Happy Sunday! This week, on Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #266, Donna from Wind Kisses hosts with an interesting topic – time.
You know, I didn’t really know what to write on this topic but then I remembered the exhibit I saw at the British Museum twice. It was all about clocks.
These certainly don’t look like clocks, do they? Yet they are, despite not having numbers and the hour, minute, and second hands. The mechanics of was absolutely fascinating and fun to witness such rare timepieces. It was my favorite exhibit in the whole museum and believe me, I don’t say this lightly.
Time, what can I say? It’s amazing how many ways there are to tell the time of day – clocks, calendars, hourglass, sunrise/sunset, etc. and how people value things like clocks, which is simply a tool to tell time.
For me, time is a number and even though we all have 24 hours each day, the speed of those hours seem to vary. It speeds up on busy days and days when I just want to relax, while it slows down on days when I just want it to be over.
Finally, even after three years of gardening, I don’t think I will ever be tired of looking at the progression of spring gardens. Plants soar into maturity within a short amount of time. The last 2 pictures are proof of what can happen in spring within 2 weeks. It’s definitely a way to fuel my addiction to gardening.
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Beautiful images. Anita
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No hands and no numbers, rare timepieces indeed. And a great addition with the contrast in the sunrise/set. To think of the days they didn’t have clocks anyway. At a petroglyph site once, the guide told us (they think) the sun on the wall was an indicator of when to plant crops. When the direction of the sun hit that spot, it was time. I thought it was interesting. Of course we don’t know it is it true but on well. Now we just know it is spring and we let the gardens do what they do best…grow. Nicely done Yinglan.
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I have a feeling the clock with the cow tells the person when to milk the cow. 😄
That’s interesting about the sun. I suppose that would be helpful to determine the planting dates.
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Yes…I thought it interesting too.
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Lovely to see Glasgow here 🙂 And yes, nothing better to see gardens growing after all the work done. It’s time to enjoy, I think.
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I agree, I think it’s why I find gardening addictive and Glasgow is a lovely city with so much history within its streets. 🙂
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Excellent.
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Thank you.
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