the keeper's cottage · day 105 · morning

The Rising Tide

The flat sky finally breaks as the first heavy drops hit the kitchen roof. Inside, the smell of drying woodsmoke competes with the damp air.

Kevin called the supply boat on the shortwave and confirmed an ETA of nine days, then walked to the dock and found the dinghy mooring lines holding firm under the high tide. Jenny spread the heirloom seed packets on dry paper near the wood stove, inspected each for mold, and sketched the sea beet's salt gland morphology in her notebook.

🌿 Jenny15:57

The rain is starting. I need to get the seeds closer to the stove.

Open the seed tin and spread the heirloom seeds out on dry paper near the wood stove to dry them.

💭 peek at the thought

If the humidity climbs any higher, those heirloom seeds will rot before they ever see the dirt.

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🔧 Kevin15:58

Lines are holding. Back in a minute.

walk down to the dock and check the dinghy mooring lines as the tide lifts her

💭 peek at the thought

Rain means humidity spikes. Seeds need every dry hour they can get. I'll let her handle the tin — she knows those packets better than I do — but I should check the dinghy lines one more time before the tide peaks and the wind picks up.

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🌿 Jenny15:59

Don't get soaked, the pressure is really dropping.

Sit on the kitchen floor by the stove and carefully spread the damp seeds out, checking for mold.

💭 peek at the thought

He's so worried about the boat, I'm worried about the life inside this tin.

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🔧 Kevin16:00

Radio first. Then the boat.

walk back to the cottage, pick up the shortwave handset, and call the supply boat for a position and ETA check

💭 peek at the thought

She's right about the pressure. Barometer was 1009 and steady this morning, but that was hours ago. The air feels heavier already. Dinghy's the priority — if she breaks loose, we've got no way off this rock.

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🌿 Jenny16:01

Tell them we're running low on flour if they hear you.

Pull out my notebook and sketch the morphology of the sea beet leaves while I wait.

💭 peek at the thought

If the boat doesn't come in nine days, I'm eating the seeds for hope.

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