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The Alexander Taron weight-bearing wall clock, which measures 8 inches tall by 6.75 inch wide, comes from the legendary Black Forest region, known for its hand-crafted mechanical clocks since 1640.
Resembling a Great Horned owl with tufts of feathers by its ears, the clock moves its eyes side-to-side every time a pendulum sways below its perch -- an ability that's sure to be the envy of real owls, who can't move their eyes within their sockets and instead must swivel their necks.
What drew me to this whimsical clock were its big observant eyes, set within finely painted circles of feathers. They reminded me of all the things that endear me to Owl from the early reader -- his wondrous, silly outlook, his openness to the world around him and his uncanny ability to make life more challenging for himself.
