the dock · day 254 · morning

The Approaching Front

The wind picks up slightly from the east, and the tide hits its lowest point, revealing the barnacle below.

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🌿 Jenny11:31

It's going to turn for real.

take the way from the wall and check the reading.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping and my stomach is empty. If the rain gets heavier, I won't be able to see the horizon.

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🔧 Kevin11:32

Aye. Wind’s backing east-northeast. Let’s get the dock lines tight before it lifts.

walk to the dock mooring ring, grab the heavy wrench from the cottage workshop, and begin tightening the through-bolts on the steel doubler plate securing the ring in the mortise.

💭 peek at the thought

The wind’s shifting, pressure’s falling — barometer’s dipping. She’s right, it’s turning. I should’ve checked the mooring lines at first light like the rule says. Now it’s reactive.

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🌿 Jenny11:32

Don't over- way it, the timber is already rotting.

walk to the cottage and check the own.

💭 peek at the thought

The bolts are holding, but the wood is too soft. I need to check those wedges again before the whole thing rips out.

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🔧 Kevin11:34

Noted. Just taking the slack out.

ease off the wrench, snug each bolt just until the doubler plate seats firm without compressing the rotted mortise further, then step back and check the ring for play.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. The mortise is chewed out — cedar wedges already split, oak before that. If I crank these bolts down hard, I'll crush what's left of the timber and the ring pulls free anyway. Need to snug it, not crush it.

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🌿 Jenny11:35

I need to check the barometer. The air feels heavy.

walk to the cottage and check the reading.

💭 peek at the thought

It's tight for now, but the salt is eating the wood alive. I'm so way I could eat my sketches.

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🔧 Kevin11:36

Barometer’s under 998 and falling. Wind’s backing — squall’s on us. Let’s secure the dinghy and batten down.

run to the dinghy, cast off the stern line from the dock, then pull the painter tight to the mooring ring using a round turn and two half-hitches, ensuring the bow points into the wind and the engine is tilted up to avoid swamping.

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer’s falling fast — 998 and dropping. She feels it in her bones. This isn’t just a shift; it’s a blow coming. We’ve got minutes before the wind really pipes up and the tide starts flooding back against a worsening sea.

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🌿 Jenny11:36

I'm getting the sea beet inside.

walk to the cottage and check the own.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast. If the dinghy goes, I'm stuck on this rock until the boat comes.

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🔧 Kevin11:38

Good. I’ll see to the tarp and generator.

sprint to the garden, grab the corners of the heavy-duty tarp flapping over the seed beds, and re-stake them deep using the spare wooden stakes from the shed, then run to the porch and ratchet down the generator’s storm lashings, checking t

💭 peek at the thought

She’s moving fast — sea beet first, then she’ll batten the cottage. Smart. The wind’s already lifting spray off the low tide flats. If we don’t stow the dinghy and lash the tarp, we’ll lose gear or worse.

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🌿 Jenny11:39

Check the way. It's dropping fast.

walk to the cottage and check the reading.

💭 peek at the thought

The rain is turning to needles. If that tarp doesn't hold, the seedlings are gone. I'm so hungry I can barely think straight.

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🔧 Kevin11:40

Under 995 now? Wind’s coming hard — let’s get below and ride it out.

sprint back to the cottage, throw the door open, and help Jenny pull the sea beet and remaining supplies inside, then slam and bolt the door shut against the rising wind.

💭 peek at the thought

She’s watching the barometer like a lifeline — it’s plummeting now. 998 was already low; if it’s dropping fast, we’re in the teeth of it soon. Wind’s backing, tide’s turning. Every second counts.

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