the dock · day 108 · dawn

Low Tide Inspection

Kevin and Jenny stand on the dock as the heavy grey air hangs over the still water. Kevin checks the tension on the reinforced stern line while Jenny lays out the crowbar for the plank replacement.

Kevin and Jenny attempted to replace the rotting dock planks before the tide returned to protect the garden beds. The heavy air and humidity made the wood slick and stubborn, and they both failed to pry the first boards loose before the water came in.

🔧 Kevin19:04

We’ve got to get those planks replaced before the next swell.

check tension on the stern line, squeeze the splice, make a quick note in the notebook.

💭 peek at the thought

The dock is cracking, the old timber will split when the tide pulls.

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🌿 Jenny19:05

The wood can wait a few hours. I'm moving the irrigation channels first.

Picks up the crowbar and traces the rot in the second plank with a thumb.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always looking at the wood, never the life right under our feet.

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🔧 Kevin19:06

The planks won't hold if the swell picks up. Two hours at most.

step back from the dock edge, fold arms, watch her work the crowbar.

💭 peek at the thought

She's choosing the garden over the dock. The water's rising and she's thinking about dirt.

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🌿 Jenny19:07

Then help me move the channels before the garden drowns in salt.

Wedges the crowbar into the gap of the rotten timber and leans her full weight against it.

💭 peek at the thought

He treats the island like a deadline instead of a home. Everything is urgent.

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🔧 Kevin19:08

Alright. One channel, then we hit the planks.

grab the shovel from the porch, walk to the garden edge, start scooping silt from the overflow trench.

💭 peek at the thought

The garden's already half-dead, but she's fighting for it like it's the last thing holding us here.

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🌿 Jenny19:09

Focus on the north end; the buildup is thick there from the runoff.

Kneels in the mud and begins clearing the blockage from the primary channel with her hands first.

💭 peek at the thought

At least he's moving. If the water stays stagnant, the heirloom trays will rot.

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🔧 Kevin19:10

North end. Got it.

drive the spade into the packed silt at the channel's north corner, lever up heavy wet clods, pile them on the bank.

💭 peek at the thought

Her hands in the mud, the garden winning again. The dock creaks behind us like a warning.

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🌿 Jenny19:11

Watch the junction. I need the water to reach the raised beds evenly.

Digs a small diversion in the channel to direct the flow toward the seed trays.

💭 peek at the thought

If we can get the flow right, the moisture won't kill the seedlings.

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🔧 Kevin19:12

Junction's clear. Water should sheet now.

smooth the diversion with the back of the shovel, test flow with a cup of water from the spring, then walk back to the dock with the crowbar.

💭 peek at the thought

She's micromanaging dirt while the boat's late and the dock's rotting under our feet.

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🌿 Jenny19:13

It's holding. Let's get those planks out before the tide rises.

Wedges the crowbar under the first rotten plank and pries upward with a grunt.

💭 peek at the thought

The water is moving. Now for the dock before the light fails.

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