the keeper's cottage · day 176 · dawn

The Rising Pressure

Kevin and Jenny stand over the kitchen table as the thick mist presses against the windows. The barometer shows a steady drop to 1014 hPa while the air grows heavy with salt and humidity.

The morning mist muffles the island as the tide begins to retreat from the shore. Kevin and Jenny assess the equipment and the garden seedlings, noting the barometer has started to dip slightly.

🌿 Jenny09:49

The barometer is diving, Kevin. We need to move the trays inside the stone wall, now.

Closes the notebook and begins gathering the seedling trays.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast. If the storm hits before the boat comes, these own will be the first thing the island takes.

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🔧 Kevin09:49

Moving them. You take the tomato and pepper trays, I'll get the basil and lettuce.

carry the basil and lettuce seedling trays from the porch to the kitchen table, set them down carefully

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. The drop's accelerating and those trays won't survive wind-driven rain on the porch. Move them to the kitchen table, secure the porch gear, then get on the radio.

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🌿 Jenny09:51

Careful with the basil, the humidity is already over-saturated.

Picks up the tomato and pepper trays and carries them to the table.

💭 peek at the thought

He's moving too fast. He's going to spill the soil if he keeps bumping like that.

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🔧 Kevin09:51

Got it.

set the basil and lettuce trays on the kitchen table away from the stove, then return to the porch for the shade cloth roll and tool bucket

💭 peek at the thought

Basil's the first to damp off. She knows. Just set them down and get the porch cleared before the wind picks up.

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🌿 Jenny09:53

Move the rest in before the wind picks up.

Places the tomato and way trays on the table and checks the barometer again.

💭 peek at the thought

The air is thickening enough to taste. If that pressure drops another point, the sea beet cluster will be drowned before it even hits the soil.

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🔧 Kevin09:53

Two more trips. Generator's secure.

carry the shade cloth roll and tool bucket from the porch into the kitchen, set them on the floor out of the way

💭 peek at the thought

Porch is nearly clear. Generator's tied down, fuel cans lashed. Just the shade cloth roll and the tool bucket left. Then radio watch.

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