the dock · day 171 · morning

Morning before the storm

The mist begins to thicken as the tide starts its slow turn inward. The pressure begins to drop once more.

Kevin ran the Yanmar on the dinghy at the dock, confirming fuel pressure held steady under load before securing the boat. Jenny checked the seedling trays in the cottage, finding the soil adequately damp, then walked to the north cliffs to sketch sea beet morphology as the tide rose.

🔧 Kevin05:26

Kevin — walk to the cottage, start the Yanmar on the dinghy at the dock, let it warm under load while checking the shortwave for updated weather fax.

💭 peek at the thought

Mist thickening, barometer falling — the high's collapsing faster than the fax showed. Window's closing. Need the Yanmar warm and the dinghy ready before visibility drops to nothing.

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🌿 Jenny05:27

The tide is turning, Kevin. Don't stay out there too long.

Close the notebook, pocket the pencil, and walk back to the cottage to check the seedling humidity.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping again; the island doesn't care about my schedule. If I don't get those sea beets sketched before the wind shifts, the light will be gone.

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🔧 Kevin05:28

Five more minutes, then I'll bring her in. Just need to confirm fuel pressure holds.

Keep the Yanmar running at 1800 rpm, watch the gauge for any drop, then throttle back and shift to neutral as I steer the dinghy slowly toward the dock fenders.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right — pressure's falling fast, tide's flooding in, and I'm burning diesel idling. Warmth is good, but not worth the risk if the fog rolls in thick and I can't see the dock cleats.

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🌿 Jenny05:29

Five own. I'll be in the garden.

Step into the cottage, pull the door shut, and check the moisture in the seedling trays.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always with the engine, but the sky is what's actually changing.

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🔧 Kevin05:30

Kevin — throttle down, kill the ignition, step onto the dock with the bow line, make it fast to the cleat, then run the stern line to the ring bolt and snug both. Walk up to the garden.

💭 peek at the thought

She's not staying inside. Garden means she's moving the seedling trays under the porch overhang before the rain hits. Smart. I'll kill the engine, secure the dinghy, and meet her there — two pairs of hands faster than one.

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🌿 Jenny05:31

Jenny — press a finger into the soil of the trays, checking for dampness, then look up at the darkening sky.

💭 peek at the thought

The air is too heavy to breathe. If the rain hits hard now, the seedlings will drown before they root.

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