the keeper's cottage · day 377 · night

The Low Tide Falls

The rain intensifies, turning the garden path into mud. The tide is at its lowest point, revealing the kelp-covered rocks and the sandbar.

Kevin inspected the dock mooring ring at low tide, checking the integrity of the new reinforcement and through-bolts. Jenny watched from the cottage window, sketching the way water pooled on the stone sill while managing her throbbing ankle.

🔧 Kevin11:28

Kevin — walk down to the dock to inspect the mooring ring reinforcement at low tide, checking the oak wedges and through-bolts while the ring's unloaded.

💭 peek at the thought

The rain's not letting up. Tide's bottomed out — good time to check the mooring ring bolts one last time before the water comes back. Jenny's ankle needs the dressing changed again, and the antibiotics are running low. Need to decide if we're riding this out or if I'm keying the coast guard on 16 again.

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🌿 Jenny11:29

Be careful on the slip, the kelp is thick.

Jenny picks up her pencil and begins sketching the way the water pools on the stone sill.

💭 peek at the thought

The tide is out too far for him to be down there alone; those rocks will be slick as glass.

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🔧 Kevin11:31

Aye. Got the wrench if anything's moved.

Step carefully down the algae-slick dock planks to the mooring ring, crouching to examine the four 150mm stainless through-bolts, the steel doubler plate, and the four oak wedges driven into the mortise.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right about the kelp. Nearly went down last week. The ring held yesterday at high tide but low tide's when the mortise breathes — need to see if the wedges are seating proper under the douber plate.

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🌿 Jenny11:31

Don't put your full weight on it yet, just look.

Jenny stops sketching and watches him through the window, her hand resting on the throbing heat of her leg.

💭 peek at the thought

He's going to twist an ankle if he tries to weight himself on that wood.

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