Sundial 752
- Dial City: Victoria
- Dial State/Province: British Columbia
- Dial Country: Canada
- Lat: 48° 25.127' N
- Dial Nr: 752
- Dial Type: Horizontal Dial
- Dial Access: Public
- Lon: 123° 20.598' W
- Dial Owner: British Columbia Government
- Dial Designer: Aubrey LaFortune (totem)
- Dial Maker: Aubrey LaFortune (totem)
- Dial Date: 2001
- Location:
- Government House Herb Garden on west side 1401 Rockland Ave. Victoria
- Description:
- A bronze horizontal dial with hour lines, quarter-hour marks and Roman hour numerals. Dial face includes a central compass rose. The dial sits atop a carved cedar totem depicting an Orca killer whale. The totem is carved in the Coastal Salish tradition by Aubrey LaFortune, a member of the Cowichan Band of native Canadians. The dial was commissioned by the Royal Club of Victoria and donated for the garden in 2001. Volunteers created the herb garden in 1999; all the gardens at Government House are maintained by volunteers.
- Inscription:
- I COUNT ONLY THE SUNNY HOURS
Last Update:
2012-06-23 13:33