We are too complacent and compliant.
And gullible.
The Powers That Be dictate what we should do and we meekly and mindlessly comply.
Kill a turkey and eat it on the last Thursday in November.
Kill a pine tree and prop it up in your living room for the month of December.
Wear a Plague Mask until the day you die - - and then be buried in it.
Turn your clocks back an hour for absolutely no plausible reason.
Daylight Saving Time. An idiotic annoyance that has been forced upon us.
I absolutely refuse to comply. There's no way in the realms of hell that I'm going to waste my time turning clocks back because Big Brother says so.
Anyway, I no longer have a keen sense of the persistence of time. I live alone in the wilderness.
I'm in the Twilight Zone.
I have no clue how many clocks I have. My computer clocks, of course, turn back automatically. I admittedly turned back the clock on the microwave - because it was easy to do.
But that's the full extent of my compliance. All the other clocks will remain blissfully unmolested.
Some of my clocks are still packed away since I moved. Others have mysteriously vanished. I used to have a gorgeous antique clock under a glass dome. It was smashed apart during my last move and was unrepairable.
Here are a few of my remaining clocks for your viewing pleasure.
I love this grandfather clock. I bought it for my mother long ago - I'm surprised that it survived all these years without getting damaged or broken.
This is a miniature grandfather clock, I guess about four feet tall. I used to keep it in my bedroom when I lived in Texas.
I've always wanted an original Kit Kat clock, and a generous blogger, Ron - from Retired in Delaware - sent me this gem. It's an original electric clock. The Kit Kat clocks are still being made, but the new ones are battery-powered.
On my antique desk
An old Halloween clock - pumpkins and a witch.
Are you getting bored? I'll do one more.
I never got around to hanging this one. I just propped it up on a table to take the photo. It looks better in real. It's a hunter's clock. Every hour when it chimes, the hunter comes out and chases a bear round and round.
Or is the bear chasing the hunter??
Hunter on the right, bear on the left.
Thanks for taking the time (no pun intended, of course) to visit my blog. Jon
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ReplyDeleteNo, it was removed by my inability to edit it: Dear Jon, beautiful photos of beautiful clocks. Especially like BEAR CLOCK, which bears demanded before I chased them out of Vineyard. They appreciate the cabernet I leave at our south fence before bed. Next morning I find them empty with fang-marks in their corks.
ReplyDeleteIn all my 51 years I still can't phantom why we do the time change thing.....and some states Like AZ don't even do it, my friend that lives there told me.
ReplyDeleteI never saw the appeal of the grandfather clock. But I have always been enchanted with a Cuckoo clock. From the carvings to the action and mechanisms. But we never had one growing up and I have yet to ever buy one now. Like you.. I have been time free for many years. Only recently am I on a schedule. And I do not use an alarm to wake up each morning. Keep up the fight! Fight the power!
ReplyDeleteI love all your clocks.... especially the Halloween clock! That is one cool clock! You certainly made some good and valid points about complicity and all that nonsense. I try and avoid as much of that crap as I can and not get put away.
ReplyDeleteParanormal John
I love antique clocks and my nana (my dad's mom) had a cool one that my dad had sent to her when he was stationed in Germany while in the Army. She had it on her living room wall for years!
ReplyDeleteDaylight savings time is nothing but a crock of shit. The ONLY reason I comply is because I am forced to still work for a living otherwise I would be like you and say screw it , lol
My father loved his clocks, but never had a collection quite like yours. I remember my bf's parents had one of those cat clocks hanging in their dining room throughout the 60's. I don't know whatever happened to it, but I once bought my parents an (electric) backwards wall clock. It was quite the conversation piece for it's time.
ReplyDeleteThese days I'm fascinated but prefer looking at the old/unusual timepieces on Pinterest (for instance) rather than owning. In fact, my folks' old Regulator has been sitting in the next room the last 4 years waiting to be hung.
If I had as many clocks as you do I wouldn't change them, either. Only the ones I actually use that don't change automatically these days. You have some beautiful clocks, Jon. :)
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing your collection of clocks. Every one of them was so interesting and a treasure, but I especially liked the bear clock and the one with the Halloween scene.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great collection, Jon, and I can understand your rebellion over DST. We also have a number of manual clocks and did change all of them, but look forward to a year when it's not necessary. Anyway, when spring comes around, your clocks will be already correct. This Friday, I plan to post a couple pics of the clocks we changed and by the way, they are not as great looking as your classics. That Kit Kat clock was my favorite, aside from the grandfather model.
ReplyDeleteHello Jon.
ReplyDeleteAs a geezer, retired 12 years, I pay as little attention as possible to the change in times, DST or ST. The day after DST went into effect, in late morning, I reset my microwave and stove. My laptop I ignored until then. I'm the last owner of a pre-smart phone, a flip top. It does not reset times until I turn it off. I did so at around 11am. So, it was 10 am. No difference to me.
I hope you're doing ok, I check on your posts every week or so. Our past relationship has been...awkward, so I haven't commented.
I hope you are doing well, and have a good winter in the remote south.
Cheers,
Mike
Your smaller, grandfather-y clock isn't a grandfather clock at all, but is what is known as a *grandmother* clock. (appropriate huh?) I love the coocoo clock, it's lovely.
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the TIME (see what I did there??) To share with us. 🙂
Kraneia
I never heard of a grandmother clock - thanks for the information!
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