411 Dial Sun

Our Paris: St. Augustine, FL.  On our way through the historic downtown I encountered this sundial  high above the church doors.  It is painted on the outside facade of the Cathedral Basilica and it looked really interesting.

Uneasy with the revolution of the globe, 

nightfall he waited.

to seize the ray in retribution of the probe,

light sprawled all abated.

His synchronous companion

is the suns inverted reflection

who simply obeys the schedule

diverted in its direction. 

The writing on the clock itself  was :"Pereunt et Imputantur"- the hours pass and are reckoned to our account.

"The Latin phrase Pereunt et Imputantur, a favourite motto for clocks and sundials first penned by the Latin poet Martial in the poem "Character of a happy life", is usually translated as "they perish and are reckoned to our account", referring to the hours that we spend, wisely or not"

Here is a link to all of you who want to make your own sundial. 

I was scanaging the internet today and I would like to add this interesting play with time and numbers:

"20:01, 20/01, 2001 : 08:01 pm, 20th January, 2001
20:02, 20/02, 2002 : 08:02 pm, 20th February, 2002
20:03, 20/03, 2003 : 08:03 pm, 20th March, 2003
20:04, 20/04, 2004 : 08:04 pm, 20th April, 2004
20:05, 20/05, 2005 : 08:05 pm, 20th May, 2005
20:06, 20/06, 2006 : 08:06 pm, 20th June, 2006
20:07, 20/07, 2007 : 08:07 pm, 20th July, 2007
20:08, 20/08, 2008 : 08:08 pm, 20th August, 2008
20:09, 20/09, 2009 : 08:09 pm, 20th September, 2009
20:10, 20/10, 2010 : 08:10 pm, 20th October, 2010
20:11, 20/11, 2011 : 08:11 pm, 20th November, 2011
20:12, 20/12, 2012 : 08:12 pm, 20th December, 2012
And like this in every century first 12 years must have time like above."