Advent wreaths count down to Christmas, in reality they probably predate the concept of Christmas and are part of “pagan” celebrations of the solstice. I like the idea of advent, gradually preparing for our celebration of the change from darkening to lightening (Christmas is fundamentally that: a celebration of the return of light to a dark and weary world) and have “celebrated” it in my own ways for many years now.

This year I decided that I will try to add to that celebration participation in the “TimeSquares” Photo Challenge by each week during Advent.

From our visit to London last June:

Pocket watches at the British Museum.

An antique clock and its inner workings at the British Museum.

A complex timepiece at the British Museum.

Rolling balls are part of the mechanism, British Museum.

Pick up times are clearly marked on this mail box in London.

From this past week, time passes so quickly: