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

The Tides Turn Out

Kevin is at the dock while Jenny heads toward the north cliffs.

The warm rain continues in a steady drizzle, keeping the air heavy and humid. The tide is fully out, exposing the slick rocks and the tide pools near the dock. While the atmospheric pressure continues its slow drop, the high humidity prevents the epoxy on the dock repair from curing as expected.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You crouch low beneath the platform, watching the receding tide expose the rotting wood.

🔧 Kevin20:44

Kevin — crouch lower, press fingertips to the epoxy seam on the starboard plank, feel for give

💭 peek at the thought

The planks I epoxied last week are breathing again. Humidity's keeping the cure soft. I can see the joint moving when the swell hits the pilings.

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🔧 Kevin20:48

Kevin — stand, wipe hands on thighs, walk back up the jetty toward the cottage

💭 peek at the thought

Tide's dropped enough. The rot goes deeper than I thought — past the plank into the stringer. Epoxy won't hold this. Need sister timbers and through-bolts. And dry weather.

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🔧 Kevin20:52

Kevin — climb the path to the cottage porch, unroll the canvas tarp covering the engine

💭 peek at the thought

Rain's easing. Might get a window this afternoon. The Yanmar's still on the porch. Mast step on the dinghy needs checking before I step the spruce spar. If the epoxy there hasn't cured either, the mast goes over the side first puff.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the north cliffs

You find a shelter under a rock overhang to document the salt glands.

🌿 Jenny20:43

Jenny — make sketch: sea beet salt gland morphology north cliff population.

💭 peek at the thought

If I don't capture this now, the light will fail completely. I need to see how these margins are handling the salt.

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🌿 Jenny20:47

Jenny — check barometer again.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is still dropping. My hands are cramping from the humidity, and my stomach is starting to growl.

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🌿 Jenny20:51

Jenny — pack sketchbook and walk back toward the dock.

💭 peek at the thought

979 hPa. It's going to break hard. I should get back to the cottage before the cliffs get slick.

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