A Slanted Shadow :Part 4β¨π¬
I walked from the house into the neighborhood as the morning began to stir, finding my way to a quiet paved courtyard. At its center stands a faceted stone sundial pedestal. I climbed up the weathered chisel marks to the bronze plate on top. A dried sycamore seed pod had drifted between the gnomon fin and the calibrated hour lines, casting an erratic double shadow across the metal dial. I knelt against the cool bronze, assessed the angle, and reached out. Nudging the pod clear with a deliberate sweep of my hand, the sharp edge of the shadow snapped into clean alignment with the ninth hour. #Ashokahtano #StarWars #ActionFigures @cataww234

