the keeper's cottage · day 195 · morning

MORNING 196

Kevin and Jenny meet at the porch as the sun reaches its peak and the barometer continues to drop.

Jenny successfully moved the heirloom seedlings to the raised bed on the south slope using the wheelbarrow, with Kevin steadying it on the loose rock path. Kevin then went to the dock to work on the seaward bolts reinforcement while Jenny returned to the cottage to write a letter and monitor the falling barometer.

🌿 Jenny02:58

The barometer is crashing. I need to move the heirloom seedlings to the raised bed before the weather turns.

Pick up the heavy seedling trays and head toward the south slope.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is falling too fast; if I don't get those seedlings to the south slope now, the wind will rip them out by morning.

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🔧 Kevin02:58

Take the wheelbarrow. Path's loose rock past the second cairn.

walk to the garden shed, pull out the wheelbarrow, position it at the edge of the porch for her to load the trays

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving them alone. The trays are heavy and the slope is slick when wet. The barometer's falling fast — wind'll shift northeast inside an hour, bring rain hard enough to flatten seedlings. She knows this. She's doing it anyway.

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🌿 Jenny03:00

I'll take the wheelbarrow. Watch out for those loose rocks on the incline.

Carefully lift the seedling trays into the wheelbarrow and start pushing it toward the slope.

💭 peek at the thought

He's actually helping for once, though his tone is still clipped. I need to move fast before the wind picks up.

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🔧 Kevin03:00

Third cairn marks the turn. Bed's prepped — lime worked in last week.

walk behind the wheelbarrow, one hand on the frame to steady it over the loose rock, eyes on her footing as much as the path

💭 peek at the thought

Good. She's using it. The trays'd crush in her arms if she slipped. That slope goes to mud fast with rain — seen it take a man's footing in seconds. She's steady but the ground won't be.

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🌿 Jenny03:02

Good. The pH needs to be right for these.

Lean into the handles to keep the wheelbarrow up the hill, navigating the uneven terrain toward the third cairn.

💭 peek at the thought

He remembered the lime. At least one thing isn't being ignored. My back is already aching from the weight.

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🔧 Kevin03:02

Steady. I've got the wheel if it shifts.

move to the downhill side of the wheelbarrow, hands braced on the frame, ready to take the weight if the ground gives way under her boots

💭 peek at the thought

She's breathing hard. The trays weigh more wet than dry — compost, clay pots, water. Sixty pounds at least. She won't ask for help. I know that. The barometer's dropped another two millibars since we left the porch. Wind's already picking up in the tops of the spruce.

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