.. cats and cream ..

June 25, 2018 / Sunshine / Leave a comment

Cats know how to obtain food without labor,
shelter without confinement,
and love without penalties.
~ W. L. George

062518 blog Arcade 1 d

062518 blog Arcade 1 a

062518 blog Arcade 1 c

062518 blog Arcade 1 b

Credits:

I’m wearing:

Mesh Body: Maitreya Mesh Body – Lara V4.1
Body Applier: Deetalez Nordic Freckles
Ears: EAR_ver-B [MANDALA]STEKING_EARS_Season5
Earrings: Cae :: Sharktooth :: Earrings
Necklace: Cae :: Sharktooth :: Necklace
Mesh Head: CATWA HEAD Catya v3.0
Head Applier: DeeTalez Heidi Nordic
Eyes: CATWA RIGGED EYES Catya v3.0
Eyes Applier: Izzie’s Tokyo Eyes
Hair: Doe: Gaz – Fatpack (June 2018 Arcade) @
Dress: !gO! boho summer maxi dress – maitreya lara (June 2018 Arcade) @
Dress: !gO! boho summer tunic – maitreya lara (June 2018 Arcade) @
Hat: !gO! boho summer – hat (unrigged) (June 2018 Arcade) @
Shoes: !gO! boho summer boot (June 2018 Arcade) @
Bracelets: !gO! boho summer bracelet (June 2018 Arcade) @
Smoothie: :::ChicChica::: Smoothie Gacha #7 (June 2018 Arcade) @

POSE: Kirin – Florence Pose 8

Scene Items from the June 2018 Round of Arcade @:

Wednesday[+] ~ IceCream Shop ~ IceCream Shop – RARE
Wednesday[+] ~ IceCream Shop ~ IceCream Machines – RARE
Wednesday[+] ~ IceCream Shop ~ Counter – COMMON
Wednesday[+] ~ IceCream Shop ~ Register – RARE
Wednesday[+] ~ IceCream Shop ~ IceCream Machines – RARE
Wednesday[+] ~ IceCream Shop ~ IceCream Machines – RARE
Wednesday[+] ~ IceCream Shop ~ Sign 1 – COMMON
Wednesday[+] ~ IceCream Shop ~ IceCream Cups – COMMON
Wednesday[+] ~ IceCream Shop ~ IceCream Counter – COMMON
Wednesday[+] ~ IceCream Shop ~ IceCream Display – COMMON
Wednesday[+] ~ IceCream Shop ~ IceCream Display – COMMON
Wednesday[+] ~ IceCream Shop ~ IceCream Cones – COMMON (enlarged)
NOMAD // Midgard Long Bench
C L A Vv. Cat Cafe – The Cafe RARE
C L A Vv. Cat Cafe – Restaurant Table Set 2
C L A Vv. Cat Cafe – Restaurant Table Set 3 w/Cats
C L A Vv. Cat Cafe – Feed
C L A Vv. Cat Cafe – I Just Got Neutralized Cat
C L A Vv. Cat Cafe – Relaxed Cat~
C L A Vv. Cat Cafe – Door Mat (I Hope You Like Cats)
C L A Vv. Cat Cafe – Restaurant Table Set 1 w/Cat
C L A Vv. Cat Cafe – Restaurant Table Set 1
C L A Vv. Cat Cafe – Counter Table – Sink
C L A Vv. Cat Cafe – Menu Chalk Board
C L A Vv. Cat Cafe – Hanging Cage Long Tail
MINIMAL – Road Reward

Other items:

LB_PottedPlant{Mesh}D
LB_MoonFlowerShade{Animated} @
LB_WildGrass*1Li{Dry}*Animated @
LB_Grass.V4{Animated}Mesh @
LB_BloomingTree{Pink}
LB_MoonFlowerShrub.V1.2{Animated}
LB_WeepingHoneyTree{Animated}*4Seasons
LB_HookThorn{Potted}V1
LB_ Orange Poppies{Rounded}
LB_RedBush{Mesh}
LB_WeepingHoneyTree{Animated}*4Seasons @
LB_WeepingBirch{Animated}*4Seasons
8f8 – 4. Vintage Table @ (previous Arcade)
8f8 – 29. Vintage Chair @ (previous Arcade)
8f8 – 3. Vintage Parasol @ (previous Arcade)
Birdy – Pug Cafe – Cluster Pigeons @ (previous Arcade)
Skye Tiered Garden Wall

.. the rainbow eucalyptus ..

June 22, 2018 / Sunshine / Leave a comment

Human nature is not a machine to be built after a model,
and set to do exactly the work prescribed for it,
but a tree, which requires to grow and develop itself on all sides,
according to the tendency of the inward forces which make it a living thing.

— John Stuart Mill

062218 blog Little Branch Rainbow Eucalpytus

The Little Branch has this beautiful Rainbow Eucalyptus tree in Second Life and the tree is currently available at the current round of the Illuminate event (June 18th to July 13th). This Rainbow Eucalyptus is a 4-season tree with animation. The tree has a colorful bark and a lovely curved trunk. It would fit in with any tropical environment in the virtual world.

Read more about the real-life Rainbow Eucalyptus at Gardening Know How:
The bark of a rainbow eucalyptus tree is its most amazing feature. The bark peels off at the end of the season which unveils new bark with bright colors. This process of peeling causes streaks of red, orange, green, blue and gray. While the colors are more intense on trees grown in its native areas, it can still be one of the most colorful trees grown.

the scientific name is Eucalyptus deglupta
it has intense color and an astringent fragrance
it is native to New Guinea, Philippines, and Indonesia
it is the only eucalyptus that is indigenous to the northern hemisphere
it also can grow in non-frost regions of the US such as Hawaii and Southern California and Florida
the size is generally up to 250 feet in its natural habitat but only to around 100-125 feet in other regions of the world
the true flowers are greenish yellow and are not very visible. It is the four bracts surrounding the flower that really show off.
in the fall, there are glossy red ‘berries’ and the leaves turn a glorious reddish-purple color
birds love it

Credits:

LB_RainbowEucalyptus{Animated}4Seasons @ (currently at Illuminate)
LB_Grass.V4{Animated}Mesh @ (included in the box)
LB_Snakeweed{Animated}*Summer-A @ (included in the box)
LB_Snakeweed{Animated}*Summer-B @ (included in the box)
LB_Hill-v1{Low Li} @ (included in the box)

Myrrine – Fence set – white wood – 1B

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.. to the cottage of my dreams ..

May 25, 2018 / Sunshine / Leave a comment

Dreams grow wild in the daydreamer’s soul.
~Terri Guillemets

little branch 052518 various blog

Down the lane, you will find the sweet little cottage where an afternoon spent alone could revive your senses. Imagine spending the time drinking tea with the book that you so wanted to delve in to open on your lap. Hearing the sounds of the birds chirping and breeze stirring, would you just rather close your eyes and dream?

Where would your imagination take you? Would you travel through time or across the world? Would you dive into your book and enjoy the characters as one? Perhaps you might dream that you were no longer alone but with a friend or maybe your love.

Sometimes we want to share what we so enjoy. But… do you want to share this place – the place where you can escape and have the time to focus on you and your thoughts? For me, it would be my solace, my own space and I don’t believe I’d want to share with just any friend. The friend I would choose to share this space with would be a special one; one that understood the need for such a sanctuary.

I know who I would invite… do you?

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In this blog, I am featuring several items from The Little Branch including the Flowering Dogwood v2 which is available at the Sense event until June 7. This beautiful tree has a lovely twisted trunk, is a 2 season tree and is lightly animated. You will also see the Yellow Orchid Tree v2 which can be found at the faMESHed event until June 10. It is such a lovely garden tree with 3 seasons and a little animation. The Moonshade Flower shrub is along the path and beside the cottage. A very versatile shrub that offers color change to white, pink, blue, lavender, or yellow blossoms. This is currently available at The Chapter 4 until May 31. All of these are copy/modify so you can change the sizing.

Credits:

LB_FloweringDogwood.v2{Animated}Seasons (Sense) @
LB_MoonFlowerShrub.V1 {Animated} (The Chapter 4) @
LB_YellowOrchidtree.v2{Animated}Seasons (faMESHed) @
LB_Grass.V4{Animated}Mesh @
LB_Bouton d’or Pink{Rounded-Field}
LB_Buffalograss.v2{Mesh}Animated @
LB_ WhiteOrchidTree.v2{Animated} @

Botanical – Dirt Road Straight
dust bunny . makeshift mailbox . pink
Heart – Ancient Stone Pathway – straight 2
JIAN Playful Pibbles 3. Adult Wanderer (The Arcade June 2017) @
JIAN Playful Pibbles 7. White Companion Pup (The Arcade June 2017) @
DRD LN Lovers nest cottage FULL REZZ (The Arcade June 2016) @
{what next} Bellevie Chair 2 (Bento)
{what next} Bellevie Chair 1 (Bento)
Myrrine 01 Garden Gacha – garden cabinet wide
Myrrine 09 Garden Gacha – potteries
Myrrine 04 Garden Gacha – screen with vines RARE

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