FarmVille Pic of the Day: Hop on a train to Onisuka057's fall oasis

Even though we're in the end of September, the leaves are still green in New York City. But Onisuka057's FarmVille farm is clearly headed for autumn with the yellows and reds of what appears to be the Autumn Ginkgo Tree, Maple Tree, Red Maple Tree, Sugar Maple Tree, and Rowan Tree. On top of that, there's also a Maple orchard below, though that seems to have been thrown in at the last minute. Maybe he can build up the bottom of his farm once Halloween comes around. But he has already dipped into the recently released Lighthouse Cove decor with several Tree Arches, Autumn Creeks, and Outdoor Picnics. So yeah, there's a lot of premium Farm Cash goods going on in this one.

Beyond the colors, the next most striking aspect of Onisuka057's farm are the train tracks bordering it, which are actually two-dimensional, but some massive fence-stacking and blue hay bales have fooled your eyes into seeing an elevated "bridge" hanging over "water." That's the sort of low-cost ingenuity farm designers love to see. But while building a bridge out of fences was a bit of improvisation on the creator's part, limited edition railroad decor did come out in FarmVille last fall as part of the Wild West package, so those are real tracks you're looking at there.
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Finally, hidden in the top corner is a plume of smoke that's actually another limited edition special--an Old Faithful geyser eruption from the Yellowstone collection.

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FarmVille Pic of the Day: IrisMagick's Christmas Tree O' Crops

Nothing says "Christmas" like a giant, decorated tree on your FarmVille farm. Two of the most amazing holiday farms we've seen both featured farm-sized 'trees' made of trees, down the the trimming. Brayzdin's fantastical Christmas wonderland was the first we've posted about here. His was followed by Faustino's, who was silly enough to use Stouffer's Mac & Cheese Trees as ornaments.

Today's special tree is the work of IrisMagick, and her approach isn't trees, but crops and bushels. And it's not just any crops that were used to build her tree -- it's Super Crops.
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Specifically, eighty-four plots of Super Cranberries lend their reds and greens to the body of the tree. The tree is outlined with what appears to be bushels of White Poinsettias, though it's easy to mistaken them for hay bales. The bushels also make up the base of the tree, where IrisMagick has placed Caroling Gnomes, two completed Santa's Sleighs, and two piles of holiday presents. While the poinsettias are a festive choice, the heavy outline it gives the tree does make me think of frosted cookies.

Check out the rest of our Holiday 2011 coverage right here.

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FarmVille Pic of the Day: AlexisSkrull's petting zoo

A few days ago, I featured a massive FarmVille zoo. However, plenty of folks complained that it was just too crowded and busy. While it was a super detailed zoo, the jumbled appearance diminished its aesthetic appeal. Today's featured zoo farm resolves many of the issues present in the old farm, by attempting a simpler approach to the FarmVille zoo.

Today's featured farm, created by AlexisSkrull, is in many ways quite humble. For instance, it doesn't even fill the whole farm plot and there are no fancy complex illusions to be found. However, the simplicity of the fenced in pens full of animals is charming. It reminds me of the early days of FarmVille and FrontierVille, when all I had was a few animals, crops, and some decorations that I was forced to buy in order to complete goals.

Of course, in reality this farm is far more detailed than my boring starter farm. There are unique habitats and exhibitions built for various animals. So make sure to look closely at the images below to get the full effect of AlexisSkrull's farm.
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What do you think of AlexisSkrull's zoo farm? Which zoo farm do you prefer?

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