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The clock is known as a Clepsydra Water Clock.  Clepsydra is Latin and means "steal water".  According to the handout it is "an ancient time-measuring device worked by the flow of water". The first modern water clock was created by Bernard Gitton who created a 6 metre clepsydra and installed it in a shopping mall in Paris in 1979. Mountain Garden, Water Clock, Environmental Degradation, Clock Repair, Ancient Times, My Mom, Mom And Dad, Clock, Blogger

A few weeks ago, Lulu and I went to the airport in Abbotsford to pick up my mom and dad who were coming for a visit. First Lulu inspected the flower bed and the airport sign. Lulu then sat in the car to wait while I went in to snap some pics of their water clock. The clock is known as a Clepsydra Water Clock. Clepsydra is Latin and means "steal water". According to the handout it is "an ancient time-measuring device worked by the flow of water". The first modern water clock was created by…

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Fountains as well as sprays of water are definitely a thing of beauty, and for those who have been to Las Vegas, surely the fountains of Bellagio have mesmerized you with their nightly performance? Well, halfway around the world is another interesting “monument”, or should I say, mechanism that will rely on flowing sheets of water to function as a form of shimmering canvas. This display can be said to […]

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