ve been busy on my Minecraft glasshouse over the last few weeks. In Real Life I've had my seasonal flu jab (flu shot) which has given me a low-level fever, sore throat and I lost my voice! It's still better than getting the 'full' flu though - as an immuno-compromised person, the real flu can be awful. I had a terrible chest infection last year which ended with a trip to A&E and 3 courses of antibiotics, so I'll take sniffles & no voice over that any day. My Glasshouse structure is now complete. My next two tasks have been lighting and putting in a walkway around the structure. I've been inspired by the Temperate House at Kew Gardens, which I've been lucky enough to visit many times (although not for some years). It's a gorgeous structure, and if I can't get there in person I can at least create something a little like it in my virtual world. As you can see, I've also been laying in some paths - the ultimate aim is to have themed zones within the glasshouse. Since this Minecraft World utilises the Biomes o' Plenty Mod I have access to far more plants, trees and therefore wood than in the vanilla game. The walkways are made from willow wood and I'll be keeping that theme through the project. I love the green tone of this wood and I think it's going to look really nice when complete. After setting up the walkways (which still need to have fences so I don't fall off them!) my next job was lighting. I'm using as much organic light as possible: Biomes O' Plenty comes with several bioluminescent plants like glowing mushrooms and flowers, and as I've been exploring the world I've been snagging any I come across. I've scattered them throughout the floorplan of my project, and then used some jack o' lanterns (pumpkins with torches inside) to brighten it up a bit. I love the jack o'lantern light and have been using them extensively in my Minecraft worlds since I started playing. One of my first tasks when setting up a base is to set out a pumpkin farm so I always have lots to use for lighting. Here are some screenshots of my glasshouse fully lit up at night. I'm really pleased with it! I like the little fountain too - I'm planning a lot more water features inside the structure. The great thing with Minecraft is that physics is optional so I should be able to create all sorts of cool effects.
Minecraft continues to give me a lot of fun and pleasure, an outlet for creativity and a great distraction from pain. More updates soon.
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