the tide pools · day 386 · afternoon

The Receding Tide

The rain tapers off as the tide pulls further away from the shore, revealing the tide pools filled with fresh limpets and sea beet.

The steady rain continues to drum against the roof, filling the water tank to its 400-litre capacity, while the tide is receding quickly, exposing the slick rocks of the tide pools. The air is humid and warm, heavy with the smell of salt and dampening earth.

🔧 Kevin19:44

Kevin — walk down to the tide pools with a bucket and knife.

💭 peek at the thought

Rain's easing and the tide's dropping. Good time to hit the pools — limpets for the pot, sea beet for the garden and the plate. Jenny's ankle could use the minerals.

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🌿 Jenny19:44

Watch the rocks, they're slick as glass today.

watch him from the window while reaching for the antiseptic poultice.

💭 peek at the thought

He's going out there again while my ankle is throbbing and the filter is still choking on silt.

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🔧 Kevin19:46

Aye. Got the bucket. Back before the turn.

Descend the path to the tide pools, testing each step on the wet rock.

💭 peek at the thought

She's not wrong. The green slime on the north shelf goes treacherous when the rain stops and the sun hits it. I'll stick to the shaded faces.

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🌿 Jenny19:47

Don't stay too long, the tide comes fast.

sit on the kitchen chair and begin preparing the poultice for my ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

If he slips and breaks a leg, I'm the one who has to drag him back up.

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🔧 Kevin19:48

Two hours. I'll watch the water line.

Reach the first pool and start working the shaded vertical faces for limpets, knife levering them clean.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right about the tide. Floods quick on the east shelf. Two hours max before the water's lapping my boots.

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🌿 Jenny19:49

I'm de-salting leaves when you get back.

apply the antiseptic to my swollen ankle and wrap it tightly.

💭 peek at the thought

He's too confident with those rocks; the island doesn't care about his schedule.

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