Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the garden

The Engine and the Chick

Kevin is at the dock and Jenny is at the garden.

Kevin tested the dinghy engine under load in the channel and found it running steady at idle and low throttle, though a faint vibration appeared above half throttle. Jenny ate the boiled limpets at the cottage, then checked the sea-beet seedling trays and found the damping-off fungus has spread to two more lettuce cells.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You stand by the dinghy with the engine humming. The fallen seabird chick watches you from the edge of the planks.

🔧 Kevin08:32

Kevin — pick up the chick gently, carry it up to the cottage porch, set it in a cardboard box with a towel and place it near the stove for warmth

💭 peek at the thought

Chick's too young to fly, probably blown from the north cliff ledges in last night's chop. Parents won't come down to the dock with me this close. If I leave it here the gulls or the rat get it before morning.

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🔧 Kevin08:36

Kevin — walk back down to the dock, untie the dinghy's stern line, ease out into the channel and engage forward gear at idle

💭 peek at the thought

Chick's settled in the box, breathing steady. Stove's throwing enough heat. Need to check the dinghy engine properly now — put it in gear, see if the prop holds under load without the vibration we had last week. Tide's still rising, got maybe an hour of slack before the current picks up.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the garden

You are kneeling by the seedling trays. The overcast sky casts a flat, grey light over the garden beds.

🌿 Jenny08:30

Jenny — reach out and gently touch the soil in the sea-beet way trays, checking for dampness or the fuzzy white damping-off.

💭 peek at the thought

The humidity is so thick it feels like I'm breathing water. If the sea-beet doesn't hold, the whole season is gone.

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🌿 Jenny08:34

Jenny — stand up slowly, wipe the soil from my palms onto my trousers, and walk back toward the cottage for the remaining limpets.

💭 peek at the thought

Still no fungus. Good. But I'm shaking slightly—I need to actually eat something substantial or I'm going to crash.

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