The Fifth, Before Noon

Sunday Best

A Lavender Orpington rooster in a dove grey three-piece suit with a lilac pocket square standing at the top of weathered limestone steps beside a wrought iron garden gate, white lilies in terracotta pots flanking the steps, soft morning sunlight filtering through a lush garden behind

The suit had been pressed since Thursday, which suggested either foresight or faith — he had never troubled himself to distinguish between the two. The morning carried that particular stillness of a day set aside, when even the light seems to arrive more deliberately.

5 April 2026

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