the keeper's cottage · day 187 · dawn

Post-Rain Damage Assessment

Jenny inspects the seedling trays on the kitchen table, checking for overflow from the storm. Kevin stands by the window, watching the barometer as the clouds shift over the garden wall.

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🌿 Jenny19:25

The pressure is holding, but I need to move the tomato starts to the porch to let the air dry out.

Jenny picks up a small towel and carefully lifts the edge of the plastic tray to wick away the excess water.

💭 peek at the thought

The soil is too heavy; if I don't move these trays now, the roots will rot before the supply boat even arrives.

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🔧 Kevin19:26

I'll carry it.

walk to the kitchen table and lift the seedling tray with both hands, carrying it out to the porch

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving them before I'd even ask. The tray's heavier than it looks — waterlogged soil pulls at the roots. I should take it.

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🌿 Jenny19:26

Just keep them away from the edge, the wind might catch the plastic.

Jenny follows him to the porch, reaching out to adjust the shade cloth so the morning light doesn't hit the delicate leaves directly.

💭 peek at the thought

He's being helpful for once, but the trays are still heavy with that water.

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🔧 Kevin19:28

Under the eave then.

set the tray down on the porch floor against the cottage wall, back from the rail

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. The gusts come over the wall in fingers. Edge of the porch is the wrong place.

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🌿 Jenny19:28

Good. I'll check the drainage holes in a few minutes.

Jenny kneels beside the tray, poking the soil with a clean finger to see if it's still saturated.

💭 peek at the thought

It's better here, but the humidity is still too high for them to dry properly.

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🔧 Kevin19:30

Going to the dinghy. Low tide holds another hour.

walk down the path to the dock, crouch at the stern to inspect the transom scarf joint where the epoxy patch meets the original plank

💭 peek at the thought

She knows what she's doing. Better than me with plants. I'll check the transom while the tide's still out.

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🌿 Jenny19:31

Don't stay too long, the salt air is heavy today.

Jenny returns to the kitchen, picks up the bowl of boiled limpets, and heads for the wood stove.

💭 peek at the thought

If he stays down there long enough, he might actually Notice the sea beet growth on the way back.

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🔧 Kevin19:32

Back before the tide turns.

run fingers along the scarf joint, feeling for soft spots or separation in the epoxy, then press thumb hard against the patch to test adhesion

💭 peek at the thought

Salt air's always heavy here. She means the chest thing. It's not tight today.

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🌿 Jenny19:34

I'll be on the radio if the boat doesn't show.

Jenny sits at the kitchen table, peeling a limpet from its shell while opening her notebook to the sea beet sketches.

💭 peek at the thought

The wood is solid for now, but the moisture is trying to get into every grain.

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🔧 Kevin19:34

Right.

stand, wipe salt from fingers on trousers, walk back up the path to the cottage

💭 peek at the thought

Epoxy's holding. No give, no weep. The scarf's solid. One less thing.

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