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A Winter’s Day

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I feel like I’ve been on the top of Santa’s Nice List the last couple of weeks. In addition to Christmas on 34th Street opening last week, the December version of Wayward Market has just opened the gates for even more holiday shopping.

While I don’t usually take wide angle photos, when I saw the Little Winter Cottage from 22769 ~ [bauwerk], I knew I wouldn’t be able to get away with just using a room of the house in my photos. It is just so perfect! It comes in both a snow-capped an no snow version, so you can use it all year round.

I started adding landscaping and external decorations, but realised the atrium couldn’t be photographed bare. So I had to fill it up, too. Which led to another set of photos, showing the interior. I was going to blog both outside and inside today, but I decided I will dedicate a separate post to the indoors. Stay tuned for that one in the next day or two.

I tried to create a picture postcard type scene; I hope I was able to convey the spirit of the season with this shot. I wish you all the blessings of this special time of year, the joy that can be found on a winter’s day.

For more information on Wayward Market, click the links below:

➤ WAYWARD EVENTS WEBSITE

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➤ WAYWARD EVENTS FLICKR GROUP

➤ WAYWARD EVENTS FACEBOOK

➤ WAYWARD EVENTS PLURK

➤ WAYWARD EVENTS SL GROUP: secondlife:///app/group/fcfc1537-e7b1-9068-a43e-c46c06239055/about
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Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

*Sweater: {Lyrical} My Ugly Sweater (OhDeer) by Aryianna Novelli (available at Christmas on 34th Street through Dec. 27, 2015)
Skates: N-core SKATES “White” for Maitreya Lara by Claire Messenger
Hair: Tableau Vivant \\ Starry Night \\ Windy – Browns by M4ri1yn Magic (gacha prize at The Arcade December 2015)
Tattoo: [White~Widow] DeadMan – Henna by Julie Hastings (available at Shiny Shabby Nov. 20 – Dec. 15 2015)
Skin: -Glam Affair – Caroline America – Clean D with Eyemakeup 08 and Lipstick 01 by aida Ewing
Body and hands: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara by Onyx LeShelle
Eyes: IKON Sovereign Eyes – Tropical by Ikon Innovia
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri

*Pose: !bang – ice skating 4M by Luna Jubilee

Exterior:
*22769 ~ [bauwerk] Little Winter Cottage (Snowtop) by Paco Pooley (available at Wayward Market Dec. 12, 2015 – Jan. 10, 2016)
*Serenity Style– Winter Sleigh by Ἤᾄᾗṩ Ἷᾗṩђᾄᾗ Ṩἔʀἔᾗἷҭẏ (hanstrid.inshan) (available at Wayward Market Dec. 12, 2015 – Jan. 10, 2016)
*Serenity Style– Santa’s Bag purple by Ἤᾄᾗṩ Ἷᾗṩђᾄᾗ Ṩἔʀἔᾗἷҭẏ (hanstrid.inshan) (available at Wayward Market Dec. 12, 2015 – Jan. 10, 2016)
*Serenity Style– Santa’s Bag teal by Ἤᾄᾗṩ Ἷᾗṩђᾄᾗ Ṩἔʀἔᾗἷҭẏ (hanstrid.inshan) (available at Wayward Market Dec. 12, 2015 – Jan. 10, 2016)
*Serenity Style– Gift Box big by Ἤᾄᾗṩ Ἷᾗṩђᾄᾗ Ṩἔʀἔᾗἷҭẏ (hanstrid.inshan) (available at Wayward Market Dec. 12, 2015 – Jan. 10, 2016)
*Serenity Style– Gift Box small by Ἤᾄᾗṩ Ἷᾗṩђᾄᾗ Ṩἔʀἔᾗἷҭẏ (hanstrid.inshan) (available at Wayward Market Dec. 12, 2015 – Jan. 10, 2016)
*Serenity Style– Winter Light by Ἤᾄᾗṩ Ἷᾗṩђᾄᾗ Ṩἔʀἔᾗἷҭẏ (hanstrid.inshan) (available at Wayward Market Dec. 12, 2015 – Jan. 10, 2016)
*:Moon Amore: Festive Swing -Colorful by Moon Wickham (psyqueen) (available at Christmas on 34th Street Dec. 9-27, 2015)
*Spyralle Moravian Star Lamp by Kerryth Tarantal (available at Christmas on 34th Street Dec. 9-27, 2015)
junk. rings candle holder. gold. by Tab Tatham
*DRD deer decoration – gift by Jaimy Hancroft (available at Christmas on 34th Street Dec. 9-27, 2015)
*Kalopsia – Winter Bench by Isabeau Baragula (available at Christmas on 34th Street Dec. 9-27, 2015)
{vespertine}– birdlandia pop up book by Amelie Knelstrom
*Spyralle Christmas Tree Lamp by Kerryth Tarantal (available at Christmas on 34th Street Dec. 9-27, 2015)
The Secret Store – Winter Foxes – Playful / White by Melee (maylee.oh) (gacha prize at The Arcade December 2015)
{anc} NO LIMITS // flock of doves [sugar white] by aki69 (gacha prize at The Arcade December 2015)
xin. kolouk husky (baby it’s cold outside) by Jielun Lee (superjaix) (gacha prize at The Arcade December 2015)
{what next} Winter Iced Over Pond by Frank Lee Anatra
*Little Branch LB_Alaska.v1~Cluster{Seasons} by Cari McKeenan (available at Christmas on 34th Street Dec. 9-27, 2015)
Studio Skye Enchanted Woods by Alex Bader
*DRD christmas snowman – #notgivingaf by DRD (deathrowdesigns) (available at Christmas on 34th Street Dec. 9-27, 2015)
HPMD* Sweet Garden Grass06 – white*b by Sasaya Kayo

Interior:
junk. sled seat. forest. by Tab Tatham
xin. mieux vin rouge carrier + brown by Jielun Lee (superjaix)
dust bunny . ruffle rug by xlnoel (gacha prize at The Arcade December 2015)
[ zerkalo ] Winter Evening – Armchair by Daniel Estro (danielestro)
[ zerkalo ] Winter Evening – Ottoman by Daniel Estro (danielestro)
Kalopsia – Bunny Foofoo – Sitting – Brown by Isabeau Baragula (available at Tannenbaum Winter Market through December 25th, 2015)
*[ zerkalo ] Hot Chocolate (winter edition) by Daniel Estro (danielestro) (available at Christmas on 34th Street Dec. 9-27, 2015)
[ zerkalo ] Magical Christmas – Fireplace by Daniel Estro (danielestro) (gacha prize at The Arcade December 2015)
[ zerkalo ] Magical Christmas – Sock by Daniel Estro (danielestro) (gacha prize at The Arcade December 2015)
*L$10 -STRIKE IT- Deer Wreath GIFT by zacharyarens (available at Christmas on 34th Street Dec. 9-27, 2015)
*DRD christmas decoration – #WHATEVER by DRD (deathrowdesigns) (available at Christmas on 34th Street Dec. 9-27, 2015)
tarte.f twig snowflake (white) by Alixxbella (gacha prize at The Arcade December 2015)
*[Black Tulip] Winter Candles by Auryn Beorn (available at Wayward Market Dec. 12, 2015 – Jan. 10, 2016)
Ariskea[ Season Of Giving ] Gift1 by diaxm (gift at The Arcade December 2015)
AZOURY – Christmas Tales Deco (Little) by Aniki Seetan (available at The Chapter Four December 2015)
[ zerkalo ] Cozy Corner – Ladder by DanielEstro
[ zerkalo ] Cozy Corner – Pillow by DanielEstro
[ zerkalo ] Magical Christmas – Chair with gifts by Daniel Estro (danielestro) (gacha prize at The Arcade December 2015)
dust bunny . beaded lamp by xlnoel (gacha prize at The Arcade December 2015)
+Half-Deer+ Stringlight Clutter – Long and Loose Coil by Halogen Magic
*Little Branch LB_XmasTree{34th Street}V2 by Cari McKeenan (available at Christmas on 34th Street Dec. 9-27, 2015)
RazzBerry Inc. [RI] Ruffle Tree Skirt by Jayme Lorakeet (gacha gift at Tannenbaum Winter Market through December 25th, 2015)
*The Stringer Mausoleum *TSM* Holiday Gift Box – Deer Blue by Helena Stringer (available at Christmas on 34th Street Dec. 9-27, 2015)
*The Stringer Mausoleum *TSM* Holiday Gift Box – Snowflake Red by Helena Stringer (available at Christmas on 34th Street Dec. 9-27, 2015)

Photo taken with LUMIPro 2016 by Stefan Buscaylet

Stunned

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Thousand-yard stare. Blunted affect. Stoned?

I wasn’t quite sure what to call this picture. It really was a photograph I stumbled upon while shooting this new sweatshirt by Apple May Designs. I wanted a set that was kind of dingy and dark. I rezzed the skybox and began pulling out stuff to furnish it. One of the first items I grabbed was a stool…which you can’t actually see in the photo. While digging through my inventory for more clutter, I plopped down on it. As I cammed around to find the box I had down to rez things on, I happened to see this image.

The angle was right. The lighting needed just a bit of tweaking. Click. Click. Job done.

Yeah, that was it. Shocked, aren’t you? I was.

So the title is actually quite simple:

Stunned.

*Shirt: Apple May Designs Quinn Sweatshirt *Female* (S) – Light Grey by Apple May (available at The Chapter Four – starts September 4th 2015)
Jeans: Furtacor Marketplace Store*Distressed Skinny Jean Pants Black by Marinahh Mayako
Hair: Magika [Hair] Itch by Sabina Gully (new release)
Skin: -Glam Affair – Amberly II skin – America 13 C by aida Ewing
Body, hands and feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V1.0 by Onyx LeShelle
Eyes: IKON Promise Eyes – Maldives by Ikon Innovia
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri

Cigarette: ILO Blend Cigarette C+T by ZoZo Raven

Stool/pose: :HAIKEI: My vintage art studio / Gacha {2} by qo0op

Build: junk. attic skybox. RARE by Tab Tatham

Photo taken using the LumiPro HUD by Stefan Buscaylet

A Certain Kind of Alone

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Yesterday was a very busy day for me at work. I was on the go from the moment I arrived until the moment I escaped the office doors at five. It was one of those days where I had seventeen things on the go at once, and still had another dozen to complete. There was a constant murmur of voices, the phone was ringing, my inbox was humming and every time I looked up, someone was standing at my desk, needing something else from me. A typical Monday in my working world.

At lunch, while most people had fled for a well-deserved break, I made a sandwich and sat in my cubicle, trying to catch up in the relative quiet. I was succeeding, until a distant memory pricked the back of my mind and before I knew it, I was staring into space, remembering another time. A time when I was young, barely more than a child growing up on my parent’s farm. I was taken back to a place I loved to go to be alone. Under a tree in a field far from the house where I would sit and read or daydream, where a brood of newly-hatched quails discovered me as I discovered them. To a moment of a certain kind of alone that I now cherish.

I have never wanted to be in a time and place so much as I wanted to be back there, protected by my father, loved by my mother, with my whole life ahead of me, marveling at the newness that was as much an everyday thing then as spreadsheets and deadlines are to me now. To be that child, discovering that quail’s eyelids blink up instead of down. Feeling the warm summer breeze on my face and listening to the cries of the doves, settling in for an afternoon nap as the baby quails discovered as much of me as I did of them. I was content with a small smile settled on my lips.

All too soon, my colleagues returned, another assignment landed on my desk and the reverie was broken. The breeze became the air conditioning, the cries of doves transformed into the quiet bell of my email notification, but the images I relived remained in my thoughts as a reminder of that certain kind of alone.

Pretty stuff I’m showing off:

Top: Blueberry – Laced Crop Shirt / Clean / – Maitreya – Pixie by Blueberryxx
Jeans: Vinyl – Oakley Jeans – Light Blue- Lara by Sukoshitosuto
Hair: “”D!va”” Hair “Kelly” (Red amber) by Marisa Kira
Tattoo: [White~Widow] Midnight in Paris – Maitreya Mesh Body by Julie Hastings
Skin: -Glam Affair – Summerv3 – America 02 E by aida Ewing
Body, hands and feet: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V1.0 by Onyx LeShelle
Eyes: IKON Promise Eyes – Maldives by Ikon Innovia
Lashes: Mon Cheri *MC* “Falsies” Eyelash by Freya Oliveri

Swing: Soy. Dreamy Hanging Chair by Soyoy (available at Collabor88 August 2015)
Stone wall: Mesh Plants – Full Perm Ruins Wall Piece_3 by Reid Parkin
Plants: Studio Skye Alligator Apple Bush (small leaf) by Alex Bader
Trees: HPMD* Garden Tree05 – white 2A+2B by Sasaya Kayo (recoloured)
Building: junk. the poor gentleman’s club shed. white. by Tab Tatham
Table: junk. recycled road sign table. trespass. by Tab Tatham
Chair: junk. recycled road sign chair. dumping. by Tab Tatham

Pose by the swing

Photo taken using the LumiPro HUD by Stefan Buscaylet