The Temporal Expeditions by Yordie Sands
Yordie Sands
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I'm a blogger and photographer on WordPress. I'm also author of the sci-fi novel The Temporal Expeditions, and am working on book 2 of a planned trilogy.
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Category Archives: Features
Reflections Upon a Little Pond
This morning I took down the Harvest Moon Cafe, my Zen garden and environs. I’ve found that nothing is permanent in Second Life and we shouldn’t dwell on passings. I’ve always had a sense that Second Life is like a … Continue reading
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Tagged Geisha & Samurai, Photography, Role Play, Second Life, Virtual Fantasy Life, Zen Gardens
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Coming to Life at Night
I’m interested in history and culture. Often I’ve wondered what life was like a couple hundred years ago. There was no electric lighting to fill the night, yet there are always places for people to visit at night. Btw, did you know … Continue reading
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Tagged Geisha & Samurai, Identity, Role Play, Second Life, Virtual Fantasy Life
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Rehearsing for Geisha Show
The new Harvest Moon Café and Yordie’s Zen Garden is about as complete as I can make it. It is the culmination of maybe three months of part-time tinkering, but it was very enjoyable to create. As with every one … Continue reading
Lost Garden Photos from 2007
I’ve been wondering where all the photos of my older Zen gardens are. Finally, I started scrounging around through my inventory (down to only 25,000 items, btw!). And as I poked around I found a batch of old photos mislabeled … Continue reading
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Tagged Creating & Building, Homes & Gardens, Second Life, Zen Gardens
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My Zen Garden Evolves
I’ve written several posts about the region I’ve been working on. My plot is tucked behind a mountainous wall and features a waterfall and pond with stream leading to the sea. I’ve created the latest version of my Harvest Moon Café … Continue reading
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Tagged Creating & Building, Geisha & Samurai, Photography, Second Life, Zen Gardens
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A New Little Japanese Garden
On Sunday I spent some more time working on my Japanese themed project. In the past, most of the time, I’ve created Zen gardens on a larger scale. Also, I started blending in my ideas about an Asian style café … Continue reading
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Tagged Creating & Building, Geisha & Samurai, Homes & Gardens, Photography, Zen Gardens
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“I’m not building a game…”
Fleep: “They actually said things like ‘I’m not building a game. I’m building a new country.’” That’s a quote from Chris Collins aka “Fleep” in her post “Why Anyone Who Cares About the Metaverse Needs to Move Beyond Second Life; Now, Not Later” … Continue reading