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"An optimist is the human personification of Spring." ~Susan J. Bissonette
M4H Project 52/Week 18: Weather.
I know I shouldn't because I'm an adult and all, but secretly, I love dandelion weather.
A photograph taken a year or so ago, when on holiday in Dartmoor. The weather was hideous we were fairly high up at this point, and the cloud started coming thickly down until it submerged the whole area. I admit that at this point I personally wished that i had not read quite as many Steven King books. The irony of having an ice cream van, ever hopeful of a British summer though amused me.
Workplace photo probably taken in the late 40's in New York City. Great faces. Thoroughly American look. None of my Italian vintage photos from the same period communicates anything similar. The vast majority of the women were Italian-American, first and second generations. "Me" is my mother.
This photo inspired a Reddit Poetry Contest, "write a poem inspired by this photo,". The poems can be read below in comments or you can go to this link.
This Is an illustration based on a quote about optimism, could not find the author of the quote so if anyone knows please give us a shout!
The illustration should hopefully be included in a self published book with all the proceeds going to support those in need. Those are the only details I know, more news soon..
Photo of Balsamorhiza sagittata, commonly called Arrowleaf Balsamroot, captured via Minolta MD Rokkor-X 85mm F/1.7 lens. Spokane Indian Reservation. Selkirk Mountains Range. Okanogan-Colville Xeric Valleys and Foothills section within the Northern Rockies Region. Inland Northwest. Stevens County, Washington. Mid April 2020.
Exposure Time: 1/250 sec. * ISO Speed: ISO-100 * Aperture: F/8* Bracketing: None * Color Temperature: 5300 K * Film Plug-In: Fuji Velvia 50
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London General route 11: Fulham Broadway, Fulham Town Hall - Liverpool Street Station.
Approaching Liverpool Street Station.
Check out the construction workers smiling towards me and the camera in realisation of what I am photographing. This added to my optimism of route 11 being given Borismasters. I was highly anticipating a nice ride, and other Borismasters that passed me on the route whilst en route Liverpool Street were surprisingly empty so that kind of confirmed to me that the buses would not be packed and horrible like route 24's first day of Borismasters. Note there is no hybrid sticker.
©London Bus Breh 2013.
For me optimism is two lovers walking into the sunset arm in arm. Or maybe into the sunrise - whatever appeals to you.
Krzysztof Kieslowski
This happy little carved head adorns a gateway on Taquile Island, in Lake Titicaca Peru. We could all do with some of his take on life, eh?
Maria's photo.
...A ruined Pennine farm. Built from beautifully dressed stone, and carving some sort of living from what is very wild and marginal land. No services, no road access, and usually wild weather. That's optimism.
I could have watched the new season of Orange is the new Black today. I could have seen Kevin Spacey tear it up in House of Cards. Or I could have looked at cars on the internet.
Instead, I went outside and watched this.
I regret nothing.
The pessimist will probably view this photo and see a restless person who can't sleep or see the beginning of a brand new day. The optimist will probably view this photo and see the beginning of a brand new day or see a tired person going to get some sleep. How do you see it? Let me know by leaving a comment below.
Day 44 of 365.
"life is good" redux.
It's a progress report. I already posted a shot of this fine setup over a year ago and at the time I thought what was there was just a start and was going to get even better and it did. More slogans added to the effect that life is good and beach is all you need. What you see is only a part of the whole thing, there are more flags, more artificial palms, more everything . Basically it is a very localised , confined to a small garden , explosion of optimism.
Which reminded me an old silly joke:
pessimist: "it just can't get any worse!"
optimist: "Oh I am sure it can!"
anyway, apart from enjoying the scene I also thought wouldn't that be fun if I had a spare house next door to this one and lots of time on my hands and money to waste , to setup , merely as an art act , an alternative display "Life sucks"..
IT would be a fine selection of skulls, skeletons, black flags, posters "I wanna die" , "Life is hard but fortunately short", "No future" etc etc , maybe a few stuffed animals you know .
I recon that would be awesome duo.
But sadly I have no spare house next door , no money to waste and basically no spare time, so life basically sucks ..
as for the optimistic lot in this house I am sure they have this tune on repeat:
Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
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Sometimes you shoot things that you just like. I don't know why, but the balance just appeals to something.
I like this.
The tie is one I collected from a Pfizer drug rep when Viagra first came out. For some strange reason, this hopeful guy is the only one I could get to wear it for me!
230/366 8/17/2016
This Optimist Dinghy sailboat was part of a children's sailing lesson fleet which sailed out of Falmouth Harbor to practice drills in Nantucket Sound.
This clothesline speaks a lot to me -- cheery, innocent optimism held up against a Cuban world that might not be seen in such light.
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