Hymn Celestia

Linden Bear Island is just dandy, performance-wise and display-wise, FWIW http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/SL20B Bear Island/149/196/22

What a great question. I would agree that "seeing" my Second Life garden affects me with the same joy as "seeing" my real garden. But I would also go further and say that "hearing" my Second Life garden and real garden both give me the same joy. I make sure there are birds in both places. And hearing water features makes me feel very relaxed indeed, and that is far easier for me to do in Second Life than anywhere else. Listening to water is so important for my enjoyment of Second Life lately and I'm glad that I can control that. Edit to add: this very question is probably what drives the creation and consumption of virtual life in the first place; it is if not the prime question then very close to it, I would imagine -- "is it as good as real, does it make you feel like it's real, does it feel the same as real." Success would be measured by this metric for so many aspects of virtual living.

everything works as though it were all made for the space! Really lovely decor.

There are other ways to purchase Mainland plots without going to auction, so if that is your only objection then you really do have other options. You can purchase any land on the Mainland that is listed as "abandoned" by submitting a support ticket to request it. In that case, it will cost you 512 linden dollars to purchase a 512m2 plot of land, and then it is yours tier-free for as long as you maintain your account's status. Or you can purchase a plot of land directly from another Resident who has it listed for sale; and the price of that would be subject to the seller's discretion. It is not only by auction that you would get some land, in other words, just to clarify that one point.

Thank you, Lindens All ❤️ What a treat

Hear hear! Three cheers for the creators, past and present, of, within, and around this world ❤️

My 3rd year in SL, and in fact this image was captured on May 4 2010, I had been shopping at Distressed Textures on a region called Ares Aglaia, and out of curiosity I cammed-out to see the area upon which I was standing. I realized I was at the top of a tall tall tall cliff; and the store was a little distressed shack on this massive expanse of land. This little shack and a flimsy bridge between cliffs commanded the whole region. I remember the emotional reaction I had to this location and to this whole aesthetic; and I realized "I want this." In 2007 when I first rezzed, I was content to rent; and then in 2010 the dream for my own land came out, inspired by this one creator and the region they occupied.

the pond worked perfectly everything is so yummy in this picture!

I like how Coffee answered; but I'll also add something explicitly that is possibly only implied. If one thinks of the "homeless" in part as those for whom the original home is simply too dangerous to inhabit, perhaps even too dangerous for "cultural" reasons i.e. the culture of the home is unsupportive, or violent, or filled with too much "ick" factor, that person who feels homeless can find a home they can make to their own standards of safety and joy in Second Life. The artistic community doesn't necessarily feel safe practicing their art, sometimes, in the political climate of the world today, since art and politics often clash head-on; and here they can feel more safe to do so. And to bring this around to the original question about the "ick" factors that would really turn me off, anything that forces engagement or puts people in deliberate feelings of cramped personal space in which to choose. Forced engagement, things that force a person to have to engage, that's number one "ick" to me.

There's a balance to be struck here, I think; and from your original question about a daily AND WEEKLY routine it seems like a good idea if you want to save your "thank you"s for a once a week project. Once a week, go in and give some thanks. Gratitude is always endearing but as with anything else, too much of a good thing spoils it maybe. (?) So with your daily routine set, you can now focus on things you'd like to do weekly and the gratitudes can be one of them. I think another thing you might like to add to the weekly photography-mindset (or maybe it's a thing you can meditate on monthly instead, if weekly ends up being sessions too close together) is to "Take Stock." Take inventory; take stock; take a good look; take a moment to remember what it is you've done and what it is you'd like to do. Take a look at what worked; take a look at what got you some good audience appreciation. Take an inventory of the props you have or need; take an inventory of the settings you've already used or want to use; take a broad-stroke big-picture overall perspective of your artistic journey and where it's going and where it's been. Sometimes that means, too, changing the permissions on older photos (private only maybe, instead of for public to still see) so that what is left for the public to see represents a more unified vision or skill level. (If that's important to you. For some artists it's not; for those, seeing the whole journey from the undeveloped to the finessed is desirable.) So, doing a nice check-in once in a while to make sure the photos you want to be seen are visible; the photos you don't want to be seen are not.

ENJOYING SO MUCH ❤️ This is wonderful. So full of joy. I am especially impressed (as usual) by the sound effects and soundscape generally. What excellent work ❤️ Edit to add applause for all the wee details there are to explore and admire.

among all those listed, also A.N.C. Ltd. and 8F8 rank in my inventory way way high up. https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/116811 https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/123815

Closeup of my beautiful friend Pearle, unretouched snap while we pass the time outrunning the restarts.

I think the video does a terrific job of capturing fantasy AND reality AND capability AND potential for future capability; the horses weren't the main feature for me as I was more immediately struck by the "nature" elements. The landscape; the water in the background; the ability to visit lush green areas i.e. where the avatar is meditating. It's a fairly good attempt in my opinion to throw together a dozen different "pulls" into the world of Second Life -- some come for the animals, some for the peace and quiet, some for the adventure, some for the music, some for the fashion, some for the trying-on different personas and different avatars. I haven't paid much attention to past iterations of the login screen machinima but this one, coincidentally to your thread about it, actually impressed me. To summarize, though I haven't been moved to comment on previous login screen video, this time I think this one is well done.

Oh surely not.

There's one in Sawtooth with the coolest sound effects. No talking, but wonderfully atmospheric noises. Belli sound effects are truly inspired!

Nutmeg has a beautiful group gift out now and the group is free to join. So, free Springtime decor in time for Easter

Thank you for this

LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ❤️

It's simple if we as Residents adhere to an opt-in philosophy, which a lot of SL gives us. Whosoever wishes to fill out a fulsome and detailed and realistic and honest profile should be allowed to do so; since there are people who genuinely wish to be identifiable and who wish to find like-mindeds. And whosoever wishes to remain anonymous (or "ignored" is really what I mean) should be allowed to do so. People who wish to opt-in to be searchable by bots, places that wish to opt-in to be searchable by bots, brands who wish to opt-in to have their financials revealed etc... there's a place for them and it's in the "Click Here For Yes" line. Everybody else can be left in peace as they want to be, or to change their minds and opt-in as they are free to.

Thanks Scylla

That says so much, doesn't it, about the shadiness of the whole operation. That right there. If they target deliberately then they are weaponized, not random. It is absolutely infuriating.

I love Hammond Park so much; I'd have happily taken that house if I'd seen it soon enough ❤️

I don't worry at all how folks will react when the time comes to move into a new Bellisseria home, if that's the place they elect to make their virtual home. Logic dictates that if they are there every day in their original Linden Home, then they are well aware that the time draws near and they may begin to make preparations. If they are hardly there at all and rarely log in, then they obviously do not miss the place enough to worry about it that much. It is not really worth worrying about. It will be a thing that happens when the time comes.

My heart aches about this news. Thanks for posting.