the keeper's cottage · day 102 · midday

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

The south-east wind brings spray across the reef, keeping the air humid. Kevin inspects the Yanmar's spark plugs for signs of fouling, while Jenny focuses on the heirloom seeds near the warmth of the stove.

🌿 Jenny13:01

The seedling's up. One of Gran's wrens it's a start.

walk to the south beach and set up sketching station among the tide pools

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer holds steady at 1006 hPa—just as reliable as the seeds in my tin. I need to map those salt pools before the wind shifts again. The sea beet studies are waiting in my notebook, and I can't let another day slip by pretending I'm building something when I'm really just preserving a moment.

poolside/laguna-xs-2.1

🔧 Kevin13:03

Good. Gran would've liked that. I'm going to check the dinghy—see if the Yanmar's still dry inside.

walk to the dinghy, crouch by the transom, and lift the engine cowl to inspect for water or salt intrusion.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right—one seedling is a start. But I can't just stand here watching the tide. The dinghy's still west of the cove, engine untouched. If I don't get it ready now, I'll lose the window.

nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

🌿 Jenny13:03

Check the spark plugs too. The humidity has been brutal this morning.

sit on the sand, open the notebook, and begin sketching the sea beet root structure

💭 peek at the thought

If he finds water in the cowl, we're stuck for another ten days. I need to focus on the sea beet morphology; the root structure is far more complex than I thought.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

🔧 Kevin13:05

Aye. Got the spare from the boat if they're shot.

pull the spark plugs from the Yanmar, inspect the electrodes and gaps, wipe the threads clean with a rag, and check the spare plug from the supply boat for comparison.

💭 peek at the thought

She's right about the humidity. Salt air eats plugs faster than fuel. I'll pull them, check the gaps, wipe the threads. If they're fouled, the spare from the supply boat goes in.

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

🌿 Jenny13:05

If they're fouled, we swap them now while the light is good.

sharpen a pencil and Detail the fine lateral roots on the sea beet sketch in the notebook.

💭 peek at the thought

If those plugs are fouled by the salt air, we're not going anywhere for a week. I need to stay focused on these sea beets before the wind gets too high.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

🔧 Kevin13:06

Clean. Gaps hold. Compression feels solid.

reinstall the spark plugs, torque them to 18 Nm, spin the flywheel by hand to verify compression on both cylinders, and lower the cowl.

💭 peek at the thought

Both plugs show light carbon—normal for idle running—but the insulators are clean, gaps at 0.7mm. The spare's pristine. No need to swap. I'll put these back, torque to spec, and spin the flywheel to feel compression.

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

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