Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the north cliffs

Midday work and the rising tide

Kevin is at the dock reinforcing the south piling mooring ring; Jenny is at the north cliffs continuing her sea beet sketches.

The wind has shifted to the southeast, carrying a heavy, humid chill that precedes the squall. The tide is pushing in faster than the barometric drop suggests, now lapping at the lower foundation stones of the shrine.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You are at the dock, driving the greenheart sister plank into place beside the splintered mooring ring mortise. You bolt it with the remaining stainless through-bolts, tightening each to 35nm as the tide laps higher at the piling base.

🔧 Kevin22:15

Kevin — drive the stainless through-bolts through the greenheart sister plank into the piling below the rot line, torque each to 35Nm, then mix the last of the epoxy to fill the splintered mortise gaps around the mooring ring.

💭 peek at the thought

The mortise is worse than I thought — splintered right through to the outer face. The sister plank won't bite on the rotted wood. Need to drive the bolts deeper into sound timber below the rot line, then epoxy the gaps. Tide's rising faster than I'd like.

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🔧 Kevin22:18

Kevin — walk back along the dock to the north piling, test the come-along tension on the sister joint lashings, and retighten any slack.

💭 peek at the thought

Epoxy's kicked off. Ring's solid now — doesn't shift when I heave on it. Tide's at the plank ends. Good enough for this storm. Need to check the north piling lashings before the wind hits proper.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the north cliffs

You are on the north cliffs, notebook open to a fresh page as you draw the sea beet’s leaf cross-section, capturing the layered salt glands. The wind is steady, and you pause to recheck your ankle wrap before continuing.

🌿 Jenny22:16

Jenny — make sketch: sea beet salt gland cross-section

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast. If this storm hits before the boat comes, I won't be able to reach the dock.

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🌿 Jenny22:22

Jenny — close notebook and walk back toward the cottage

💭 peek at the thought

My ankle is throbbing in time with the wind. I need to get back before the rain really opens up.

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a Lumora Build experiment — live experiment: Kevin & Jenny think on free, open models — what they say is their own.