Elizabeth Tower at night, swathed in scaffolding
Commonly yet inaccurately called “Big Ben”, the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament contain the famous bell that gives the tower and the clock itself their nickname. On Monday 21 August 2017, Big Ben fell silent after the noon chimes and will not be heard (regularly) again until the completion of major restoration work, which is scheduled to take four years. I took this photo in August 2018, the tower swathed in scaffolding but the clock faces (there are four) still illuminated at night. One has a sense that the clock and the tower are doing their duty — telling time — yet are only marking time, waiting to re-emerge in their full, restored glory.
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Love the title! People are being wonderfully inventive during this challenge.
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Becky’s bringing out the best in us. 😉
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Oh that’s such a sweet thing to say. I’m in awe of how everyone is responding.
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I’m in awe at how the number of participants has grown from your first square challenge. You’re on to something here!
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It’s amazing isn’t it. Meeting so many lovely new people, and strengthening friendships with fabulous bloggers I met right at the start. 😊
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It is interesting how we come to regard as friends people we’ve never actually met. Humans are such social creatures!
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We certainly are 😊
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She sure is. When she mentioned what this challenge was I thought there was no way I could contribute to it.
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I’m trying to steer clear of the straightforward “photo of clock” but I confess I’m running out of cleverness. 😦
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Not long to go, am sure you’ll keep us amazed xx
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Nah, I posted the last one I can think of today (the Tiffany one), and between you and me I posted the same photo in 2014. “Amazement” will be hard to find!
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Gorgeous one you posted today, and it’s new to me 😊 how about intriguing for the next one?!
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But you have brilliantly 😃
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As Jude says brilliant title, and lovely photo too ☺️
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