the keeper's cottage · day 855 · dawn

The Rising Humidity

Kevin sits at the kitchen table with the Yanmar raw water impeller disassembled, inspecting the housing for scoring. Jenny sits on the porch with her ankle propped on a stool, watching the thickening clouds darken the flat sky.

Kevin reassembled the Yanmar water pump and secured the housing bolts before heading to the dock. Jenny attempted to map the new fractures on the north ridge but struggled with the pain in her ankle and the thickening clouds.

🔧 Kevin06:22

Shutter leak's next. Tide's low enough to reach the northeast corner flashing.

Reassemble the raw water pump, torque the housing bolts to spec, wipe hands on rag.

💭 peek at the thought

Housing bore looks clean — no new scoring since the bronze adapter went in. Impeller vanes still flexible. Good for another season if the seal holds.

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🌿 Jenny06:23

Focus on the pump first. The north ridge is already shifting under the last rain.

Pick up the pencil and carefully trace the new fracture line on the map, ignoring the throb in my ankle.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast; that ridge is going to go before the boat even arrives.

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🔧 Kevin06:25

Understood. I'll mark the shift on your map when I'm done.

Replace the Yanmar raw water pump housing bolts, check impeller rotation, then secure the cottage shutter northeast corner with lead flashing.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. The Carex transect data showed soil moisture saturation at the ridge—another rain and we get slides. Bronze adapter's holding, but the ridge won't wait.

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🌿 Jenny06:26

Make sure the lead is tight; the wind will pull at the stone tonight.

Stand up slowly, wincing as weight hits my ankle, and walk to the rain tank to check the level.

💭 peek at the thought

If the pump holds, I might have enough water to finish the mapping, but the sky looks hungry.

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🔧 Kevin06:27

Kevin — apply fresh bitumen to the lead flashing seam, press tight with the trowel, then walk to the dock to inspect the dinghy's mooring configuration.

💭 peek at the thought

Tank at 388 litres - enough to last if we're cut off. But if the wind really's coming off the east, we need the dinghy secured before the tide turns.</think>SAY: Tank's holding. I'll check the mooring lines after the shutter.

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🌿 Jenny06:28

The tank is nearly full, but keep an eye on the intake filter.

Trace the condensation on the cold metal of the tank, feeling the vibration of the coming wind.

💭 peek at the thought

388 litres is enough for now, but if the storm lingers, I'll be rationing.

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🔧 Kevin06:28

Filter's clean. I'll check it again when I'm at the dock.

Finish the shutter flashing, grab the heavy mallet and spare 150mm through-bolt from the workshop, then head down to the dock.

💭 peek at the thought

Intake filter's been clear since the last storm — but silt moves fast when the ridge lets go. She's watching the sky read it like a gauge. Good.

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