first item for 25 Linden Tuesday, but will still be reasonably priced afterwards.   The other item that Jian has released is the taradha lights that come as hanging solo or in three and in a table version too.  Plus the ability to change the color of the light and these can be found at We Love Role-Play.

Credits:
Hair – Argrace – Hikari
Bikini – The Annex – Kasa Bikini White @ We Love Role-Play

Scene:
*Asbury Beach Hut – Jian
*Darlington Window Planters – Jian
*Taradha Lights – Jian @ We Love Role-Play
Sculpt Palm Tree x3 Type 2 – SimPro Designs
Real Beach Grass & Pampas Grass – KIDD Creations
Sand Dune – New Vermont Enterprises/Thickbrick Sleaford
Sand Castle – BananaN

Pose: Leave the Pieces Set – Vibe 

*Review copy.

I was born for this.

WARNING: Due to influence of hormones I could burst into tears or xxx you in the next five minutes.

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I’m literally exhausted today.  These last few days have been so up and down for me emotionally feeling this nervous agitated energy that was very oppressive.  I was thankful for managing to get through my long day yesterday of having to sit for almost five hours through the drudgery of a board workshop preceded by a meeting.  If I weren’t so off kilter it would be just another meeting that I could breeze through despite the complexity of dealing with various personalities and having to make it all work for the good of whatever we are trying to accomplish.  I never know which way those meetings will go as a lot is often dictated by people’s motivations and moods and don’t I know this very well.

I was telling some close friends that I have lunch with on a weekly basis that I seriously think I’m on the cusp of that life change.  Pretty much knowing that the medication that I was previously taking could potentially throw me into that stage it is likely I am experiencing some effects of it.  One of the women is about 2 years older than me and she’s experiencing her own case of symptoms so that we can share, laugh and have our eyes well up with tears and then we shrug and it’s time to get back to work.

The joys of womanhood and thank you for letting me share and vent.

Credits:
Hair – Argrace – Momo
Hat – [Dami] My Little Doll Hat #11 @ Shiny Shabby
Dress – [Dami] My Little Doll Dress #7 @ Shiny Shabby
My Little Doll #4 – [Dami] @ Shiny Shabby
Shoes – Pure Poison – Le Ballet Flats

Pose: Deleted by Del May

So it is.

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Credits:
Body – Maitreya – Lara V2.1
Skin – Lumae – Beth 6 Cookie
Hair – Tukinowaguma – Edana
Necklace – RealEvil Industries – Cora Necklace
Dress – Gizza – Louisa Dress @ The Chapter Four

Scene:
Hurley Rural Garage – Post
Jesus is Lord – Seven Emporium
Old Water Tower – The Hive
Saddle Rack, Upcycled Horse Trough, Wagon Wheel – The Hive @ The Liaison Collaborative
Cow – Fashiowl Poses {Prop w/ Poses}
Itchy & Puffy Grass – *alirium*
Cowboy Hat Blue – Argrace {past Hair Fair gift}

Pose: Lotus Series One by an lar [poses] @ We ❤ Role-Play

Contemplates her choices.

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I mentioned yesterday that if there is something I really like and want that I will spend the lindens for it.  Though in most cases I might give it some thought before succumbing to that little voice that whispers in my ear get it now.  Though with so many events and creators producing new releases at a record speed not to mention the quality of mesh being even better these days, lets face it we’re spoiled for choice if not lindens.  I am sort of laughing as I think about gachas and I should have put a disclaimer that this does not apply to those gawd awful machines, especially the ones that don’t want to cooperate with you for that item you want.  If you get down to adding the cost for all those pulls on the machine… we pay a small fortune for an item we might not have otherwise spent full price on it at the store. Guilty.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve also noticed that the price of stuff in Second Life has slowly been creeping up.  No, I’m not about to go on a rant about this subject.  I think the choice of what we buy and are willing to pay for items is a personal choice.  It’s just an observation and it came to mind as I sat here writing this and thought of my waffling back and forth on purchasing a mesh body.

Given that 50% of the time when I am out shopping or anywhere on the grid I see all these mesh body parts all over the place it’s not the best incentive for me to want to have one.  I realize that’s probably due to my internet speed more than anything and the rest of you don’t see the same.  As for pros and cons there wasn’t much of an imbalance for me.  The creator of my signature skin hasn’t released an applier for it, though it’s in the works to be released soon.  It basically just boiled down to whether I wanted to fork over the lindens.   Then recalling that I had not properly spent the lindens that a friend gave me for Christmas and knowing his inclination of always improving yourself.  It was an easy decision to splurge using his gift of lindens to better myself.

Merry belated Christmas to me.

Credits:
Body – Maitreya – Lara V2.1
Skin – Lumae – Beth 6 Cookie
Hair – Argrace – Seri
Top – Valentina E. – Bittersweet Draped Top
Pants – Maitreya – Cropped Pants White
Feet – Slink – AvEnhance Mesh Hight Feet
Shoes – Bens Boutique – Valentine High Heels

Scene:
Hudson Townhouse – Scarlet Creative @ Collabor88
Amelia Loveseat Leather Brown – Trompe Loeil @ Collabor88
Strandmon Couch Brown – Apt. B @ The Men’s Department
Banana Tree – Apple Fall @ Collabor88
Cream Animal Rug – Junk @ Shiny Shabby
Teddy Deer – Shiny Shabby {Event GIft}
Vintage Camera Light – Junk @ Collabor88
Branch Light – Consignment & Floorplan @ Collabor88
Masculine Bar – Apple Fall @ Collabor88
Happiness Frame – Consignment @ The Liaison Collaborative
Hanged Cups – GA Home @ Shiny Shabby
Fishie Fish Deco – Pure Poison {past 50L Friday}
Industrial Lamp w/ Extender – Apple Fall @ Collabor88
Antipasto Italiano – GA Home @ Shiny Shabby
Rose in Vase Pink – Consignment @ The Liaison Collaborative

Pose: Daggers Male by Del May

 

There is something in the air.

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“Remember this, that very little is needed to make a happy life.” ~ Aurelius

Happy Friday!

Credits:
Hair – Argrace – Irori
Top – Valentina E. Couture – Bittersweet Draped Top Slate @ FaMESHed
Jeans – Blueberry – Radi Mesh Belts & Jeans
Boots – Just Design – Lou Lou @ FaMESHed
Hands – SLink – Avatar Enhancement Hands

Scene:
Tree – Happy Mood – Garden Tree 06
Sweet Garden Grass Yellow – Happy Mood
Our Secret Hideout Meadow Tree Bench Rare – 8f8 {July 2014 Seasons Story}
Woodcutter Corner Heart Wreath – Cheeky Pea @ The Mens Department

Pose: Dumbfounded Male by Del May

The train ride.

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“Life is like a train ride. We get on. We ride. We get off. We get back on and ride some more. There are some accidents and there are delays.  At certain stops there are surprises.  Some of these will translate into great moments of joy, some will result in profound sorrow…”

I was cleaning out my folder of web sites I have saved when I came across the “Pixie Train Ride,” a comforting and inspirational piece about life’s journey and the significance of the people that we may meet along the way.   I thought that it was nice to share and that’s how my picture came to be. From the looks of it I was on the right train.

Credits:
Beret – C’est la vie – Lil Beret Black {Gacha} @ The Seasons Story
Hair – Argrace – Sae
Top – Gor Gurls – Arabian Harem Top Brown @ 25L Tuesday
Skirt – Amerie – Denim Skirt Dark @ The Seasons Story
Armwarmers – Muka – Armwarmers w/ HUD @ AnyBODY
Socks – Maitreya – Sculpted Prim Socks Green
Boots – [NikotiN] – SplitRock Heels Cream
Case – David Heather – Cross Suitcase @ The Seasons Story
Pose: Attitude MA 02
Scene:
V-Metro Subway Train by AleyMart
Tunnel by Obscure Store
Platform Wagon 1 by Obscure Store
Tank Wagon 1 by Obscure Store
Itchy & Puffy Grass by *alirium*
Train Rails by Nekka

Airing out the d…y laundry.

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Again, just recently two of my pictures were selected for the photo cover of two Flickr groups that I post my pictures in.  The first group was SL Home & Decor and they selected one of my New Year’s Eve pictures in which I blogged product for Aphrodite. The other group was [CIRCA] and they selected my Christmas post on their products I blogged during the holiday.   As of this posting they are still up, though possibly just a click away before being replaced with another photo.
Those are the unexpected little treats that have made my time doing photography in Second Life a nice and worthwhile experience.   Thank you to those groups and for everyone that takes the time to favor one of my pictures on Flickr.  It is always interesting to see the pictures that get the most hits, because it’s usually the ones I spend the least amount of time on or not my own personal favorites.
As an outlet to relax and have fun I just let myself go with the moment.  There are some days I’m just more inspired than other days and a scene gets developed without any planning or thoughts beforehand.  I call it a success if I’m really lucky and my mind isn’t suffering short term memory loss that day and I’m able to recall items that I have in my inventory to be able to use.  Then I can use my Flickr for inventory control.
Sorry, there was no airing out of dirty laundry… that solitary d really stood for daily.
Enjoy your Wednesday! 🙂
Credits:
Hair – Argrace – Haku in Black
Shirt – [Deadwool] – Nimes Denim Shirt
Skirt – [Love Re Me] – Skirt #02 @ The Chapter Four
Boots – Aphorism – Cavalry Boots Black
Bubble Pipe – Leonard
Camera – ANE – Vega Vintage Camera Classic Clean
Hands – Slink – Avatar Enhancement Hands Relaxed
Scene:
Tree – 3D Trees – Winter Ancient Virginia Live Oak
Grasses – *alirium* – Puffy & Itchy Grass Frozen
Laundry Basket – Apple Fall @ The Chapter Four
Wringer Bench – Dutchie {past subscriber gift}
Clothesline – Spank Hellmann
Folded Clothes – Fanatik Home
Crates – Ex Machina @ Cosmopolitan
Handle of Whiskey – Kalopsia
Pose: Despondent by Del May

Be filled with wonder, be touched by peace.

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Credits:
Skin – YS & YS – Jenie o6
Eyes – {Song} Yuki~Gris
Headdress – The Secret Store – Winter Headdress – Charcoal RARE @ The Arcade
Hair – Argrace – Tsubasa
Hair – [KoKoLoReS] Oonagh @ We ❤ Role-Play
Necklace – [Tia] – Empress Necklace RARE {past Fantasy Gacha item}
Dress – !Damned – Seela Black @ The Fantasy Room
Gloves – Baiastice – Velvet Long Gloves Black

Pose: Notions by {NR}

Background from Monomania @ Marketplace {image altered with Photoshop}