What you see is what you get.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 When I saw this listed on Etsy.....

 (Etsy photo)

I was smitten.

I couldn't spend my Etsy gift card fast enough!

Now that I have the clock in my possession I realize my mistake,
 but I'd also like to get your opinion on the matter.

What is the animal at the top of the clock?

Tick tock, tick tock.

Okay, time's up!

What's your guess?  A cow?

That's what I  saw, too, but let's moove in for a closer look, shall we?

It appears to be a hunting themed clock with a rabbit on one side and a 

pheasant duck partridge woodpecker bird of some species on the other.

Now I ask you, what in the world does a cow have to do with hunting?

Do hunters ride cows into the wilderness?  It's not
a common sight in these parts.

My curiosity got the best of me, so I researched
the subject on Google and here's what I found....

 

 source

Aha!

This makes much more sense to me, to place a deer caribou antelope elk antlered
 hunted animal at the head of the clock, don't you think?

Google Images

Bag o' parts.

I'll take one please!

Also, my newly acquired clock seems to be missing a decorative piece on the bottom.

And the pendulum.

And part of the deer caribou antelope elk large mammal's ear!

This fact was disclosed to me before the sale, but in my haste I thought she wrote

that part of the rabbit's ear had gone missing.  No biggie.
On the other hand, to have the star of the show arrive on my doorstep

with an amputated ear was.....well, rather disappointing to say the least.

This is not the first time I've bought a clock with questionable parts.

In my defense, this clock was only $3.

The clock is mine now, so I purchased a chunk of air-dry clay to repair the ear.

I'm no sculptor, so who knows what animal it will resemble when I'm done!

Moral of the story:

What you see is what you get.

(Look closely and read  s l o w l y.)


I still see a cow.

In the end, I do not regret my decision to buy this forlorn little clock.
I'll smile every time I pass it in my foyer.  :o)

Here's an entire collection of miniature cuckoo clock eye candy
 for you to enjoy......

Sold for $415 here and not a cow in sight.

Thanks for visiting and stay tuned for part moo, I mean two.
Vickie

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