help solve this riddle- it is making me crazy-?

Question

what wanders with the wind,rides on the rain,makes dry oceans in the sun,totals time,halts clocks,gulps down kingdoms,eats rocks.

Answer 1

Sand

Answer 2

I believe the original riddle went something like this:
Walks in the wind
Runs in the rain
Makes dry oceans in the sun
Counts time, stops clocks
Swallows kingdoms, gnaws rocks.
What am I?

The accepted answer is sand, which blows in the wind, can turn into mud when it rains, forms "oceans" in the desert where sand dunes exhibit many of the properties of waves, covers the ruins of kingdoms of long ago, and eats away at rocks through erosion.

I would say that time or even the "sands of time" make an equally appropriate answer except perhaps for running in the rain.

Any thoughts?

Answer 3

Sand
sand flies on/with the wind
Sand can 'ride' on the rain
a desert is a dry ocean in the sun
sand timer totals or counts time
sand stops running...clock halted
sand can erode/eat rocks

Answer 4

clouds- is moved by the wind, is above the falling rain, absorbs water from the oceans to create rain, stops sundials...fog hides kingdoms...?

Answer 5

sand

Answer 6

I say water. But anything is a dumb answer.
sand is dumb too.

Answer 7

that dear would be SAND