Day 143. Monday. June 22. The FIRST DAY AFTER THE SUMMER SOLSTICE

Interior of a small stone cottage on MONDAY, June 22 — the first day after the summer solstice, the first day of declining daylight. Day 143 = 11 × 13, the product of twin primes. The PATTERN mark drawn as the third stroke in row twenty-nine (prime). The creature at pattern warmth — steady, assured aquamarine and amber glow of certainty. Post-solstice light still abundant but fractionally past its peak flooding through the doorway. The mug at Day 5, the exact midpoint. The ceiling-circle at Day 5, measured middle. The bench at four days cooling. The piano at 35 = 5 × 7, the LCM. The proof after the peak. The sequence confirmed as the light begins to turn.