CherishvilleIn my First Life for a little over thirteen years I lived and worked in the city of Oxford. Well known for its university, the city also boats a number of world-class museums, art galleries and public collections, one of which is the Ashmolean Museum, the oldest public museum in Britain. The "Ashmo" has a fine collection of nineteenth century art and one of my abiding favourites is Camille Pissarro's "Tuileries Gardens, Rainy Weather". It doesn't look much on the screen (you can see it HERE) but in reality it is one of the most effective evocations of a rainy day I have ever seen. Cherishville has the same quality, but this time in an SL sim. I came across Cherishville entirely by chance, browsing through Flickr. To my regret I can't even remember who posted the picture that got my attention. On my first visit I arrived in my usual printed jeans and tie-top, to be confronted by the most convincing combination of weather effects and WindlightI I have ever seen! I HAD to find an umbrella in my Inventory before I could go on! Subsequent visits were better prepared. The sim is a delight of cleverly selected buildings and the most extraordinary attention to detail. Topographically the impression is of an island on a lake, bisected by a deep channel and surrounded by mountains. After exploring the waterside townscape, I made my way through a beautifully presented autumnal wood to a large and welcoming house on the South side of the sim. Cherishville offers so many opportunities for reflection, for photography or simply experiencing the place that I cannot recommend it enough. However, my understanign is that it is only accessible for a limited time so please get your raincoat on and go visit... Visit Cherishville I so enjoyed this location that I've included all the pictures I took in this week's slideshow!
2 Comments
Nat
10/1/2020 09:17:46 am
I love the rain so much and some places really do make it look lovely! I took a quick look already but am looking forwards to returning!
Reply
Tanji
10/1/2020 09:24:18 am
Thanks hon, let's talk about weather sometime! XX
Reply
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorI love well-crafted regions, and have spent many years wandering SL, avoiding yards of plywood and looking for the best places to spend my time... Archives
September 2023
Categories |