Pictures from the January 2013 VGHVI Minecraft session; we’ve been doing this for more than two years now!
First, some pictures taken while flying around the world looking at things:
![A pig inside the fire temple](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pig-inside-fire-temple-435x244.png)
A pig inside the fire temple
![A duck in front of the nether portal](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/duck-at-nether-portal-435x244.png)
A duck in front of the nether portal
![A snowy island with duck and pig](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/snowy-island-with-duck-and-pig-435x244.png)
A snowy island with duck and pig
Including chunk edge glitches, which always fascinate me:
![Crevasse with mine](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/crevasse-with-mine-435x242.png)
Crevasse with mine
![The view of that crevasse from the other direction, showing the abrupt edge against the water](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/crevasse-from-other-direction-435x247.png)
The view of that crevasse from the other direction, showing the abrupt edge against the water
![A cliff at the edge of the water](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/cliff-at-edge-of-water-435x244.png)
A cliff at the edge of the water
![A crevasse with pigs on the side and water along the bottom](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/watery-crevasse-with-pigs-435x244.png)
A crevasse with pigs on the side and water along the bottom
![Further down the crevasse, as the grass on the side gives way to trees](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/crevasse-with-grass-and-trees-435x242.png)
Further down the crevasse, as the grass on the side gives way to trees
![Strange water behavior in a crevasse](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/strange-water-behavior-in-crevasse-435x243.png)
Strange water behavior in a crevasse
Some of our constructions had changed since the last time I looked at them:
![Somebody added pictures to Miranda's CST protest sign](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pictures-added-to-cst-protest-sign-435x245.png)
Somebody added pictures to Miranda’s CST protest sign
![There had been an explosion in the nether library](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/explosion-in-nether-library-435x244.png)
There had been an explosion in the nether library
Roger was continuing his work on the foundation of his church; that’s going to be a big project!
![Working on the church foundation](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/roger-working-on-church-foundation-435x246.png)
Working on the church foundation
![The church foundation is starting to fill out](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/church-foundation-fills-out-435x245.png)
The church foundation is starting to fill out
And when I teleported to Dan, at first I couldn’t tell what he was doing, but it turns out that he was working on an enormous tower:
![Dan working inside the base of the tower](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/dan-working-inside-base-of-tower-435x243.png)
Dan working inside the base of the tower
![Looking up through the darkness](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/looking-up-through-darkness-435x243.png)
Looking up through the darkness
![Looking up in the daytime](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/looking-up-in-daytime-435x246.png)
Looking up in the daytime
![The outside of the tower](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/outside-of-tower-435x244.png)
The outside of the tower
![Looking down the middle of the tower](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/looking-down-the-middle-435x245.png)
Looking down the middle of the tower
![A cloud passes through the tower](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/cloud-passing-through-tower-435x242.png)
A cloud passes through the tower
Miranda worked some on a building (that I think she’d started before, though I could be wrong), and then built an enormous tree next to the building:
![Miranda examines the building](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/miranda-examines-building-435x246.png)
Miranda examines the building
![Books and a bed](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/books-and-bed-435x245.png)
Books and a bed
![The roof of the building](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/building-roof-435x244.png)
The roof of the building
![Starting work on the tree](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/miranda-building-a-tree-435x246.png)
Starting work on the tree
![A view of the tree and the building from above](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/view-of-tree-and-building-from-above-435x245.png)
A view of the tree and the building from above
![Looking out upon snowy hills](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/looking-out-to-snowy-hills-435x243.png)
Looking out upon snowy hills
![Adding scaffolding and greenery to the tree](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/scaffolding-and-greenery-on-tree-435x244.png)
Adding scaffolding and greenery to the tree
![The bottom of the tree stairs](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bottom-of-tree-stairs-435x244.png)
The bottom of the tree stairs
![Climbing up the stairs](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/climbing-up-the-stairs-435x244.png)
Climbing up the stairs
![Looking out from the stairs](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/looking-out-from-stairs-435x243.png)
Looking out from the stairs
![The top of the tree](http://scenes.malvasiabianca.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/top-of-the-tree-435x245.png)
The top of the tree