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For hundreds of years, mottoes, cast or engraved unto the dial surface, have been a central part of garden sundial designs. Sundial mottoes are incredibly diverse in subject and tone. Sometimes they're written in the first person (ie "I am silent without the sun"), others express the passing of time ("Time flies") or the need to embrace the beauty of life, nature and love ("Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be").  Here are some of my favorite quotation about time although they've never been used on a sundial (to the best of my knowledge). “Lost time...

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Beautiful photo montage of two Chinese equatorial sundials from Beijing, China. They both date from the Ming Dynasty (over 500 years ago.) Did you know that Sundial in Mandarin is rìguǐ 日晷 ? Link to Photos on Chinese Astronomy website (photo courtesy M. Shea)

This stunning sundial was designed and crafted by artist, Robert Perless for installation at Utah Valley State College in Heber City, UT. The gnomon stands an impressive 13' 9" high and has a unique prism incorporated into the design that casts a shadow with a rainbow prism. more information on Robert's page. Sun Dagger (photo courtesy Robert Perless)

It's friday and here at GardenSundials.com we're taking a walk on the shadowline with the fabulous Fleshtones.