the keeper's cottage · day 141 · morning

Before the Rain Breaks

The two of them stand in the kitchen as the first heavy drops of the wet season hit the roof.

The morning air is heavy with humidity, the overcast sky pressing down on the island without immediate rain. The barometer is holding steady at 1031 hPa, suggesting the wet season pressure might hold for a while. The tide is rising steadily, covering the lower rock pools where the limpets were gathered yesterday.

🌿 Jenny01:47

The pressure dropped. We need to check the tank runoff.

Closes the notebook and stands by the window.

💭 peek at the thought

way, some water, but I hope it doesn't wash the seedlings away.

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🔧 Kevin01:48

Right. Gutters first, then the overflow pipe. You take the porch side, I'll go round back.

grab the ladder from the porch and walk round the back of the cottage to the rain tank

💭 peek at the thought

She's right about the pressure. Barometer was 1031 steady this morning, but that was hours ago. If it's dropping now, the front's moving faster than the forecast. Tank runoff first — if the gutters are fouled we lose a week's water in an hour.

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🌿 Jenny01:48

I'll clear the debris on the south-side mesh.

Grabs the notebook and steps out onto the porch.

💭 peek at the thought

If the overflow is clogged, the tank will flood the garden wall again.

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🔧 Kevin01:50

Shout if the downpipe's blocked. I'll check the tank inlet screen and the overflow.

climb the ladder to the tank inlet, pull the screen, and clear it of sludge and needles

💭 peek at the thought

South-side mesh catches the worst of it — pine needles and that sticky seed fluff from the willows. She's thorough. Good.

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🌿 Jenny01:50

The screen looks clear on here. Watch the overflow pipe.

Kneels by the gutter and begins clearing leaves and spruce needles from the mesh.

💭 peek at the thought

The rain is coming down hard; I hope the tank can hold it all.

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