Simploring 2019 (87) Carolina

10 Aug 2019 2 Comments

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , , ,

For my simploring tour on Tuesday, July 23rd, I picked “Carolina” from scoop.it SL Destinations. From what I saw there it seemed to be the perfect place to visit on a really hot Summer day in RL.

Carolina is a moderate homestead owned by Arol Lightfoot. The name rang a bell to me and looking up my own blog I found out that Arol was also involved in La Vie, a place that I visited 3 times, but it was always different (Simploring 2018 (1) La Vie in Winter / La Vie in Second Life / Simploring 2017 (83) La Vie in Autumn). Carolina is described in the landmark profile as a place with “warm sandy shores and a tropical environment, filled with wildlife, relaxing beaches, and grassy areas“. I couldn’t sum it up any better.

Carolina – overview

Carolina offers a lot of beaches, only interrupted by some smaller rocks. There are many opportunities to sit and cuddle and to watch the wildlife. Besides seagulls, you’ll find many other birds, seals, a pair of playing dogs, flamingos, horses, donkeys and ducks, just to name a few. As most of them are animated it is fun to look at them or to wait for the right moment for a picture.

Impressions of Carolina (1) – upper pictures show the green house

In the center of California is a residential house, which is fully furnished and free to visit. As far as I could find out there’re no restricted areas at Carolina. At this house in the center is a funny sign that made me smile “Notice: Protect your food. Management cannot replace food stolen by seagulls“. And two seagulls are sitting on this sign!

Impressions of Carolina (2) – the playing dogs / the boathouse

Further in the North is another house with a workshop at the beach. Obviously it is also used for repairing small boats. But this boathouse (I called it boathouse) offers also a nice living room with seaview as well as a decking for bbq’s and for socializing behind of it.

The North of Carolina is a bit greener. And there’s an old rollercoaster, which offers a particular motif for pictures.

Impressions of Carolina (3) – the rollercoaster, the flamingos and the house with the decking

Finally there’s a lighthouse and a crashed small plane. It is seen best from the decking of the third house in Carolina. This decking has the best views of the island in my personal opinion. It is close to the flamingos, you can see some seals from there, you can look over to the lighthouse and the rollercoaster and you can look along the inlet that almost leads to the house in the center.

Some more Impressions of Carolina

I enjoyed more than an hour exploring Carolina and I had fun to try out some of the places to sit and relax. I wonder if Arol Lightfoot did name the island “Carolina” because of North and South Carolina in the US. Some views did remind me of the outer banks in North Carolina. Anyway, if you seek a place to wind down at a beach or to for a short virtual vacation, you should visit Carolina. Thank you Arol for sharing your sim with the public. I had a great time there.

Landmark to Carolina
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Margarita%20Isle/185/50/25
flickr group
https://www.flickr.com/groups/14671177@N22/

Simploring 2019 (86) The Promise

06 Aug 2019 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , , , ,

For my short simploring tour on Friday, July 20th, I picked “The Promise” from scoop.it SL Destinations. The Promise is an adult homestead owned by MTA Zamani and nona Orfan. The landmark description provides a short background “After long war the crystal island become a dark demon one”. The sim is tagged with: photo, photograph, adult, BDSM , Cave and Castle.

The Promise – an overview

At the landing point I saw a board providing the landmark to Angel of pain’s BDSM Island, which is a “partner sim” of The Promise. Angel of pain’s BDSM Island is a place that I visit every once in a while, in particular when I am enjoying a green light.

Impressions of The Promise (1) – the ship (upper left) / the castle (upper right) / the graveyard (lower left) / view from the castle (lower right)

Back to The Promise. I went to the castle first. It is not only dark and frightening from ouside but also from inside. Many statues in clear sexual poses are used to liven up the place even when none is around. At the time of my visit there were about 10 other people present. The Promise seems to be well attended and is for sure home for many with a kink for demons. The furniture and decorations, the bdsm gear and the texts and sayings at the walls provide a particular atmosphere. The dark castle is most likely not a place for the faint hearted – but a great place for extraordinairy pictures.

Impressions of The Promise (2) – inside pf the castle

I continued my tour and visited the cave where I was welcomed by a huge spider, I visited the graveyard and the big ship in the harbour and I made a boat tour in the bay and watched the flamingos, the swans, pigeons and a mermaid. I walked up the single tower, that looks like a lighthouse. At it’s base is a huge sphere, that looks like a planet and on the top level is a planetarium.

Impressions of The Promise (3) – boat tour (upper left) / the tower (upper right) / the Planetarium (lower left) / in the cavev (lower right)

I also roamed around the island with it’s many vulcanos, with all the chrystals and ritual spots. I’m not very familiar with demons hence I can’t tell about the meaning of these places. What I can tell is that they radiate some magic, that they provide perfect backgrounds for pictures with a scary touch, in particular when you play with the windlight settings.

More impressions of The Promise

Thank you MTA Zamani and nona Orfan for sharing The Promise with the public. I enjoyed exploring and taking pictures.

Landmark to The Promise
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Cool%20Bay/108/223/34

Simploring 2019 (85) Lost Lagoon

03 Aug 2019 1 Comment

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , , ,

For my simploring on Saturday, July 13th, I selected Lost Lagoon from scoop.it SL Destinations. Lost Lagoon is a moderate homestead designed, built and owned by Jana and Mark Knight (jana guyot and knight676). According to the landmark description it is “a lost place in the South Seas. Witnesses of bygone days and paradise for those who seek solitude and nature.” Jana and Mark added the tags “South Sea, Animals, Jungle, Sea, Pirates, Castle, Palm Trees, Cuddle, Hangout and Photo“.

Lost Lagoon – overview

The landing point is close to a residential home. From here you can see a lighthouse, another hut, two bridges and far away a castle on a mountain. The loading of the textures might take some time. The sim is quite full and almost all available prims are used.

Impressions of Lost Lagoon (1) – around the landing point

I first visited the residential home. It is fully furnished, has a nice terrace and some places to sit and watch. Although it is public I refrained from looking at it too thoroughly. I crossed a bridge and explored the submarine island. I first thought that there’s a hill on the little island, but the hill is a submarine, that is used for living now. The inside of the submarine is furnished, every corner is used. In front ot the entrance is a bench that was built from a former torpedo, the best use for a torpedo! For me the atmosphere on the submarine island was a bit how I would imagine an island in the South Sea.

Impressions of Lost Lagoon (2) – the submarine island

I visited the lighthouse next. With the magic of Second Life you can sit on a chair on the top of the lighthouse and have a view over the island, but you can’t walk up the lighthouse. I returned to the landing point, had a look at a decking with more opportunities to sit and watch and crossed the next bridge to another small island with a hut and wild animals close by – tigers, lions and hippos. Together with a plane wreck you can take outstanding pictures here and make your own story around the motive.
This island is connected to another small island that is occupied by a herd of elefants. Lions, tigers, hippos and elefants are animals I would expect in Africa first of all. It is fun though to pose with the animals and to take pictures. The elefant island is connected with another bridge to the main island. I visited another hut and a shed named “Shakespeare’s place.

Impressions of Lost Lagoon (3) – the plane wreck and elefant island

From Shakespear’s place I crossed the river and went into the jungle. I found another hut there, a great place to retreat and enjoy the nature, but I got lost first and had to return until I found the stairs that lead up to the monutain. On the ridge is a Chapel and the Castello of Lost Lagoon. A German and an Austrian flag are set. Mark Knight (knight676) is from Austria, hence I assume that Jana is from Germany. The old canons around the castle witness that the castello had a function in former times. Inside of the castello is a nice wine storage and tasting and a nice living room, outside you can use another great spot to sit and enjoy.

Impressions of Lost Lagoon (4) – Shakespeare’s place and jungle hut

I carefully walked down the mountain and explored the quite open and green plaines below of the castello.There’s a Buddha statue, again a nice spot to cuddle close to the ruins of a chapel (I named this place “under the bell”), a Moai statue (that fits perfectly to South sea) and another hut called Gaugin’s place.

Impressions of Lost Lagoon (5) – Chapel and Castello

I ended my visit to Lost Lagoon with a walk to the ruins of a cathedral, a quite romantic place with a piano.
Lost Lagoon is a varied island, a place that offers a lot for explorers and photographers. I spent far over 2 hours at Lost Lagoon and I’m sure that I haven’t yet discovered all of it. Second Life is a place where you can build your own little fantasy world and therefore it mustn’t be realistic always, not everything has to fit together – we have that in RL already *winks*

Impressions of Lost Lagoon (6) – Buddha statue, Cathedral ruins, under the bell, Gaugin’s place

Thank you Jana and Mark Knight (jana guyot and knight676) for creating Lost Lagoon and in particular for sharing your place with the public!

Landmark to Lost Lagoon
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sea%20Starr/202/79/22
Flickr group
https://www.flickr.com/groups/4505438@N21/pool/

Simploring 2019 (84) ][Octopussy][ goes Cuba

27 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , , , ,

Following Inara Pey’s blog I visited “][Octopussy][ goes Cuba” (read her post here) on Friday, July 12th.

][Octopussy][ goes Cuba – overview

][Octopussy][ goes Cuba is an adult homestead owned and created by Rosinchen (fleurlarosa) and Will Thos (willkinthos). Upon landing you’ll get a notecard with a description and some rules to follow: “][ Octopussy ][ goes Cuba is a themed hang-out and chill-out island with a colorful, small cuban village surrounded by rocks, palms and flowers, with sensual beaches, numerous photogenic and nature spots. Walkways lead you through reed zones with the sound and observation of many animals.”

][Octopussy][ goes Cuba – Landing Point and ][Octopussy][ lounge

][Octopussy][ goes Cuba is also home for a quite unique bar and event place called ][Octopussy][ lounge. The entrance to this lounge is right at the landing point and it was the first thing I explored on my tour. It is built into a large aquarium with fishes, whales, mantas and dolphins. It offers quite particular views and is stylished furnished. Of course there’re also octopussies. Apropos octopussies, you’ll find them everywhere at ][Octopussy][ goes Cuba and often they also provide animations for dancing.

Impressions of ][Octopussy][ goes Cuba (1)

After visiting the aquarium longue I walked upstairs and followed the path that leads along and around the big rock and ends in a little town. Along the path you get wonderful views, there’re many nice places to take a rest and you can see some animals (also octopussies) and some very colourful blooming flowers. Together with the palms you get the feeling of being in the Caribbean. The town clearly fits to this feeling. I’ve never been in Cuba in RL, but that is how I picture it. Old cars, colourful houses, chicken and donkeys running around, a stage with a singer and a saxophonist, street cafes and a very relaxed atmosphere. Time stood still for decades. I turned the music on and listened to latino music. Rosinchen and Will selected a radio station with music that fits to ][Octopussy][ goes Cuba.

Impressions of ][Octopussy][ goes Cuba (2)

I continued walking around the big rock and came back to the landing point. From there a few steps lead down to the beach. It’s not just a beach with many places to sit and watch, with a beach bar, and stands to get a cool drink. Long wooden piers reach out into the sea with reed zones. The piers almost build a network. Countless chairs and seats, blankets and benches invite you to sit down and to watch the birds, to simply inhale the Caribbean feeling or to enjoy the view to the island. One of these piers lead to a nice dancing area, with group dances. I also tried out a bumper paddle boat and got into a group of flamingos.

Impressions of ][Octopussy][ goes Cuba (3)

During my visit I was not alone at ][Octopussy][ goes Cuba. Many others were there exploring or just chilling. Although ][Octopussy][ goes Cuba is an adult place you shouldn’t run around naked. Nudity is only allowed during sexual activities.

Impressions of ][Octopussy][ goes Cuba (4)

I enjoyed exploring ][Octopussy][ goes Cuba and getting the feeling of a visit to the Caribbean. The sim is designed with love for the detail, it offers countless romantic spots as well as many many fantastic views. The aquarium bar is unique and the always present octopussies are kind of a trademark for the place.
Thank you Rosinchen (fleurlarosa) and Will Thos (willkinthos) for creating this Caribbean island and for sharing it with the public. I enjoyed my visit a lot.

Landmark to Octopussy goes Cuba
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Libera/139/92/30
Inara Pey’s blogpost “][Octopussy][ goes Cuba in Second Life”
https://modemworld.me/2019/07/10/octopussy-goes-cuba-in-second-life/

Simploring 2019 (83) Whimberly 2019

24 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , , ,

When I visited Scarlett Island (Simploring 2019 (82) Scarlett Isle), which was designed and landscaped by Staubi Reilig (engelsstaub), I decided that I had to visit Whimberly again, which I visited in 2017 (Simploring 2017 (7) Whimberly) and in 2018 (Simploring 2018 (3) Whimberly revisited ). And I didn’t hesitate long and went to Whimberly the very next day already.

Whimberly is an adult homestead, designed and owned by Staubi Reilig (engelsstaub) and after seeing Scarlett island the day before I can clearly see Staubi’s style – and I like it!

Staubi is a girl from Germany. She’s inspired by fashion, landscapes, people and music. She expresses herself through fashion, outfits and daily lifestyle in Second Life. Staubi makes interior design as well as landscaping, she takes photographs and she has her own blog.

Whimberly 2019 – overview

Whimberly is layed out as one big island. A suspension bridge connects the island with a small island which is occupied by a light house. The main island is cut into 2 parts by an inlet that ends in a pond with a waterfall. This way Whimberly‘s shape resembles an horseshoe. The landing is at a fountain garden. From there you have already a great view over to the lighthouse.

Impressions from Whimberly 2019 (1) – around the landing point

I began my simploring tour on foot, came to the boat rezzing pier and had a short boat tour. Then I continued on foot again and got to the big canola field. It is very large and reminded me of my home in Northern Germany. The blooming canola is a feast for the eyes.

Impressions from Whimberly 2019 (2) – blooming canola fields

The biggest building on Whimberly is the farm house. I went inside. It is all furnished with style and a you can discover a lot of details. The farm house would fit into a Mediterrean surrounding. Imagine to live in a house like this! I enjoyed the view from the balcony over the canola field.

Impressions from Whimberly 2019 (3) – the farm bouse, the seaview decking and the dance decking

I went to the shore again and discovered the seaview decking. It was already occupied during my visit, hence I just took a picture. It is a really nice place to sit. I went to the dance decking instead where I made a short rest and enjoyed the views. Whimberly is designed quite naturally and at the same time it is that lovely that it can’t be real. I made really a lot of pictures. By the way, of course you can dance at the dance decking.

Impressions from Whimberly 2019 (4) – around the beach house

My next stop was at the beach house. This house is also furnished and invites to sit down either inside or outside. I liked the beach chair on the seaside terrace. There are two more beach chairs close to the beach house. From those you have a nice view at the lighthouse and over the beach. I walked to the lighthouse from where you have more great views on Whimberly and there’re another two beach chairs. Staubi seems to like them just like I do *winks*

Impressions from Whimberly 2019 (5) – the lighthouse and the inlet with waterfall

Finally I explored the inlet and the waterfall. The atmosphere is quite different there because you lose the view on the sea. There’re some birds and blooming flowers. And the inlet is another great spot for photographers. I really enjoyed my visit to Whimberly once again. It seems that I have to visit it at least once per year. I’ll end this simploring report with the landmark’s description from Staubi: “Come and explore the spring themed location called “Whimberly”. Enjoy your stay, take lots of pictures, meet friends an above all have fun!“

Thank you Staubi for sharing this lovely sim with the public. I did enjoy almost a whole afternoon exploring and enjoying it!

Landmark to Whimberly
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Whimberly/198/168/37
Whimberly Flickr group
https://www.flickr.com/groups/3216736@N25/
Staubi’s blog
http://staubissecondlifeblog.blogspot.com/

Simploring 2019 (82) Scarlett Isle

21 Jul 2019 2 Comments

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Following Inara Pey’s blog post “The natural beauty of Scarlett Isle in Second Life” I visited Scarlett Isle.

Scarlett Isle is a moderate homestead and the home of Grace & Ziggy Sixpence & Tempest Rosca (Grace Sixpence, Zigmal, Tempest Rosca). It was designed and landscaped by Staubi Reilig (engelsstaub).

Scarlett Isle – overview

Back in 2018 I visited Achill Island, which was Grace and Ziggy’s home that time (Simploring 2018 (99) Achill Island). Achill Island doesn’t exist anymore. I assume that Scarlett Isle is the replacement for it. Grace Sixpence is also involved and co-owning Mystic Timbers which I visit last month (see Simploring 2019 (65) Mystic Timbers  and Simploring 2019 (66) Mystic Timbers – Extra Worlds)

Impressions of Scarlett Isle (1) – close to the landing point

And Staubi (engelsstaub) isn’t unknown for me as well. She designed and owns Whimberly, which I visited in 2017 (Simploring 2017 (7) Whimberly) and in 2018 (Simploring 2018 (3) Whimberly revisited). Whimberly still exists and has changed since my last visit. I intend to visit it soon again.

Impressions of Scarlett Isle (2) – enjoying the public island

Besides being a homeplace Scarlett Isle was designed to be used by those interested in photography and it fully fulfills this intention. The landing point is on one of the two islands close to a creek that devides the sim into two islands, on a smaller third island is a lighthouse overlooking Scarlett Isle.

Impressions of Scarlett Isle (3) – around the public house / the suspension bridge

The island where you land is fully public. It offers a lovely beach with quite some opportunities to sit and dream, be it alone or with your loved one. Close to the beach is a lovely pond with a decking that invites to take a rest. There’s one building on this island. On it’s porch you can once again sit and enjoy. Inside is one bedroom and on from 2nd floor you have a nice view over the island and the beach. Next to the house is another smaller beach.

Impressions of Scarlett Isle (4) – the private homes (upper and lower right)

You can get to the other island either over a tree that spans over the creek or you take the big suspension bridge. This island offers some very nice views for taking pictures. The two houses with their large deckings are private and secured with a security orb. If you get too close you have 15 seconds to retreat, so be careful *winks*. I explored the other beach and found a beach chair there. I like these chairs as they remind me of many vacations in RL.

Impressions of Scarlett Isle (5)

Scarlett Isle is a peaceful and beautiful place to retreat or to simply enjoy an hour in a lovely environment. Most views you get look just amazing, like being painted. I enjoyed exploring and winding down from everyday life. Thank you Grace, Ziggy and Tempest for sharing most parts of your home with the public and thank you Staubi for designing this place. I had a lovely one hour vacation.

Landmark to Scarlett Isle
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Love%20Cats/128/128/22
Flickr group
https://www.flickr.com/groups/scarlett_isle/
Inara Pey’s blog post “The natural beauty of Scarlett Isle in Second Life”
https://modemworld.me/2019/07/05/the-natural-beauty-of-scarlett-isle-in-second-life/
Landmark to Whimberly
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Whimberly/198/168/37

Simploring 2019 (81) La noveau Maison d’Aneli – joined exhibition of six artists

19 Jul 2019 1 Comment

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , , , , , , ,

La Maison d’Aneli recently moved and is now located at VeGeTaL PLaNeT, which is created and owned by Vroum Short. On Wedbesday, July 17th, Aneli Abeyante opened the first exhibition in the new rooms and I visited on Thursday, July 18th. My visit reminded me that VeGeTaL PLaNeT is still on my list of places to explore.

The exhibtion at La Maison d’Aneli presents the art of 4 artists, Sweet Susanowa, Patrick Moya, Winterwolf Talullah and Ule (uleria.caramel). In addition two more exhibtion spaces are used to present examples of Vroum Short’s art and of the art created by Aneli herself. The concept of the exhibitions and of the gallery remained the same. The new gallery is a bit more open and looks a bit more modern.

La Maison d’Aneli July 2019 – current exhibition poster / a view from the entrance (upper right) / vroum Short’s art (lower right)

Right close to the entrance is the space, that is dedicated to Sweet Susanowa. Sweet joined Second Life 11 years ago without thinking about any exhibition at a gallery. She is a photographer now in real life as well as in Second Life. At La Maison d’Aneli different examples of her work are displayed ranging from processed and artificially manipulated black and white portrait pictures, erotic art to coloured abstract art. There’s one blurry portrait of a photographer – that might be the artist herself.

La Maison d’Aneli July 2019 -Sweet Susanowa

Uleria Caramel is an artist from Finland who joined RL 9 years ago. She has had several exhibitions in Second Life already. For the exhibition at La Maison d’Aneli she used old abstract pictures that she created aged between 12 and 14 years old. She enhanced the colours and added some digital effects to them. She wrotes about the exhibited pictures: “I really don’t know what else to say about them… you as a person who sees them, can judge them. Thank you!” And that’s the nature of art, everybody sees it with a personal view form a personal perspective.

La Maison d’Aneli July 2019 -Uleria Caramel

Talullah Winterwolf is almost 10 years in Second Life. She was trained in Fashion Design in RL. The pieces exhibited at La Maison d’Aneli are layered images. Each piece tells a story, some are deeply autobiographical, others could be inspired by a chance snippet of conversation, a memory, a line in a song or book … each one contains an emotion Talullah was feeling strongly at the time.

La Maison d’Aneli July 2019 -Talullah Winterwolf

I saw already some of Patrick Moya’s art. I came across him in 2017 when I visited his Moya Land (read Simploring 2017 (56) Moya).
Patrick Moya (born 1955 in Troyes, France), is a French artist. He is a part of the artistic movement “Ecole de Nice”. Moya has been at the forefront since the 1970s of straddling the latest forms of media and technology to benefit art rather than rendering it extinct.
(excerpt from wikipedia).
He is an early pioneer of video art and is active with his art in Second Life since 2007 in addition to his work in the physical world. The barriers between the two worlds do blur in his artistic work. Moya Patrick (moya janus) has also a website http://moyapatrick.com/ with tons of information about his work and about Moya in Second Life. Unfortunately it is in French only.
At La Maison d’Aneli we see different pieces of his work, all of them clearly showing Patrick Moya’s style. Most of them are dealing with different ways of creating kind of a Moya brand displaying the name Moya.

La Maison d’Aneli July 2019 -Patrick Moya

Vroum Short is a French SL artist since 2007. As mentioned above she created VeGeTaL PLaNet, the new location of La Maison d’Aneli. VeGeTaL PLaNet is “a world where everything becomes possible and achievable where the barriers of reality fade away to let the imagination flood it with life. In her underwater exhibitions, living plant sculptures and luminous paintings, animated in 3D, mingle“. Vroum Short’s art, currently exhibited at La Maison d’Aneli shows moving abstract objects in 2D and 3D with particular light effect.
Aneli Abeyante’s art is exhibited in the room next to Vroum Short’s art. Aneli also creates objects in 2D and 3D, colourful, steadily moving, and with particular light effects. Aneli writes about herself: “I love geometry and mathematics. So after much practice, I managed to clear structures and shapes. In reality I practice painting, I do not have precise style but I always seek harmonization.”

La Maison d’Aneli July 2019 – vroum Short (upper left and right) / Aneli Abeyante (middle and lower left)

La Maison d’Aneli is owned by Aneli Abeyante. Through her gallery she brings together all forms of creativity in RL and SL and the featured artists come from around the globe. Aneli’s intention is to “put her gallery in the service of artists, so that the world can be better, exchanges and meetings probably contribute even though it seems to be particles.”
Thank you Aneli for another great exhibition and thank you to all artists. The current Exhibition runs until end of August. Enjoy your visit, if you go there yourself.

Landmark to La Maison d”Aneli
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Oak%20Park/101/136/3502

Simploring 2019 (80) Dogwood by Cica Ghost

18 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , ,

Wednesday, July 17th, Cica Ghost opened her newest installation “Dogwood” and I had the opportunity to visit the very same day at night. As always Cica provided a quote for the sim, related to her creation and for the visitors to think about:
“Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”
Hans Christian Andersen

Dogwood by Cica Ghost is a meagre island, there’s no grass and no leaves, no flowers and no sun. There’re just some bare bushes, some hills, some “Cica-ish” buildings peek through the foggy environment – one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.

Close to the landing point is the first dog, that you’d expect given the name of the sim. Of course it is a big dog, as almost all of Cica’s animals are tall compared to the human visitors. You can sit on the dog near the landing point and I tried that out. Too bad, the dog didn’t start to carry me around, hence I had to continue exploring Dogwood by Cica Ghost on foot.

Impression of my visit to Dogwood by Cica Ghost (1)

The dogs are not the only animals you find at Dogwood by Cica Ghost. There are even more birds. They all sozialize and stand in groups or are at least two stand together looking at eachother. While some of the dogs live behind fences, the birds do have more freedom. I walked into the buildings. They contain the possibility to sit and they are decorated inside with simple drawings or with simple furniture. You will also find some hanging chairs at several of the bushes. These can also be used to sit and to watch what is going on at Dogwood by Cica Ghost.

The tallest building can only be accessed by a large stair. At it’s top sits a dragon overlooking the whole sim and guarding a flower. Did I say, there’re no flower at Dogwood by Cica Ghost? Ok, there is just this one (and you can buy it and support Cica by getting it).

Impression of my visit to Dogwood by Cica Ghost (2) – the dragon and the flower

Anything else? Yes! Cica already hinted to me that there’s a cat hidden at Dogwood by Cica Ghost. And I visited it. The cat lives on a small island just next to the bigger main island and it looks a bit lost. Nonetheless the cat made me smile and hopefully I made her smile too.

Impression of my visit to Dogwood by Cica Ghost (3) – trying some possibilities to sit and visiting Cica Ghost’s cat on it’s small island

The quote “…one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower” is fitting quite well to Dogwood by Cica Ghost, but nonetheless you have to make up your mind on your own. For me it was fun to see the newest “Cica-ish” animals in their own little world and I hope the the sun will shine for them soon again, Thank you Cica for another nice and thoughtful creation.

Dome more impressions of my visit to Dogwood by Cica Ghost

As Cica’s sims don’t stay available very long, I recommend a visit soon

Landmark to Dogwood by Cica Ghost
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Deuville/180/201/26

Simploring 2019 (79) otter lake region

16 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , ,

For my simploring tour on Sunday, June 30th, I picked “otter lake region” from scoop.it SL Destinations.

otter lake region is an adult homestead, created, designed and owned by sharon Hinterland. Sharon’s passion is landscaping and otter lake region could be her masterpiece. It is a perfectly designed piece of Canada. The landmark’s description invites exploring it: “a tranquil place to rest or take pictures all are welcome feel free to explore all areas of the sim including homes“

otter lake Region – overview

The landing point is at a pier where you could also fuel your boat, hence it feels as if you arrived there with your boat. Close by is a lighthouse and of course I visited it first. The lighthouse is furnished like all other houses at otter lake region. I recommend to have a look into all houses as each of them has it’s own style and everything inside is selected with great care.

Impressions of otter lake region (1)

Exploring otter lake region is fun. The whole sim looks very natural. There are stairs and trails that you can follow and every corner of the sim is well used and thoughtfully designed. The landing point and the lighthouse are seperated from the rest of the sim by a creek. On the top of the main island is the lake, the otter lake.

Impressions of otter lake region (2)

Along your way you find countless places to rest or to sit and cuddle and to enjoy the nature. One side of otter lake region has a large beach. The views around the lake are beautiful and there’s also a large observation deck, where I sat and enjoyed the view. I think my pictures do tell a lot more than I could describe with words.

Impressions of otter lake region (3)

Impressions of otter lake region (4)

I personally ended my simploring tour at the farm. Again that is a lovely spot and you can even hear the bees humming when you get close to the beehive. From the farm leads a road into the forest and up to the lake and the vegetation along the road made me feel like being in Canada.

Impressions of otter lake region (5)

otter lake region is another example of what is possible in Second Life. It is amazing what Sharon could realize on a homestead with it’s limited ressources. And to my surprise the textures loaded quite quickly so that I could fully immerse myself into this beautiful environment. Thank you very much, Sharon,  for creating otter lake region and for sharing it with the public. I had a great time.

Landmark to otter lake region
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lanzarote%20Cove/28/85/21

Simploring 2019 (78) Hallig Norddeich, Nibbevegen 1

13 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by diomitamaurer in Exploring sims in Second Life Tags: , , , ,

For my short simploring tour on Friday, June 28th, I selected “Hallig Norddeich, Nibbevegen 1“, furtheron just Hallig Norddeich, from scoop.it SL Destinations.

Hallig Norddeich does not exist in the physcial world. There’s a village called Norddeich in the borough of Norden in north Germany with about 1,500 inhabitants. More famous is Norddeich radio station which operated almost 100 years, could convey messages throughout Europe and was important for the shipping traffic.

The “Halligen” and the Village Norddeich in Northern Germany

The Halligen are 10 small and barely protected islands located around the island Pellworm in the North Sea. They have areas from 7 to 956 ha, and are often former parts of the mainland, separated therefrom by storm tide erosion. During storm floods they are flooded. Therefor all buildings are erected on small artificial hills. About 200 people live on 7 of the 10 Halligen and nowadays tourism is their main source of income. The Halligen are part of Wattenmeer National Park.

And Nibbevegen? I have no idea! I only found an entry on wikipedia, that Nibbevegen is a toll street in Norway which is open only in Summer and leads on a mountain named Dalsnibba.

Back to Second Life 🙂
Hallig Norddeich is an adult homestead owned by Svenja Maass (minaleiga). It is a place to wind down, to mediate, to relax, to meet with friends and to enjoy the German North Sea Coast. The landing is on a seperate island with a small hut. From there you walk over a wooden bridge to the main island.

Hallig Norddeich – overview

There’s a small shipyard, a pier with a fishing boat, one residential home, a small greenhouse, a shed with a bar inside and another hut with some fishing gear. And that’s it beside seagulls and sheep. Of course there’s a long beach with many opportunities to sit and watch, to cuddle and enjoy. And there are the roofed wicker beach chairs which are very common for the German coast.

Hallig Norddeich – around the landing point (upper and lower left) / the sheep (upper right) / a hut with fishing gear (lower right)

When you visit Hallig Norddeich you can feel the atmosphere of this particular and outstanding nature reserve. I enjoyed my visit a lot and it felt like a short vacation on the North Sea shore. And that’s the intention of the owner of Hallig Norddeich, Svenja Maass (minaleiga).

Hallig Norddeich – the shipyard

Hallig Norddeich – the residential house, the greenhouse and the shed with bar

There are some oddities though that made me smile, like the English signs at the shipyard and other English signs. In the bar however you find German signs and a nice joke about tourists showing two seagulls talking to eachother “Shall we poop on tourists?” … “Great idea”.

Diomita enjoying her short vacation at Hallig Norddeich

The many nice spots at the beach and around the buildings are invited to slow down and enjoy. Most of them contain also adult poses. During my visit I was all alone (which would never happen when visiting a Hallig in RL).
Thank you Svenja, for creating Hallig Norddeich and for sharing it with the public. I had fun exploring it and writing about it.

Landmark to Hallig Norddeich, Nibbevegen 1
https://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/La%20Puerta%20County/177/216/23

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