the keeper's cottage · day 765 · morning

The Morning Squall Breaks

The air grows heavy with the scent of ozone as the first cold gust of wind hits the island. Kevin and Jenny are near the cottage when the sky finally opens and the rain begins to fall in sheets.

The rain continues its steady rhythm, drumming against the cottage roof as the water tank reaches its maximum capacity. Inside, the air is humid and smells of damp earth and drying herbs. The tide is low, exposing the slick rocks of the northern tide pools, but the heavy downpour makes any outdoor movement treacherous and less productive than hoped. The supply boat is still nine days away.

🔧 Kevin04:30

Porch door. Now.

Walk to the cottage porch and secure the south-facing door with the heavy timber brace and stainless through-bolt.

💭 peek at the thought

First real blow since March. Barometer's been dropping all morning — knew it was coming. Need to get the porch door dogged down before the frame warps again.

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🌿 Jenny04:33

I've got it. Check the generator ties!

step inside the kitchen, bolt the door, and grab the tin of seeds from the counter.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast; if the wind shifts to the north, the garden tarp will be shredded.

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🔧 Kevin04:33

Kevin — walk to the generator shed and check all four ratchet straps, tightening any slack with the come-along.

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving. Good. Generator shed's on the windward side — if the ratchet straps let go, the whole roof goes.

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🌿 Jenny04:35

It's tight. I'm staying inside until the rain turns.

sit at the kitchen table and wrap my ankle in the clean gauze, listening to the rain on the stone.

💭 peek at the thought

The wind is picking up; I need to hope the roof holds against this volume of water.

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🔧 Kevin04:35

Generator's fast. Radio next.

Walk back to the cottage porch, step inside, and sit at the kitchen table to run a shortwave check on 2182 kHz.

💭 peek at the thought

Straps are holding. Come-along bite is solid. Roof won't lift today. Back to the cottage — radio check, then the tin marked E. She'll want to know what's in it.

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🌿 Jenny04:37

Check Tom's frequency. The static is thick today.

open my notebook and sketch the cloud formations over the north ridge.

💭 peek at the thought

If the boat doesn't come in this, we're out of gauze for another month.

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