Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the keeper's cottage

Thickening Clouds

Kevin is at the dock checking the mooring lines, while Jenny is at the cottage preparing seeds.

No narrator was available, so nothing about this stretch was recorded.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You check the tension on the reinforced seaward bolts, bracing for the incoming swell.

🔧 Kevin07:19

Kevin — walk the dock beam, test each bolt with the 19mm wrench, check the oak wedges in the mooring ring mortise, sight along the seaward face for movement

💭 peek at the thought

Steel doubler plate's biting. Four 150mm through-bolts torqued to 35. Greenheart sister plank's holding the line. But the scour under the south piling keeps me awake — that void's deeper than the shims reach.

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🔧 Kevin07:23

Kevin — stand at the dock edge, watch the swell build, spit over the side, wipe hands on rag

💭 peek at the thought

Bolts haven't backed off. Wedges are tight in the mortise — ring doesn't shift when I lean on it. South piling shim's still seated, but the scour hole's eating deeper. Next big swell could undermine it. Need to drive more greenheart wedges at low tide, maybe sister the piling proper if the timber holds.

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🔧 Kevin07:27

Kevin — grip the handrail, watch the water churn around the south piling, count the seconds between breakers

💭 peek at the thought

Swell's pushing harder now. Water's climbing the pilings, testing every joint. The greenheart sister's solid, but that scour void under the south toe — tide's forcing water up through it, bubbling like a wound. If the piling settles, the whole dock goes. Should've driven the wedges deeper at last low. Next one's in six hours.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the keeper's cottage

You sort the dried heirloom seeds by type, ensuring no moisture remains in the tin.

🌿 Jenny07:21

Jenny — stand up and wince, walking to the stove to check the mint poultice.

💭 peek at the thought

If this humidity gets any higher, the seeds will mold before I can get them in the earth.

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🌿 Jenny07:25

Jenny — grind the dried mint sprigs in the mortar to prepare the poultice.

💭 peek at the thought

My ankle is throbbing in time with the tide; I need to change the binding.

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🌿 Jenny07:29

Jenny — remove old bandage from ankle and apply fresh poultice.

💭 peek at the thought

The poultice is getting warm now, like it's working.

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