Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the garden

Midday work at dock and garden

Kevin is at the dock finishing the spruce mast repair and preparing to step it on the dinghy; Jenny is in the garden tending seedlings and checking the drying seeds.

Kevin attempts to fit the spruce mast to the dinghy but finds the split at the mast step makes the alignment difficult. Jenny begins her southern transect survey while carefully separating the damp heirloom seeds to prevent further rot.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

The spruce spar lies clamped on the dock planking, fresh epoxy curing in the split at the mast step. You have the oarlock bracket fitted, the dinghy afloat at the ladder, and the shortwave radio at 60% battery. The trade wind holds steady. You need to step the mast, bend on the sail, and then test the engine under load before the afternoon wind freshens.

🔧 Kevin09:14

Kevin — walk to the cottage with the shortwave radio, set it on the table, and call the supply boat on the scheduled frequency

💭 peek at the thought

Split's still weeping epoxy. Should've let it cure overnight but the wind's holding and the boat's due tomorrow. If I step it now the doubler takes the load, not the glue line. Radio first — confirm the supply boat, ask for hardener. Then mast, sail, engine test. One thing at a time.

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🔧 Kevin09:20

Kevin — switch the shortwave to the alternate supply frequency and call again, waiting for a reply

💭 peek at the thought

Radio's dead on the scheduled freq. Static and a French trawler's chatter bleeding over. Try the alternate. If nothing, I'll have to assume they're coming anyway — barometer's still high, they'd be fools to cross if it wasn't.

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🔧 Kevin09:24

Kevin — carry the spruce mast to the dinghy at the ladder, step it into the tabernacle with the hardwood doubler, pin it, then bend on the mainsail and sheet it home

💭 peek at the thought

Nothing. Not even the trawler now. Just atmospheric hiss. Battery's at 60% — enough for a few more tries but not for sitting on it all day. They know the schedule. They know the window. I'll trust the barometer and the contract. Mast's next. Epoxy's firm enough to handle. Doubler's bolted. Step it, bend on the main, get the engine warm on the muffs first so I'm not troubleshooting cold.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the garden

The heirloom seeds are spread on paper towels across the porch screens, weighted with stones. The tomato rows under shade cloth are upright; the untreated beds show stress. The barometer reads lower than this morning. You have your notebook, the seed tin, and a pencil. You need to finish the southern transect survey notes and check the lime beds before the weather turns.

🌿 Jenny09:12

Jenny — make sketch: Southern Transect - Initial Observations; walk to the lime beds.

💭 peek at the thought

The yellowing in the untreated beds is a classic nitrogen deficiency, or maybe just pH stress. I need to get the southern data down before the rain washes out the trail.

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🌿 Jenny09:16

Jenny — make map: Southern Transect Layout; walk toward the southern coast.

💭 peek at the thought

The lime beds are holding, but the contrast with the untreated soil is stark. I can't afford to let the southern survey stay as loose notes in my head.

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🌿 Jenny09:22

Jenny — make list: Southern Transect Flora; walk further south toward the shoreline.

💭 peek at the thought

The air is getting heavy. If that barometer keeps dipping, the southern slope is going to be a mudslide by evening.

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