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In reply to the discussion: Clockwork [View all]MineralMan
(146,284 posts)10. Whenever I see the word "Clockwork" or "Clockworks"
I think back to Tom Robbins' novel, "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" and the Clock People. For me, ever since that book, Clockworks are never constant, but always random in nature. They aren't predictable, but operate on principles that can't be described or really understood.
For me, everything that is random and unpredictable is part of "the clockworks."
Perhaps you had to have been there at the time, whatever time that was...
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The combination of earaly morning fresh air and birds singing as we climb the small hill to the
malaise
Jul 2017
#45
Love it, H20 Man....the pond, the deer, dragonflies, fire pit, the young buck.
democrank
Jul 2017
#15
Much wisdom in your post. ex.: "mosquito hawks": very cool term. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Jul 2017
#27