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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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This design was my entry to Spoonflower Optimism Challenge with limited colour palette. Hope you like it :) x
As I understand it, the start of the 1960s was a time of architectural optimism: post-war Britain was being rebuilt for a more aspirational population with greater leisure opportunities. The future was a break from the past: modern and high-rise.
At least that's how I rationalise Arlington House, on Margate seafront: it may seem incongruous to 21st Century eyes, but at the time it made perfect sense; it was even a return to the Art Deco ideals of pre-war seaside developments.
Built in 1963 on reclaimed salt marsh, "Britain's first 'park and buy' shopping centre with luxury flats" featured 52 shops plus a pub and a supermarket, alongside a petrol station and a multi-storey car park for 500 vehicles, all centred on this apartment block.
Constructed with white concrete cladding impregnated with glittery mica particles, the 58m-tall, 18-storey block was divided into 142 apartments. The lobby was detailed in Carrara marble, with a teak-and-brass concierge lodge; the plan even included a theatre, swimming pool, rooftop garden and restaurant, though only the last was realised. Leases were initially short (5-7 years): flats targeting a dynamic, high-turnover market sector rather than long-term family homes.
The immediate problem was that the aforementioned 'aspirational population' soon preferred Mediterranean package holidays to weeks on the north-facing English Channel coast, and Margate never transcended its 'buckets, spades and amusement arcades' image. Neglected high-rise developments also acquired a poor reputation in the UK; Robert Calvert apparently wrote the 1979 Hawkwind song 'High Rise' ("It's a human zoo / A suicide machine") whilst living in Arlington House.
It's fair to say, without judgement, that modern Margate is a run-down seaside resort in a particularly deprived area of the UK. Gentrification of the Old Town and the 2011 opening of the Turner Contemporary art gallery have brought additional sources of revenue, but the very first sight greeting visitors at the railway station is this 1960s tower block. It doesn't help.
I even like Brutalist architecture, and this stepped, wavelike design with huge windows was a great way to give residents both seaward and landward views (and breezes), but the maritime climate is unforgiving and some of those curtains could do with replacement.
“A Pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
An Optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”
“Our brains aren’t just shaped by the past. They are constantly being shaped by our future.”
80% of people describe themselves as optimists. Our brains are wired to see the bright side. Tali Sharot’s TED talk on our collective bias toward optimism went online.
“We are more optimistic than realistic, but we are oblivious to the fact. Take marriage for example. In the Western world, divorce rates are about 40%. But when you ask newlyweds about their own likelihood of divorce, they estimate it at zero percent. Even divorce lawyers. Optimists are not less likely to divorce, but they are more likely to remarry. In the words of Samuel Johnson, “Remarriage is the triumph of hope over experience.”
Some say ‘Happiness correlates with low expectations.’
It’s a good theory, but it turns out to be wrong for three reasons:
1) Whatever happens, whether you succeed or you fail, people with high expectations always feel better, because how we feel — when we get dumped or we win employee of the month — depends on how we interpret that event.
2) Regardless of outcome, anticipation makes us happy.
3) Optimism changes subjective and objective reality. Optimism leads to success. If we expect the future to be bright, stress and anxiety are reduced.”
A winter memory.
Optimism: 1. Finding the good in one's circumstances. 2. The belief that goodness pervades reality. 3. Maddy
That's a snowy cornfield in the background.
March 1, 2018.
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Square pattern print in polyester jersey knit fabric. Pink, orange, and yellow crocheted granny square. Beads and buttons.
I was an early riser yesterday so managed to get to work earlier and finish earlier. So what started out as a great day got better as I sold my first Canvas of one of my shots through my Website (blog). To celebrate I thought I would get down the beach for a nice walk and some great shots as a gap in the clouds appeared. However, when I got there my optimism faded as I was greeted by a blanket of grey. I still decided to get some shots anyway before walking away as all hope of that 'perfect light' eventually vanished. Still it was a great day :)
As Paul pointed out yesterday I missed my Monday portrait. This was because I had grand plans for a beach portrait on Tuesday. With the naff light though the plans changed and I ended up with this shot! The original idea will have to wait for a brighter day!
catch an elephant by the tail :
A mahout is trying to control an elephant by its tail in a timber workshop.
Kollam, Kerala, India.
Life is weird sometimes. So many odd things going on in our family, and I am grouchy all around. So I am just putting it out in the universe that I intend to be an optimist. See how that works for me. 361/365
Abandoned buildings in forlorn Cairo, Illinois. The scaffolding near the front door of the brick house on the right suggests an attempt at rehabilitation.
I Want You To Be Happy Day.....3rd March 2013..... BE HAPPY >>>>GIVE ME A SMILE>>>JUST LIKE THIS...<3
Workplace photo taken between 1946-1949 in New York City. Great faces. The majority of the women were Italian-American, first and-second generation. My mother drew the arrows to indicate her best friends. She's in the second-row, far right, under the arrow.
Best seen in Light Box view.
ODC-2 Optimism or Pessimism
"Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't hang around long enough for his or her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people."
Zig Ziglar