the garden · day 769 · afternoon

Midday Heat Still

Kevin brings the dinghy back to the dock while Jenny heads toward the cottage to find the coffee on the porch.

Kevin shut down the Yanmar and secured the dinghy at the dock, then joined Jenny at the garden where she checked soil moisture and pH. They moved to the cottage porch as rain intensified, finding the rain barrel only half full despite the downpour.

🔧 Kevin08:28

Coffee's on the porch. Left it in the tin mug.

throttle down the Yanmar, kill the engine, step onto the dock and secure the bow line to the cleat

💭 peek at the thought

Engine sounds clean. No vibration at any throttle setting. The bronze sleeve held. Good. Let the tide come back in before I button her up for the night.

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🌿 Jenny08:30

Thanks.

Head toward the cottage porch, then bend down to check the soil moisture in the garden beds.

💭 peek at the thought

The coffee's gone cold. I should have checked earlier.

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🔧 Kevin08:30

Kevin — coil the stern line neat on the dock, walk up to the garden gate, lean on the top rail and watch the beds

💭 peek at the thought

She's checking beds in this heat. Salt crust on the surface means the lime's washing out faster than I thought. Should run the soaker hose off the tank before dark.

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🌿 Jenny08:33

Look at this moisture level.

Check the soil pH strips from the kit, then walk toward the cottage to get coffee.

💭 peek at the thought

The soil's still holding. Good.

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🔧 Kevin08:33

Kevin — follow her toward the cottage, stop at the rain barrel to check the level

💭 peek at the thought

She's got the kit out. Means she's seeing something she doesn't like. pH drift or salt. Either way she'll want to talk amendment before the next planting.

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🌿 Jenny08:37

Water's rising in the barrel. Water's rising in the barrel.

Check the rain barrel level, then head toward the cottage. </think>THOUGHT: The rain barrel's only half full. We need to collect more of this deluge. Check the rain barrel level, then head toward the cottage.

💭 peek at the thought

The rain barrel's only half full. We need to collect more of this deluge.

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🔧 Kevin08:37

Kevin — walk up the porch steps, pull the tin mug off the rail, blow steam off the top and take a swallow

💭 peek at the thought

Barrel's catching. Good. Tank's full anyway but the garden'll drink it before the next dry spell.

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🌿 Jenny08:41

Still good.

Take another sip, then check the cottage window seal for leaks.

💭 peek at the thought

Cold coffee, warm day, hot thoughts about the north ridge soil.

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🔧 Kevin08:41

Kevin — lean against the doorframe, mug in hand, watching the rain sheet off the roof onto the garden beds

💭 peek at the thought

Window seal held through the last blow. Lead flashing on the northeast corner's doing its job. She's thorough — checks what I check, just later and quieter.

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🌿 Jenny08:47

It's coming down hard.

Set the mug on the sill and look at the weeds taking over the wall.

💭 peek at the thought

The rain is going to wash the nutrients out before I even get them in.

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