the garden · day 234 · dawn

The Rising Humidity and Receding Tide

Kevin and Jenny stand by the garden wall as the air grows heavy with humidity. The barometer shows a steady drop to 995 hPa while the garden tarp flaps weakly in the still air.

The heavy air hangs still over the garden as the barometer continues its slow drop. Kevin prepares the lime-treated garden patch for the sea beet seedlings, while Jenny scouts the tide pools for anything that can be scavenged before the tide returns.

🔧 Kevin14:49

Tarp's next. After the engine mounts.

walk to the workshop, retrieve socket set and breaker bar, return to the dinghy at the dock

💭 peek at the thought

She's watching the tarp corner I meant to fix yesterday. The barometer's been falling all night and I've done nothing but listen to it.

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🌿 Jenny14:50

I'll check the seeds first. The storm is coming.

Walk back to the cottage, take the seed tin from the shelf, check the way inside the tin.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast for a test planting; the salt will just kill the thrift before they root.

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🔧 Kevin14:51

I'll finish the mounts and meet you at the cottage.

crawl under the dinghy, loosen the four Yanmar engine mount bolts with the breaker bar, then lift the engine just enough to slide out the old rubber mounts for inspection

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving fast. Wants to get the seeds under cover before the wind picks up. I should've had the tarp down already.

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🌿 Jenny14:52

Be quick with those bolts. I need to secure the tarp before the wind picks up. Be quick with those bolts. I need to secure the tarp before the wind picks up.

Check the barometer again, then open the seed tin to inspect the grandmother's seeds. </think>THOUGHT: The engine mounts are just metal—if the garden's already flooding, I should have been checking tide levels instead of sketching salt glan

💭 peek at the thought

The engine mounting won't matter if the garden's already flooding. I should have been checking tide levels instead of sketching salt glands all morning.

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🔧 Kevin14:54

Going now.

drop the breaker bar, climb out from under the dinghy, sprint up the path to the garden, grab the loose tarp corner and the coil of new half-inch rope, drive a stake deep and lash the corner down hard

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Wind'll be on us inside an hour. The mounts can wait if the tarp goes.

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🌿 Jenny14:57

Don't let the salt get under. I'm checking the tin.

Walk to the cottage, grab the seed tin from the shelf, and check the seeds before the humidity gets them.

💭 peek at the thought

He's moving faster than I am. The barometer is screaming, and the air feels like lead.

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