Tick tock, here are some clocks

 
You turned your clock ahead an hour, right? (If you live in the United States, that is. I don't know if other countries follow this time-change practice or not, but I'd be interested in knowing.) Anyway, I sure hope you have changed your clocks by now, because it's after 8 p.m. Sunday as I'm writing this, and you probably won't be reading this until Monday, and if you haven't changed your clocks yet, your life probably is hopelessly out of control at this point.

It was rather late Sunday afternoon when I thought that posting pictures of clocks would be a good idea as we switch to daylight savings time. It probably would have been a better idea to do it in advance, as a reminder, but that's the thing about losing an hour. Our brains get all scrambled up.

I've never thought of myself as much of a clock collector, but I do have three of them. And I do like that they serve a practical purpose. This one, which is the first clock I acquired, in a dollar box lot at an auction, is kind of the original digital clock. It has these dials that flip around rather loudly. When the hour changes, there are three loud clicks in succession. That could be annoying, but I kind of like it.

 
This clock came from one of the worst auctions I've ever attended. The house was an utter disaster. However, the clock is one of my favorite things in the world, so the auction ended up being worthwhile. A lovely chime sounds on the hour, and I miss the sound when I'm away from home.

 
For some reason, this clock has never found a permanent spot in our house. In fact, I just brought it down from a closet, and I remembered how much I like it. They were mass-produced and not terribly valuable or rare, but I still think it's extraordinarily pretty.


There's a dial on the bottom that's supposed to be a guide for the planting season. I wouldn't count on its accuracy, but it's a pretty touch. One of the problematic things about this clock is that while I easily can figure out how to set the time, I don't have any idea how to set the dial on the bottom or the dial for the phases of the moon. If any of you know, please tell me how!

 
And here it is in its entirety. The case is quite nicked up, and I've thought from time to time about painting it.
 
The beginning of daylight savings time can be jarring - I've always hated losing that hour, even if it's only away on loan until the fall. But it's definitely a sign of spring, and we can always use those.  
 

 

Comments

[Linda @ A La Carte]

Very cool clocks! Love the planting clock!

[Lavender Dreamer]

I've never seen a clock like that one...how beautiful! Happy Spring! ♥

[Whit]

Very awesome clocks!! Especially the last one!

This time changing business is complete and total nonsense, you know, as i spent my formible years (till i was 21) in AZ and the only time we ever had to change a clock there was when the batteries ran out. :o) And still today, the great state continues to function just fine.

[Tina]

Something I never knew about AZ (well, there are lots of things I didn't know about AZ) is that we don't participate in such foolishness. I don't think Indiana does either. So, yesterday we moved from Mountain Time to Pacific Time without changing a clock.

[Shanna]

My parent's do the time changes on the Baja in Mexico where they spend their winters. They change their clocks a week before us though.

[Gina]

Oh, the clock thing drives me bonkers! Especially because my husband changes them earlier and earlier each year. This year he did it at 3:00pm on Saturday! What? All day I had no idea what time it was. Like I need help being confused! Love your clocks though, especially the beautiful garden one.
Gina @ Vintage Junk in my Trunk

[Carol @ Old Glory Cottage]

I think I lost another hour, just changing the time on all of the clocks around our house! You've got a nice little collection, but for the love of all that is good in this world, do not paint that last one! I've never seen one like it, so I bet it's really rare. When you get the urge to paint it, remember Carol says "Put it back in the closet"!

[LiLi M.]

We do that the last weekend of March (Sunday 3 am), loosing one hour too and it takes me a whole week to get used to it. When we get it back, last weekend in October (again Sunday 3 am) I am used to it in one day.

[one gal's trash]

That clock is so lovely, especially the garden plating guide. Perfect for spring!
xo
Pam