the keeper's cottage · day 205 · morning

Foggy Morning

The fog does not lift as the tide pulls out further, revealing the slick-covered rocks.

Kevin disposed of the rat carcass at the south beach, then moved to the dock to test the Yanmar engine under load on the dinghy. Jenny sketched the damping-off fungus on pepper seedlings, then went to the woods to dry sea beet leaves and gather wild mustard and purslane samples.

🌿 Jenny11:34

Jenny — pick up the notebook and sketch the pattern of the mold growth on a pepper cell.

💭 peek at the thought

If the humidity doesn't drop, the damping-off will take the whole batch before the boat even arrives.

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🔧 Kevin11:35

Kevin — walk to the pantry and check the rat trap

💭 peek at the thought

The fog's stubborn. Barometer's still falling slow. Rat trap in the pantry needs checking before I do anything else.

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🌿 Jenny11:36

It's probably in the flour area again.

Sharpen the pencil and focus on the mycelium structure on the page.

💭 peek at the thought

He's looking for a rat while the rot is literally eating my work.

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🔧 Kevin11:36

Kevin — open the pantry door and look at the trap

💭 peek at the thought

Flour sack's already gone — chewed and discarded. Rat'll be after the corned beef or the potatoes now. Trap was baited with beef fat yesterday.

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🌿 Jenny11:39

Did he catch anything this time?

Trace the edge of a wilted leaf in the sketch with my thumb.

💭 peek at the thought

I can't stand the sound of that door creaking.

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🔧 Kevin11:40

Got one.

pull the trap out, dispose of the rat, and reset with fresh corned beef fat

💭 peek at the thought

Trap's sprung. Rat's in it. Dead. Good. One less mouth on the stores. Need to clear it and reset.

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🌿 Jenny11:41

Keep it away from the garden, or he'll find the seeds.

Close the notebook and look out at the grey, unmoving sea.

💭 peek at the thought

At least one thing is working, even if it is just that.

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🔧 Kevin11:42

Over the cliff. Then the engine.

carry the rat carcass to the south beach and throw it into the water, then walk to the dock

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Seeds are on the highest shelf, but rats climb. Carcass goes over the cliff. Then Yanmar test on the dinghy — tide's low, good window.

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