04:40
First pale
Water, basins of sand, empty lanes. The city has not put its face on. This is the only honest hour for photographs.
Note 06 · A clock, not a map
Hours of light
Landscapes change more by hour than by distance. Use this as a timetable for unnamed walking.
09:10
Dry perfume
Markets, bakeries, courtyards. Spice and bread write the streets. Walk with cash in small folds.
13:00
White heat
Do not collect views. Collect shade. Read, rinse, sleep if the room allows. Ambition at this hour is a form of sunstroke.
16:45
Copper glass
Facades, terraces, the salt line. Everything becomes edible to the eye. Stay longer than the fashion of sunset.
21:20
Low lamps
Eat where the room is already loud with regulars. Walk home on streets that still have chairs outside.
