the keeper's cottage · day 727 · morning

Rising Tide at Dawn

Kevin and Jenny stand by the cottage door as the first scent of rain arrives, the water already reaching the edge of the dock planks.

Kevin secured the east porch shutter, tested the Yanmar engine under load and finished the south piling sister brace. Jenny carried the heirloom seed tin to a safe spot, started the shortwave radio, and began hiking up the 40‑metre bench to check the soil before the tide rose.

🌿 Jenny03:37

Get the tin inside, Kevin. The tide is coming in.

Grab the heirloom seed tin from the stove and set it on the high shelf away from the draft.

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer is dropping too fast; if that storm hits before I scout the bench, the whole plan is ruined.

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🔧 Kevin03:38

Got it.

grab the heirloom seed tin from the stove and carry it to the high shelf in the kitchen, setting it back from the edge

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. The water's already kissing the dock planks and the barometer's been falling all morning. That tin's the only thing on this island that can't be replaced.

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🌿 Jenny03:38

I'm going to check the 40-meter bench before the sky opens up.

Pick up the sketchbook and pencil, then head out toward the north ridge.

💭 peek at the thought

He doesn't see the clouds the way I do; they're heavy with enough of it today.

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🔧 Kevin03:40

Take the radio. Channel 16 if the squall hits.

watch her start up the path, then turn to secure the porch shutters against the incoming weather

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving stiff on that ankle but won't say it. The 40-meter bench is exposed — if the front comes through hard she'll be caught on the ridge with nowhere to shelter.

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🌿 Jenny03:40

I'll be on the watch every hour. continuedDO: Clip the handheld shortwave radio to my belt and begin the hike up the slope.

💭 peek at the thought

If the wind shifts north, I won't be able to get back down the ridge in time.

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🔧 Kevin03:42

Hourly. I'm listening.

secure the east porch shutter with the timber batten and the last 10mm through-bolt, then move to the west side to check the tarp battening before the rain hits

💭 peek at the thought

She's clipped on. Good. The handheld's got maybe six hours on a charge if she keys the mic sparingly. I'll monitor 16 from the cottage set.

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