the garden · day 132 · morning

The Approaching Front

Kevin and Jenny meet at the garden as the first cool breeze picks up from the sea.

No narrator was available, so nothing about this stretch was recorded.

🌿 Jenny17:29

The wind is turning. We own check the water own before the salt gets heavy.

Closes the notebook and wipes pencil graphite from her palm.

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The pressure is dropping and I can feel it in my joints before the wind even has the decency to move.

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🔧 Kevin17:29

Aye. Tank's holding at three-seventy-six. Overflow screen was clean at dawn but the breeze'll drive spray over the wall.

walk to the rainwater tank behind the cottage and pull the ladder down to inspect the overflow screen and first-flush diverter

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She's right about the wind shifting. Salt spray will contaminate the catchment if we don't check the overflow screen and first-flush diverter before the gusts pick up.

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🌿 Jenny17:30

I'll move the seed tin closer to the stove. We can't risk the damp today.

Walks inside the way to pick up the

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If the salt gets in the tank, the pH will spike and I'll lose the balance for the seedlings.

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🔧 Kevin17:30

Take the newspapers too. They'll wick moisture if they're left on the porch.

climb the ladder and unscrew the overflow screen, shaking out the caught grit and insect husks into my palm

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Good instinct — the salt air's already thick enough to taste. The tin's lid seal is worn and the porch humidity will ruin what's left of the heirloom packets.

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🌿 Jenny17:32

I'll handle it. The air is getting heavy anyway.

Wipes the grit off her hand and heads toward the kitchen for the tin.

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He's always worried about the paper while I'm worried about the life inside it.

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🔧 Kevin17:33

Check the lid gasket while you're at it. Cracked where the hinge wears.

tap the screen clear against the rung, then screw it back in place and drop down to check the first-flush diverter valve at the tank base

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving quick. The barometer's drop is getting to her more than she lets on.

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