199 - Goin' a sailin'

First mate Dim Sum meows at Captain Cerys as if to say, "We're ready to push off and sail away, Cap'n."


When I logged in, I saw this pink-attired kid nearby and I walked past her. Then as I was about to derender her, I realized it was Cerys Collins, owner of the sim. So I asked if she would stand still for an hour so I could include her in the pic, and she graciously agreed. Good thing I read her name tag first! :D

Oh, I should have taken a close-up shot of Cerys' human face. She has this cute innocent face and she parts her lips sweetly once in a while and bats her eyelashes. It really is charming. I thought it was a full mesh avie, but she said it's a hybrid.


Cerys also has a white cat avie, but with a black witch hat. But we figured people would get confused about which one Dim Sum is. :D  So she went back to her human form and hopped on the sailboat with me.

The sailboat is the "Oceanic" by Motor Loon.

model: Cerys Collins (cerys.celestalis)
location: Collins Land

Technical notes

windlight: [TOR] SUNSET - Damage down (modified)

198 - The red bike

Dim Sum figures that if they sell sunglasses for babies, maybe they sell sunglasses for cats? "The future's so bright... I gotta wear shades...."


I wasn't really planning this to be so bright, but the mailbox was too shiny that it looked out of place in realistic windlight. But that's what photography (or any art) is anyway; you let the subject and the medium dictate what it would look like. Right? :)

The bike is "Decorative Ventura Bicycle - Red" by FrankLee Anatra ({what next}).

location: Collins Land

Technical notes

windlight: Phototools- Lo Light 03 (modified)

197 - Waiting for a star to fall

Dim Sum tries to shake the melody stuck in her head.... "Waiting for a star to fall and carry your heart into my arms, that's where you belong, in my arms, ...."


I was originally going to title this "Fallen star" because that strip of light going down to the big star decoration reminds me of a comet. But this song came to mind and it's one of my favorite songs in the 80s.

location: Collins Land

Technical notes

windlight: Fine Day (modified)

196 Bridge outriggers or bridge wings?

Dim Sum pauses in the middle of the long span and wonders if fishing is allowed from the bridge. Not that cats need permission to do anything they please.


I'm not sure what these triangular supports are called. I figured they were the equivalent of buttresses that support old cathedrals, but they're not on land. So, maybe they were more like outriggers that keep canoes from toppling over, but they're not touching the water either. So, maybe they're wings. :)

The texture on the barn gave me a bit of trouble, like anti-aliasing isn't working, no matter what setting I choose. Hmmm, maybe I messed up a hardware setting.

The sim opens to the public on October 1.


location: Collins Land

Technical notes

windlight: [TOR] SCIFI - Morphirizon (modified)
water: Phototools- Ship Light