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Landscapes is the theme this time around. I’ve been using the Emerald viewer lately, and one of my favorite things is the variety of opening screens it gives you, along with the option to teleport to those sites with a click and a password. I originally came into Second Life to do some exploring; this is helping me to get back to my roots, especially important with my second rezz day coming up.
So let’s see together some of the possibilities in the Metaverse. With any luck, some of these shots will have a SLurl attached, so you can visit them yourself.
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White Taj has become one of the finest places to drop into for a spectacular build. Cala Rossini makes this picture look like it is a vintage photo from the early days of the British Raj.
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What is it about a circle of standing stones that attracts people? Is it the mystery surrounding their purpose? The sheer effort of physical labor and ingenuity that got them set up in the first place? Or something more primal, calling us back to Gaia as our long-dead ancestors worshiped her? Either way, Carlotta Caewlin touches upon it with Sacred.
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Nothing but the sheer beauty catches my attention here, for Winter Wardhani’s Athan 40. It’s just that nice. But for me, that’s reason enough.
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Something of the same reason appeals to me for Foggy Bridge, again by Cala Rossini. But I’ve also been a lover of the London of Holmes and Watson, and the shot captures that foggy mood with excellence.
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With all the rain we’ve been getting in real life in my area, I’m surprised something like this photo by verea hasn’t been happening in our area already. (It probably has in Georgia, where Gidge Uriza lives.)
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Bettina Tizzy’s quest for the builds in Second Life that are not possible in Real Life brings us pteron, what looks like a city in the sky.
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Just six this time around, as I have other writing assignments to work on. Hopefully more next time!
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