garden of davinci has some birds in it

This is one of those picture-heavy posts I've been meaning to do for a long time. In fact, it's been so long since I took these photos, I can't remember exactly how I found this magical thing that I had to have.


It's a treehouse. There is a ladder, and one open room in the middle of leafy branches.


A round pavilion with a fireplace in the middle - nice! But as you get closer ...


Birds. See them there in the foreground?


Closer still, and more birds - at least four in this photo.


Closer still and ... why yes, that is a barn owl sitting over my shoulder!


So yes, I had to have it. "Songbird Treehouse" comes from Garden of Da Vinci (and there are other birdly delights here). There are several varieties of birds, including the owl, blackbird, and nightingale. Just like in RL, you need to sit still and wait for them to appear. There are birdy noises and twitterings, and the branches move in the wind. It is quite peaceful. Includes couple poses and single poses, and it's mod - yay! - so you could change the sits if you like. Ah, and the wine bottle gives you a glass when touched. The Gandalf-like face carvings in the posts are a bit goofy, but overall, it is quite the retreat for a birdy girl like me.

After finding and acquiring this, I had a wander around and found something kinda crazy: a basket of doves. Click the lid, and it comes off. It is all full of doves, and they fly out, one by one. It's kinda psychotic.



It's part of the "Dove House" set ... which includes the basket, a bench, a pier, a lantern, and a dove house.



Oh goodness I love this, but ... it's 980L. Eeesh. But look at it! The doves appear on the perches outside the doors, fly around the house, then land again.



Sigh. So next I found a sweet pair of swans ... ahn. A nesty one and a swimmy one.



Ok, if you go to the shop, there is a variety of feathery and birdy things, including some 1-prim shoulder pets that I don't have photos of (including 3 owls, a raven, a falcon, and a kitty!). There are also a number of flying tour thingies including this eagle one ...



The sign says, "This eagle will take you to a mountain hideout far away in the clouds." Why thank you, I think I will! And I will also put my arm around my invisible partner while I take this ride ...



And lo verily, it did take me to a mountain hideout far away in the clouds - which had a goat! Oh, and also a non-giant-ride-giving eagle. It was still cool.



I really enjoyed this sim: it's very fantasyish with some Roman stuff going on and it was also a bit Venetian with temp-rez gondolas, very pretty. There are lots of little corners to discover and stuff to look at. Wow, I should write for Fodor's. I wonder how long it's been around.

And ... there was also this rocket that takes you to Mars? I dunno, I'm kinda tired tonight, can the post be done now? I have reached that point, I feel like with the pictures and the birds, this post is going on forever. Put it this way - I don't know how this sim was done with just 15000 prims. I respectfully suggest you go look at it when you're bored and want to explore.

Oh hai, and some eagles for sale, standing and flying.



And there were some other birds I found later, like a black-capped night heron. God DAMN there were a lot of birds! YAWN! Ok, goodnight, and sorry for the excessiveness.

Oh dear god I'm back because I needed to add the slurl and do you know what I found there? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA!? Birds of paradise. OMFG. Ok, more to report after I've had some sleep and buy some Lindens and have had a chance to try them out.