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Fantasy Faire 2024

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Dress: Maya in sky pack (with color changing hud) from Poet’s Heart by Nim Darkheart. Maya fits a wide range of bodies; I show it in Lara. Poet’s Heart will be located in the Avalon region, created by Worldbuilder and Fallen Gods creator Alia Baroque.

 

Fairelands Lore:

 

The beautiful Lunafae Blessing Stone featured in the photos was created by Fairelands Worldbuilder Sharni Azalee for her gorgeous region in the 2018 Fairelands. I do love this creation and have had it out on my parcel since 2018.

 

The lovely animated wings are also a Poet Heart creation…from the PH “Insecta” fatpack from the 2020 Fairelands. I show the wings only from that fatpack (which includes a dress, hat, leggings) in “Dragonfly.”

 

Celestial Statue: Fantasy Statue Princess Sun-Moon from Micsha Store by Anima Fredda Lemon. Included in this weekend’s Secret Sale. maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Mountains%20of%20Starlight...

I loved the silhouettes of the tree and tents against the fireworks.

Another comp from the Celestial falls shoot.

 

November 2, 2019

 

Harvard Stadium after the stunning loss to Dartmouth. (Dartmouth quarterback threw a Hail Mary Pass with no time left on the clock for the win)

 

Boston, Massachusetts

USA

 

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Moon-Venus-Jupiter-Conjunction | Sky on 1st December 2008

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New York wandering in the past

Come sit with me and be my friend #Sarasota Florida#PicsArt

♛.CELESTIAL.♛

.QUEENZ. Celestial Gown & Heels-Fatpack

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♛Hud: 12 separate colors

For Heels: Multiple combinaisons via Hud.

 

♛For Legacy, LaraX, Reborn, Waifu,Muneca and Kupra.

   

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New! Challenge 243.0 ~ Art With Text. ~ The Award Tree ~

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~ The Award Tree ~

digital. ai.gimp, cool text

photogenic , there are places to set an listen to the music or just cuddle.. or even talk an get to know that special person. just beautful place!

 

Visit this location at Celestial Place in Second Life

a commissioned pattern on the themes of nautical science and star maps

One of the happiest nights in my life. One of the best light I've seen and captured so far. The night I will forever cherish those moments where nature always finds a way to amaze me. The Aurora Borealis is one of natures phenomena only seen by the few. We were lucky enough to experience it on a clear night which lasted for an hour or two.

The Celestial Realm actual location refer to the original raw posted@ SL feed

I still can't get over the enormity of our fig tree. The variety is "Celeste", and according to the descriptions I read, it is supposed to reach a mature height and width of seven to ten feet. Well I beg to differ. This thing has got to be at least fifteen feet tall and wide...maybe more. And its yield is every bit as impressive as its size. This photo doesn't even show the top. Yikes!😲

Ramiro Moreyra Portilla - © CUSQUENIAN 2009: Todos los Derechos Reservados, prohibido usar sin autorización escrita del autor.

 

El Cristo Blanco del Cusco. Esta foto se la dedico a mi amiga Tayde de AQP y su familia.

 

Estoy sumamente conmovido por la tragedia de la familia Núñez del Prado Escalante del Cusco, un abrazo para Angela y demás deudos.....!!!!

Lego Spaceship MOC: The Celestial Empress is a large nuclear pulse propelled spaceship designed specifically to take a contained colony to Alpha Centauri. The Nuclear warhead propulsion system is based on the Project Orion concept and will take this half million Earth ton vessel to .99.99 of the speed of light. It take a little over a year to reach maxim velocity, it will then cruise for a further 4.5 years before flipping over and using the same propulsion to decelerate for another year before reaching its destination of Alpha Centauri.

There is a transit system from the bow module to the cargo modules

 

Celestial Empress

Built at Lunar Shipyard by British American Space Exploration Corp (BASECo) for NASA in 2091

Launched: 2107

Propulsion: Nuclear pulse

Weight: net 544,000 Earth tonnes, Gross 791,000 Earth tonnes

Length: 1km

Width: 351m

Height 307m

Crew 33(3 shifts of 11)

Passengers 4,023 (in cryosleep)

Cargo: 200,000 Earth tonnes

Aircraft: 9 Drop-ships, 6 Shuttles, plus Drones

One day I realized two celestial goddesses were celebrating their reunion in my living room... Sybarites Dawnstar and Faun

Moon and Venus setting over pure Big Sur sky

Built for BrickPirate contest Duel of Pirates here

 

The contest features the use of mystery part : Reddish Brown Barb Large Flexible (Claw, Horn) in all creations.

That was a glorious sunset and sky show on New Year’s Eve.

A beautiful conjunction of the two brightest celestial bodies after the sun - the slender crescent Moon and the planet Venus - was visible in the southwest sky at dusk and early evening on December 31, 2008.

Also the planets Jupiter and Mercury were sitting close to the horizon in the direction of sunset. Jupiter was fairly easy to see, as it’s the 4th brightest celestial body after the sun, moon and Venus to adorn the heavens.

Watching this celestial rendezvous was a wonderful way to end the year!

#trees #water#PicsArt @Sarasota, Florida

Park Hill Orchard, Northampton MA

Sony a7 Infrared Conversion with 18mm Minolta lens

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Muslim symbol of crescent moon and a star (apparently) on top of a Hindu Temple - Divine!

43mm (on 6x7) IIRC. Fisheye might be better.

In a quiet blanket of untouched snow, a small extraterrestrial traveler lies flat, arms and legs sweeping outward in playful motion. Its silvery skin glows faintly beneath winter light, huge curious eyes reflecting a sky unknown. Around its form, a perfect snow angel takes shape—delicate wings carved by simple joy. No spacecraft, no mission, just a moment of wonder. For a fleeting pause across galaxies, even an alien learns the peace of earthly innocence.

I bought this celestial globe for my husband,who had been interested in astronomy since he was a little boy.

 

.... Etnea avenue, the 2018 evening of February 5, the day of the feast of the Patron Saint of Catania, St.Agatha, it happens that ....

  

.... via Etnea, la sera del 5 febbraio 2018, il giorno della festa della Santa Patrona di Catania, Sant'Agata, accade che ....

 

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Fear of the unknown, the fear of losing own physical or mental health, or worse, having already lost it, possible problems with work (if a work has it), old age advancing, awareness of the existence of a Higher Being, are just some of the reasons that push people to search for a contact with the Divine, with the supernatural, leading them to plead for help, but this is not enough to completely explain the close link fact of absolute devotion and enormous affection that the people of Catania (province) have towards their young martyr Agatha; an entire city partecipate in these days to ceremony and procession, one can not help but ask this question, what binds in such a profound and peculiar citizens to their Patron Saint Agata? Maybe I was lucky enough to capture photographically what is a partial response (see my photos of the 2016 feast): a child at a very early age is brought to the window from her mother while passing the float of St. Agatha, so it's easy to understand... the devotion and attachment to the Martyr starts very young , transmitted by their parents as a treasure to be preserved and grow throughout their lives, which leads you in the days of the feast to a great collective.

This is a short-long report I did this year 2018, in the city of Catania (Sicily) in occasion of the feast of her patron saint Agatha, which took place on the 3, 4 and 5 February (this dates commemorates the martyrdom of the young Saint), and on 17 August too (this date celebrates the return to Catania of her remains, after these had been transferred to Constantinople by the Byzantine general Maniaces as war booty, and there remained for 86 years), when the Sicilian city is dressed up to feast, with a scent of orange blossom and mandarins, and its citizens show that they possess an extraordinary love and bond with the young martyr saint Agatha.

The religious sicilian feast of Saint Agatha is the most important feast of Catania, its inhabitants from five centuries, during the three days of the feast in honor of her "Santuzza" (young Saint), create a unique setting, with celebrations and rituals impressive, which means that this event is regarded as the third religious festival in the world (some say the second ...) after the "Semana Santa" in Seville and the "Corpus Christi" in Cuzco, Peru. Unlike other religious holidays, more sober, to Sant'Agata highlights a vocation exuberant typical of the south Italy, who loves to combine the sacred with the profane.

The cult of the young Santa dates back to the third century, when the teenager Agatha was martyred for refusing the roman proconsul Quintiziano. One year after the death of the young Agatha, on 5 February of the year 252, his virginal veil was carried in procession, and it is said it was able to save Catania from destruction due to a devastating eruption of Mount Etna.

The festivities begin with the procession of Candlemas (this year were in greater number, perhaps 14 instead of the 11 years of the other years); the "Candlemas" are giant Baroque wooden "candlesticks" paintings in gold, each representing an ancient guild (butchers, fishmongers, grocers, greengrocers, etc.), which are brought by eight devotees; the "cannalore" (candlemas) anticipate the arrival of the "float" of Saint Agatha during the procession. Devotees, men and women, wearing a traditional garment similar to a white bag, cinched at the waist by a black rope, gloves and a white handkerchief, and a black velvet cap, and it seems that such clothing evoke nightgown with the qule the Catanese, awakened with a start by the touch of the bells of the Cathedral, welcomed the naval port, in 1126, the relics of the Holy which fell from Constantinople. On float, consisting of a silver chariot sixteenth of thirty tons, which is driven by a double and long line of devotees with the robust and long ropes, takes place the bust of Saint Agatha, completely covered with precious stones and jewels. On February 4, the parade celebrates the so-called "external path" that touches some places of martyrdom in the city of Catania; the next day, the 5 instead the procession along the "aristocrat path", which runs along the main street, Via Etnea, the parlor of Catania. On this day the devotees carry on their shoulders the long candles of varying thickness, there are some not very big, others are fairly heavy, but some skim exceptional weights.

  

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La paura dell’ignoto, il timore di perdere la salute fisica o psichica, o peggio, averla già persa, possibili problemi col lavoro (per chi un lavora l’ha) o peggio non averlo dovendo così “inventarsi” la giornata, la vecchiaia che avanza, la consapevolezza dell’esistenza di un Essere Superiore, sono solo alcuni dei motivi che spingono gli uomini a cercare un contatto col Divino, col Sovrannaturale, portandoli ad invocare il Suo aiuto, ma tutto ciò non basta assolutamente a spiegare lo stretto legame fatto di assoluta devozione ed enorme attaccamento che gli abitanti di Catania (e provincia) hanno nei confronti della loro “Santuzza” la giovanissima martire Agata; nel vedere partecipare quella che sembra essere una città intera a questi giorni di rito e processione, non ci si può non porre questa domanda, cosa lega in maniera così profonda e peculiare i cittadini Catanesi alla loro Santa Patrona Agata? Forse ho avuto la fortuna di cogliere fotograficamente (vedi le mie foto della festa del 2016) quella che è una risposta parziale e certamente non unica alla domanda: un bimbo in tenerissima età viene portato alla finestra dalla sua mamma mentre passa la vara di S.Agata, ecco… la devozione e l’attaccamento alla giovanissima Martire inizia da piccolissimi, trasmessa dai propri genitori (e non solo…) come un tesoro da custodire e coltivare per tutta la vita, che porta che nei giorni della festa ad un fantastico rito collettivo al quale nessun Catanese sembra non possa o non voglia rinunciare.

Questa è un breve e lungo report, da me realizzato nel febbraio di quest’anno 2018, nella città di Catania (Sicilia) in occasione della festa della sua giovane santa patrona Agata, che ha avuto luogo come ogni anno il 3, il 4 ed il 5 di febbraio (questa data commemora il martirio della Santa giovinetta), festa che viene ripetuta anche il 17 agosto (questa data rievoca il ritorno a Catania delle sue spoglie, dopo che queste erano state trasferite a Costantinopoli da parte del generale bizantino Maniace come bottino di guerra, spoglie che ivi rimasero per 86 anni); per questa occasione la città siciliana è vestita a festa con profumi di fiori d'arancio e mandarini, coi suoi cittadini che mostrano di possedere uno straordinario amore e legame con la giovane martire Agata.

Gli abitanti di Catania, oramai da cinque secoli, nei tre giorni della festa in onore della "Santuzza", danno vita ad una scenografia unica, con celebrazioni e riti imponenti, che fanno si che questo evento sia considerato come la terza festa religiosa al mondo (qualcuno dice la seconda ...) dopo la "Semana Santa" di Siviglia ed il "Corpus Domini" a Cuzco, in Perù. A differenza di altre feste religiose, più sobrie, quella di Sant'Agata mette in luce una vocazione esuberante tipica del meridione, che ama unire il sacro col profano.

Il culto della giovane Santa risale al terzo secolo, quando l'adolescente Agata fu martirizzata per aver rifiutato il proconsole romano Quintiziano. Un anno dopo la morte della giovane Agata, avvenuta il 5 febbraio dell'anno 252, il suo velo virginale venne portato in processione, e si narra esso riuscì a salvare Catania dalla sua distruzione a causa di una devastante eruzione del vulcano Etna.

I festeggiamenti iniziano con il corteo delle "candelore", queste sono dei giganteschi e pesanti "candelabri" in legno, in stile barocco, dipinti in oro, ognuna rappresentante una antica corporazione (macellai, pescivendoli, pizzicagnoli, fruttivendoli, ecc.), che vengono portati da otto devoti, le quali "cannalore" durante la processione anticipano l'arrivo della "vara" di Sant'Agata. I devoti, sia donne che uomini, indossano un tipico indumento simile ad un sacco bianco, stretto in vita da una cordicella nera, guanti ed un fazzoletto bianchi, ed infine una papalina di velluto nero, sembra che tale abbigliamento rievochi la camicia da notte con la quale i Catanesi, svegliatisi di soprassalto dal tocco improvviso delle campane del Duomo, accolsero al porto navale, nel 1126, le reliquie della Santa che rientravano da Costantinopoli. Sulla vara, costituita da un carro argentato cinquecentesco di trenta quintali, trainata da una doppia e lunghissima fila di devoti tramite delle robuste e lunghe funi, prende posto il busto di Sant'Agata, completamente ricoperto di pietre preziose e gioielli. Il 4 febbraio, il corteo compie il cosiddetto "giro esterno" che tocca alcuni luoghi del martirio nella città catanese; il giorno dopo, il 5, il corteo percorre il "giro aristocratico", che percorre la strada principale, la via Etnea, salotto buono di Catania. In questo giorno i devoti portano in spalla dei lunghi ceri di vario spessore, ce ne sono alcuni non molto grossi, altri sono discretamente pesanti, ma alcuni sfiorano pesi eccezionali.

 

Of course I didn't go close to these creatures!

The Moon Winx Lodge in Tuscaloosa Alabama. I actually stayed at this motel one time, but all that is left now is the sign.

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Utrecht, September 2021

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