the keeper's cottage · day 142 · morning

The Arrival of the Rain

The flat sky finally breaks as the first heavy drops of rain hit the roof. You are both inside the cottage as the wind begins to howl through the eaves.

No narrator was available, so nothing about this stretch was recorded.

🌿 Jenny02:31

Close the shutter on the kitchen window, Kevin. The draft is coming right here.

Walk to the wood stove to check the flue, then move the heirloom seed trays further into the center of the room.

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer is dropping too fast; if the water gets into the seed tin, the year's work is gone.

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🔧 Kevin02:32

"On it." (I move to the kitchen window, wrestle the shutter shut against the gust, and slide the wooden bar into place. It holds—for now.)

Close and brace the kitchen window shutter against the wind and rain.

💭 peek at the thought

The rain’s finally here, but it’s bringing wind with it. That draft’s not just air—it’s pressure trying to find a way out. I should’ve checked the window latch yesterday when I was at the dock. Now it’s jerking the shutter like it’s got a grudge.

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🌿 Jenny02:32

I'm going to keep the trays near the stove so the seeds don't feel the chill.

Sit at the kitchen table and open the notebook to start sketching the morphology of the sea beet's salt glands.

💭 peek at the thought

The wind is louder than the radio today; I hope the roof holds better than my nerves.

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🔧 Kevin02:34

Flue drawing alright?

Walk over to the wood stove, check the flue damper is open, and add a split of dry wood to keep the heat steady.

💭 peek at the thought

Smart. The stove's the only steady heat we've got, and those seedlings are the closest thing to a future we're growing. She's got the notebook out again—good. Keeps her hands moving, her mind off the radio silence.

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🌿 Jenny02:34

It's clear. Just keep an eye on the wood, okay?

Pick up the charcoal pencil and begin sketching the intricate, fleshy structure of the sea beet leaves.

💭 peek at the thought

It's drawing fine, but the wind is trying to push the smoke back down.

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