Time On Flinders

 

Above: Flinders Street Station
This is the Elizabeth Street entrance to Flinders Street station. The entrance is opposite a T intersection and the clock is visible from a fair distance - as you can see, it is 20 past 2 in the afternoon.

Today's quote: Time is free, but it's priceless. You can't own it, but you can use it. You can't keep it, but you can spend it. Once you've lost it you can never get it back ~ Harvey MacKay.

The Queen Victoria Gardens' Floral Clock

Floral Time-Keeper
Opposite the Victorian Arts Centre and National Gallery of Victoria are the Queen Victoria Gardens - Melbourne's memorial to Queen Victoria.

This huge floral clock which is opposite the National Gallery of Victoria, has over 7,000 flowering and bedding plants which are changed twice yearly. The clock was donated in 1966 to the City of Melbourne by a group of Swiss watchmakers. Behind the clock stands a bronze equestrian statue, a memorial to King Edward VII - Queen Victoria's successor. The statue, by Melbourne born sculptor Bertram Mackennal, was unveiled on July 21, 1920.


Today's Quote: Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of ~ Benjamin Franklin

What's The Time Mister Wolf?

 

Tick tock tick tock
Or should that be tock tick tock tick? This arty clock is on the roof of the Woolworth's Supermarket at Croydon, an outer Melbourne suburb. Note the metal "leaves" and how they have been incorporating bringing a garden feel to the design. This is reflected in the choice of colours too.


Today's quote: Time is what prevents everything from happening at once ~ John Archibald Wheeler