Tiered cake with a circus theme. Complete with circus tent and Ringmasters hat, this one has a very classy look. Sally

Lord Hopton as seen through the lens of Mike Garlington.

www.michaelgarlington.com

Blossom, Honey, Sillve, Stevie, & Willow, cheering on the Giant Snails at RacerX Gullwing's Giant Snail Races! The theme was Circus and the KitCats were ready for the Big Top in their ring mistress outfits in red and black. Let's go Snails!

Races Start @ 10:45 am, and you can watch them live if you come to the Gullwing Shire region in SL.

SLURL:

maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Gullwing Shire/149/98/780

Or, you can watch replays of all races www.youtube.com/channel/UCIzUNyz8RHrBc--NIXwEAEg

Or maybe you want to be a Giant Snail and join the races as a competitor! Just try the tutorial, located at Gullwing Shire (It is the green circle with the question marks in it.)

Join the Giant Snail Race Chat Group by copying & pasting this line in SL local chat: secondlife:///app/group/54402d37-bb32-1e30-2215-83a50f7487d5/about

or search for "Giant Snail Race Chat Group" and say you need a snailing license and someone will come help you get checked out so you can race!

The Track is open all week, so feel free to try it out. You have to hit the green button under the scoreboard twice

to start the race: first push closes the gate, second touch starts the race.

Want to be a KitCat and cheer the Snails on? Open practice is every Monday from 7-8 pm SLT @ the KitCat Club. Sorry, no underage or nonhuman avatars. Free uniforms at the entry and bring a smile and a willingness to practice!

Creepy Campy fun was had by all at The Ringmaster's Cabaret musical at Six Flags in Gurnee Illinois.

Last week I got a box from Mister Mushroom, with t-shirt, postcards and red jacket (on the left) for my dolls, and that cute little plastic stork with baby. :-) Thank you!

Today I went to Toys'r'Us and bought couple of toys from sale, Sylvanian monkey babies and Playmobil western set.

And then I got a box from Hitty Evie, I couldn't help, I had to open my Christmas present right away. So. All the rest are from Hitty Evie. I'm speechless… That lovely girl…. OMG!

I saved one little box for later… :-)

It's so amazing to get gifts from Flickr friends, you guys always do lovely presents from everything you send. I just put everything in a box like a gorilla… and sticky tape everywhere. LOL

Little Red Riding Hood, a Circus Ring Master and a cute Fairy, on their way to get some candy.

on a shoot-the-construction-at-the-mall assignment yesterday, a man

approached me asking why we never cover the circus that was in town

and around the corner. i told him i just started working at the local paper, so i

hadn't the foggiest, but if he could give me behindthescenes access

i'd shoot it after work that night.

so he did and i did.

turns out, he was the marketing PR director for the circus. so happy accident.

this is the 6-year ring master, who was smirking at me because he was reluctant about smoking in front of the camera. i told him he shouldn't have to worry about being a role model when he's not in the ring. but what do i know...

i hung out in the back of the tent with the clowns in a trailer, the dyed poodles before their debut, the acrobats while they warmed up. it was incredible.

the ring mistress, who was this guy's other half in the circus, is actually engaged to the ringmaster's brother.

i heard all kinds of stories and gossip.

kinda made me wanna run away and join 'em.

it all seemed so timeless and romantic.

i'll post many more...

Life in the circus ain't easy.

Victor Pilipovitch, Ringmaster, Moscow State Circus 1998, Worcester Racecourse, Worcester, Worcestershire, UK.

Auguri!!!!

From me and Miyka’el

Lots of hugs and kisses to all of you too! xoxo

LEGO CMF Portrait Gallery

Series 1 : Caveman - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8218037159/

Series 1 : Cowboy - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/9220008432/

Series 1 : Nurse - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7170191413/

Series 2 : Ringmaster - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8755358217/

Series 2 : Vampire - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7302585572/

Series 2 : Witch - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7059610901/

Series 3 : Rapper - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7688518482/

Series 3 : Space Alien - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7770699150/

Series 4 : Crazy Scientist - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/6844011970/

Series 4 : Ice Skater - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/6973870351/

Series 4 : Lawn Gnome - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7678474292/

Series 4 : Punk Rocker - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/6913839327/

Series 4 : Street Skater - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7183916650/

Series 4 : Viking - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7435747832/

Series 5 : Fitness Instructor - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7148992205/

Series 5 : Graduate - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7375783920/

Series 6 : Mechanic - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/6976483908/

Series 7 : Computer Programmer - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7618609850/

Series 7 : Bagpiper - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8331154524/

Series 7 : Bunny Suit Guy - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8525829557/

Series 7 : Grandma Visitor - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8198875926/

Series 7 : Rocker Girl - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7003974440/

Series 7 : Viking Woman - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7180192472/

Series 8 : DJ - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8435118959/

Series 8 : Fairy - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8013626419/

Series 9 : Judge - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8417555627/

Series 9 : Battle Mech - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8658065031/

Series 9 : Mermaid - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8616011067/

Series 9 : Plumber - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8624809825/

Series 9 : Roller Derby Girl - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8463538997/

Series 11 : Scientist - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/11635409323/

Series 11 : Welder - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/10235397993/

Fashion Credits:

Rock Ringmaster Lukas (raven)

Vest and watch - Fashion Royalty

T-shirt and Jeans - Mattel

Belt - Me

Raw Appeal Lukas (blonde)

Shirt and bracelet - Fashion Royalty

Jeans - Mattel

Belt - Mutant Goldfish Design

Necklace - Me

Props are Re-ment

spencerchristenson.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/lotd29-ringma...

Treinleven.

Kings Hall Herne Bay Kent

Want to see what else I can do with it?

Click here for the video.

Photo by Zinfandel Photography.

pin, in his capacity as ringmaster (or rather star master), announced the opening act of the Cirque d'Pegs which involved the whole troupe up on the high wires.

(and i'll bet you thought there wasn't going to be a clothespin pic today.)

"100 possibilities project" clothespins

44/100

(the circus name may be changed to cirque du pinces à linge)

ODC "above the rest"

For my own celebration to round off #pridemonth I have created some individual looks for two of my Lukii - perhaps what they would have worn for the Pride parade in London yesterday ☺️.

Lukas the Weekender’s outfit is channeling a D&G vibe in my head (especially their use of colourful brocade in mens suits and predilection for bare chested buff looking male models 😅). Lukas wears Rococo jacket in rainbow colours made by me, shorts from Tantric Lukas, fishnet FR stockings worn as socks and Bellamy Blue Hot to the Touch boots with laces replaced. Necklace from Ayumi Charmed Child (extended with nylon thread to fit). From Rock Ringmaster to Rococo Ringmaster, Lukas has come a long way…

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Echoes of the 1940s Circus: Steam Trains, Big Top Lights and Forgotten Wonders

Description

A cinematic journey through a fictional vintage circus world inspired by the atmosphere of the 1940s: steam trains arriving through clouds of smoke, crowded railway platforms, canvas tents rising at dawn, performers preparing behind the scenes, glowing fairground lights, brass bands, trapeze artists, ringmasters, clowns, fortune tellers, animal acts, travelling caravans and the quiet moments hidden between spectacle and exhaustion.

This collection evokes the golden age of travelling circuses as if seen through the lens of an old documentary photographer, but with the visual richness of modern cinematic photography. Warm amber lights, deep shadows, smoky interiors, velvet costumes, weathered wood, worn posters, dusty roads and dramatic faces create a world suspended between memory, theatre and dream. Each image suggests a fragment of a larger story: the arrival of the circus by train, the construction of the tent, the anticipation of the crowd, the tension before the performance, the intimacy of backstage rituals and the melancholy beauty of a show that exists only for one night before disappearing again.

The series blends realism and fantasy, presenting the circus not only as entertainment but as a temporary city of artists, workers, animals, music, mystery and human emotion. It captures both the grand spectacle and the fragile backstage humanity of a travelling world built from canvas, light, discipline and illusion.

All images have been generated by Artificial Intelligence.

Went along to a camera meeting with the Newcastle Group in New South Wales to meet Robyn and his Bullocks

Singer from the musical The Ringmaster's Cabaret.

The year ahead is like a circus performance in a world devoid of gravity. The show begins with the illusion of control – a ringmaster in a tall hat calls the audience to attention, his voice trembling with uncertainty while straining to sound authoritative. The curtain rises, but instead of solid ground beneath their feet, everything is consumed by an endless weightlessness.

The clowns float aimlessly, their painted smiles stretched in desperation as they try to catch props that constantly slip from their grasp. The audience watches, but it’s unclear whether they are mere spectators or part of the performance – their faces flicker like holograms, always on the verge of disappearing.

In the centre ring, the trapeze artists launch themselves, but there is no safety net to catch them. Their flight seems infinite, directionless. They drift apart, their hands reaching for something invisible – a dream or a reality they can no longer grasp. The acrobats stretch the laws of physics to their breaking point, but their movements feel more like desperate attempts to cling to their own essence than to impress the crowd.

And then, there’s the hall of mirrors – a strange sideshow tent in the circus. Here, every projection is cast back at us – our hopes, our fears, our masked faces. But the mirrors are shattered, and each fragment reflects a different version of the year, a different story. Which one is real? Who can say?

The music is chaotic – a cacophony of pompous trumpets and distorted violins that cuts to the soul. It has no rhythm, no beginning, no end, only a constant sensation of something suspended in the air – a decision, a conclusion, an escape.

The circus goes on, floating in a vacuum between the real and the artificial. The performance never ends, for there is no “next act” – only an eternal, weightless dance towards something indefinable. The audience does not applaud. They cannot decide whether the show is beautiful or tragic. Perhaps it is both. Perhaps it is neither.

Poem:

The ringmaster calls with a tremor concealed,

In a voice that wavers, its authority steeled.

The curtain lifts; the ground is lost,

In a realm where gravity pays the cost.

The clowns float by with painted grins,

Hiding despair as the show begins.

Their juggling acts, a futile fight,

To hold the pieces in the weightless night.

Above, trapeze artists leap and soar,

Reaching for dreams they can’t restore.

No net below, no tethered line,

They drift apart in endless time.

The mirrored tent reflects our fears,

A kaleidoscope of fractured years.

Each shard a tale, a fleeting face,

Reality scattered in time’s embrace.

The music wails, a discordant plea,

A symphony born of entropy.

No rhythm to guide, no end in sight,

Only the weightless, eternal flight.

And still the circus spins its tale,

A cosmic jest, a fragile frail.

No applause, no final bow,

Just weightless dancers lost in the now.

Haikus:

Endless trapeze arcs,

No ground beneath, only air,

Dreams dissolve mid-flight.

Mirrors fracture truth,

Faces flicker, fade, and blur,

What’s real disappears.

Painted smiles drift on,

Clowns juggle what they can’t hold,

Laughter turns to dust.

Gravity undone,

The circus spins in the void,

Time is the tightrope.

LEGO CMF Portrait Gallery

Series 1 : Caveman - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8218037159/

Series 1 : Cowboy - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/9220008432/

Series 1 : Nurse - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7170191413/

Series 2 : Ringmaster - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8755358217/

Series 2 : Vampire - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7302585572/

Series 2 : Witch - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7059610901/

Series 3 : Rapper - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7688518482/

Series 3 : Space Alien - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7770699150/

Series 4 : Crazy Scientist - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/6844011970/

Series 4 : Ice Skater - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/6973870351/

Series 4 : Lawn Gnome - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7678474292/

Series 4 : Punk Rocker - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/6913839327/

Series 4 : Street Skater - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7183916650/

Series 4 : Viking - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7435747832/

Series 5 : Fitness Instructor - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7148992205/

Series 5 : Graduate - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7375783920/

Series 6 : Mechanic - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/6976483908/

Series 7 : Computer Programmer - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7618609850/

Series 7 : Bagpiper - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8331154524/

Series 7 : Bunny Suit Guy - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8525829557/

Series 7 : Grandma Visitor - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8198875926/

Series 7 : Rocker Girl - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7003974440/

Series 7 : Viking Woman - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7180192472/

Series 8 : DJ - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8435118959/

Series 8 : Fairy - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8013626419/

Series 9 : Judge - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8417555627/

Series 9 : Battle Mech - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8658065031/

Series 9 : Mermaid - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8616011067/

Series 9 : Plumber - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8624809825/

Series 9 : Roller Derby Girl - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8463538997/

Series 11 : Scientist - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/11635409323/

Series 11 : Welder - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/10235397993/

Poppy Workshop Hair Class Tropicalia 2012 & Lukas Maverick Rock Ringmaster 2008.

After Seurat

A collage made from photographs of drops of paint

APPROXIMATE RELEASE DATE: 2018-2024

***This outfit is modeled on Ashlyn.

PERSONAL FUN FACT: I had my reservations towards this outfit when I saw it on the American Girl website in 2021. I was placing my first Wellie Wishers order, after having just purchased two secondhand dolls at the local flea market. Colleen and I were brooding over which ensembles would be the most practical to buy. This Ringmaster Outfit simply didn't make the cut, even though it was a few dollars off on the website. I thought it was a bit too gimmicky to put money towards. A few days later, I had a thought about Kohl's website. I remembered that they too sold Wellie Wishers. This is unusual for American Girl, who typically only sells their own products. But the Wellies were licensed out to a select few locations. When I hopped on the Kohl's website, I was surprised to see an outfit that was sold out on the AG one. Plus, I realized that this Ringmaster Outfit was only $14!!! That was $10 off the retail price...more than the sale that was going on via American Girl. Since I needed some shorts for the summer (all mine were 13-14 year old cut offs I made from high school jeans), I thought this would be the ample opportunity. I hate spending decent money on my clothes, but I desperately needed shorts. I am also a size that's difficult to find at thrift stores...plus I'm weirdly particular about how pants fit me. The other three items all arrived first. For some reason this Ringmaster Outfit was shipped out a week later (it came from Texas). I was worried that there was some issue with the order, but was relieved when it actually was sent out. In person, this outfit is SO much cuter. I was blown away by the quality and its charm. Ashlyn is darling in this--more so than I anticipated. Colleen and I both agreed that Willa's red hair might clash a bit with all the pinks in this getup. The fun thing is, you can remove the coat, headband, and shoes in order to use just the bodysuit as pajamas!

Ringmaster ready

This is a fancy denim jacket. It’s got a band/military/circus flair. How can it be all three? Magic. Fancy denim jacket magic.

I thrifted this fancy denim jacket months ago and have been dying to wear it ever since. It’s been too hot to wear in Sacramento. It’s too restrictive to wear traveling. And I wasn’t allowed to wear it when presenting. Finally, it got to come out to play at my casual, sedentary, air-conditioned office.

Jacket, White House Black Market (thrifted). Dress, BB Dakota (thrifted). Boots, Steve Madden. Earrings, World Market. Scarf, DSW. Belt, thrifted.

Amy wears Candy Darling stripe top and matching Zorita bustle and corset. Sara wears Something Wicked This Way Comes bustle skirt and She Done Him Wrong ostrich feather head dress.

In 6 different colors. And more to come!

Cloe Tolemi for fierce theme Ringmasters

Andy Kramarenko, Ringmaster, Overture, The Wonder Circus, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, UK.

I know, I know. You don't use a whip to tame a Barracuda. It looks like SHE does though....

Model: Love Lee

Andy Kramarenko, Ringmaster, Overture, The Wonder Circus, Mountsorrel, Leicestershire, UK.

top, boots and skirt by Dark Passions.

Maitreya body

+ eX + e z u r a X u e Lolita Crown cuffs

F'n'Hawt stockings

Hair- >TRUTH< Miranda - crow

horns- Remarkable Oblivion - Baphomet Horns - Infernal

Hat- Victorian Top Hat Red

Skin-[PUMEC] - CAROLINE

Genesis Head Lilith

earing and collar - ~Casuka~

Thanatos Cravat -Chaos, Panic, & Disorder!

taken in Disturbia

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Face and body painting done for the Playboy Halloween party.

LEGO CMF Portrait Gallery

Series 1 : Caveman - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8218037159/

Series 1 : Cowboy - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/9220008432/

Series 1 : Nurse - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7170191413/

Series 2 : Ringmaster - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8755358217/

Series 2 : Vampire - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7302585572/

Series 2 : Witch - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7059610901/

Series 3 : Rapper - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7688518482/

Series 3 : Space Alien - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7770699150/

Series 4 : Crazy Scientist - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/6844011970/

Series 4 : Ice Skater - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/6973870351/

Series 4 : Lawn Gnome - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7678474292/

Series 4 : Punk Rocker - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/6913839327/

Series 4 : Street Skater - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7183916650/

Series 4 : Viking - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7435747832/

Series 5 : Fitness Instructor - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7148992205/

Series 5 : Graduate - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7375783920/

Series 6 : Mechanic - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/6976483908/

Series 7 : Computer Programmer - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7618609850/

Series 7 : Bagpiper - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8331154524/

Series 7 : Bunny Suit Guy - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8525829557/

Series 7 : Grandma Visitor - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8198875926/

Series 7 : Rocker Girl - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7003974440/

Series 7 : Viking Woman - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/7180192472/

Series 8 : DJ - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8435118959/

Series 8 : Fairy - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8013626419/

Series 9 : Judge - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8417555627/

Series 9 : Battle Mech - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8658065031/

Series 9 : Mermaid - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8616011067/

Series 9 : Plumber - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8624809825/

Series 9 : Roller Derby Girl - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/8463538997/

Series 11 : Scientist - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/11635409323/

Series 11 : Welder - www.flickr.com/photos/wiredforsound23/10235397993/

The Ringmaster's Cabaret musical at Six Flags in Gurnee Illinois.