At an early age we are taught to tell the time often using a cardboard clock on which the hands may be changed, aided by nursery rhymes like Hickory Dickory Dock.
You may even be led to believe that you can tell the time by blowing
A Dandelion Clock
(By Marco27 - CC A-S A 2.0 generic license)
But when I went to Stamford School in Lincolnshire life was ruled by the School clock and the bell.
Stamford School and Chapel
Just so that there can be no mistake here's the clock and the bell.
Clock and Bell
If I hadn't learnt the lesson then I'm reminded every day I walk up my village lane.
Sundial Cottage
It may be difficult to tell the time by this due to the shadows cast by the ivy and the climbing plant but when I get to the town of Yarm there is no confusion.
Yarm Town Hall (built 1710)
By coincidence I was in Yarm today to replace the battery in my watch which was losing several minutes a day. You could say I did it at the eleventh hour.
Had it stopped I'm sure someone would have said 'I told you so.'
If I could tell you - W H Auden
These days a lot of people check the time and play games on their smart phones; mine just makes calls. I used to play clock patience with a pack of cards, but now like many others it's just Hearts and Spider Solitaire on a computer.
We don't have a clock like this.
De Scott Evans Grandfather's Clock (1891 oil on canvas)
Private Collection - The Athaneum - De Scott Evans (1847-1898)
Which reminds me that I'm a grandad
Grandfather's Clock
Next weekend we are to attend a memorial service for a couple we knew who died earlier this year. You may remember John Hannah in Four Weddings and a Funeral reciting these words.
Stop all the clocks
Now I guess it's time for you to check out what other time travellers have posted at Sepia-saturday-141
