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I Want You To Be Happy Day.....3rd March 2013..... BE HAPPY >>>>GIVE ME A SMILE>>>JUST LIKE THIS...<3
The juxtaposition and the stark contrast of this smiley face amongst the ice and decay shouted optimism in the face of adversity!
This shot was taken in the partially frozen Blackstone River Canal, which besides the smiley face ball was also littered with other debris like the rusty metal pipe shown in the upper portion of the photo.
Reached 134 in Explore.
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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
Looking up Vale Street, Totterdown, Bristol, UK
Vale Street is reckoned to be the steepest residential street in the UK, the slope at the bottom is around 1 in 3.
Nikon D5000
35mm f1.8 Lens
Coventry's Cathedral is a unique synthesis of old a new, born of wartime suffering and forged in the spirit of postwar optimism, famous for it's history and for being the most radically modern of Anglican cathedrals. Two cathedral's stand side by side, the ruins of the medieval building, destroyed by incendiary bombs in 1940 and the bold new building designed by Basil Spence and opened in 1962.
It is a common misconception that Coventry lost it's first cathedral in the wartime blitz, but the bombs actually destroyed it's second; the original medieval cathedral was the monastic St Mary's, a large cruciform building believed to have been similar in appearance to Lichfield Cathedral (whose diocese it shared). Tragically it became the only English cathedral to be destroyed during the Reformation, after which it was quickly quarried away, leaving only scant fragments, but enough evidence survives to indicate it's rich decoration (some pieces were displayed nearby in the Priory Visitors Centre, sadly since closed). Foundations of it's apse were found during the building of the new cathedral in the 1950s, thus technically three cathedrals share the same site.
The mainly 15th century St Michael's parish church became the seat of the new diocese of Coventry in 1918, and being one of the largest parish churches in the country it was upgraded to cathedral status without structural changes (unlike most 'parish church' cathedrals created in the early 20th century). It lasted in this role a mere 22 years before being burned to the ground in the 1940 Coventry Blitz, leaving only the outer walls and the magnificent tapering tower and spire (the extensive arcades and clerestoreys collapsed completely in the fire, precipitated by the roof reinforcement girders, installed in the Victorian restoration, that buckled in the intense heat).
The determination to rebuild the cathedral in some form was born on the day of the bombing, however it wasn't until the mid 1950s that a competition was held and Sir Basil Spence's design was chosen. Spence had been so moved by experiencing the ruined church he resolved to retain it entirely to serve as a forecourt to the new church. He envisaged the two being linked by a glass screen wall so that the old church would be visible from within the new.
Built between 1957-62 at a right-angle to the ruins, the new cathedral attracted controversy for it's modern form, and yet some modernists argued that it didn't go far enough, after all there are echoes of the Gothic style in the great stone-mullioned windows of the nave and the net vaulting (actually a free-standing canopy) within. What is exceptional is the way art has been used as such an integral part of the building, a watershed moment, revolutionising the concept of religious art in Britain.
Spence employed some of the biggest names in contemporary art to contribute their vision to his; the exterior is adorned with Jacob Epstein's triumphant bronze figures of Archangel Michael (patron of the cathedral) vanquishing the Devil. At the entrance is the remarkable glass wall, engraved by John Hutton with strikingly stylised figures of saints and angels, and allowing the interior of the new to communicate with the ruin. Inside, the great tapestry of Christ in majesty surrounded by the evangelistic creatures, draws the eye beyond the high altar; it was designed by Graham Sutherland and was the largest tapestry ever made.
However one of the greatest features of Coventry is it's wealth of modern stained glass, something Spence resolved to include having witnessed the bleakness of Chartres Cathedral in wartime, all it's stained glass having been removed. The first window encountered on entering is the enormous 'chess-board' baptistry window filled with stunning abstract glass by John Piper & Patrick Reyntiens, a symphony of glowing colour. The staggered nave walls are illuminated by ten narrow floor to ceiling windows filled with semi-abstract symbolic designs arranged in pairs of dominant colours (green, red, multi-coloured, purple/blue and gold) representing the souls journey to maturity, and revealed gradually as one approaches the altar. This amazing project was the work of three designers lead by master glass artist Lawrence Lee of the Royal College of Art along with Keith New and Geoffrey Clarke (each artist designed three of the windows individually and all collaborated on the last).
The cathedral still dazzles the visitor with the boldness of it's vision, but alas, half a century on, it was not a vision to be repeated and few of the churches and cathedrals built since can claim to have embraced the synthesis of art and architecture in the way Basil Spence did at Coventry.
The cathedral is generally open to visitors most days. For more see below:-
"The glass may be half empty, but at least it's half full, right?"
Way too nice of a person. Didn't ask for anything but a smile, despite the rainy PNW weather.
"Choosing to be positive and having a grateful attitude is going to determine how you're going to live your life."
~ Joel Osteen
ooooooooops way too much to drink ;-)
one of the best things that happened to me on this island !
saved poor little me's reputation a couple of times
best drinking buddy
best partying buddy
sweetest guy in the whole world
i will seriously miss you !!!
Distraction from the terrible out there
1. yard fence sign
2, 3. Wisdom from the littles
4. bicycle friendly coffee house
الأمل هو شعور عاطفي يتفاؤل به الإنسان ويرجو فيه نتائج إيجابية لحوادث الدهر أو تقلباته حتى وإن كانت تلكم النتائج الإيجابية صعبة أو مستحيلة الحدوث.
الطموح هو إمتلاك الحافزِ لبلوغ القوَّة. يُريد الأشخاص الطموحون دائماً القوَّة أمّا لأنفسهم أَو للآخرين بغرض النظر عن إذا ماكانت القوة نفسية أو ماديّة أو سلطوية أو عاطفية أو اجتماعية.
التفاؤل هي وجهة نظر في الحياة و التي تبقي الشخص ينظر إلى العالم كمكان إيجابي، أَو تبقي حالته الشخصية إيجابية. و التفاؤل هو النظير الفلسفي للتشاؤم. المتفائلون عموماً يَعتقدون بأنّ الناس والأحداث جيدة أصلاً، و أكثر الحالات تسير في النهاية نحو الأفضل.
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Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one's life. Hope is the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best.
Ambition is the desire for personal achievement. Ambitious persons seek to be the best at what they choose to do for attainment, power, or superiority. Ambition is also the object of this desire.
Optimism is "an inclination to put the most favorable construction upon actions and events or to anticipate the best possible outcome".Optimists generally believe that people and events are inherently good, so that most situations work out in the end for the best.
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Taken from the WORLDWIDE PHOTO WALK 2009
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