the keeper's cottage · day 200 · dawn

The Rising Tide

Kevin and Jenny sit at the wooden table while the onshore breeze ruffles the shade cloth. The barometer shows a slow drop, signaling changing weather as the tide begins to climb toward the dock.

The dawn breaks with a light onshore breeze as the tide begins to push toward the shore. Kevin checks the barometer and notes the steady drop in pressure while Jenny inspects the seedling trays for signs of fungal growth or health.

🌿 Jenny07:10

The pressure is falling. I need to move the pepper seedlings closer to the stove before the air turns for the night.

Stand up, walk to the seedling trays, and lift the heaviest one toward the warmth of the wood stove.

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer is dropping faster than I liked; if I don't get those trays near the heat now, the mold will claim the whole batch by morning.

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🔧 Kevin07:10

Wind'll back west by midnight. Bring the basil too — it hates the damp cold.

Reach for the second seedling tray on the shelf and carry it to the stove, setting it on the warm flagstones beside the pepper tray.

💭 peek at the thought

Watching her move the tray — careful, deliberate, like she's handling something that might break. The peppers are the only ones that made it through the transplant shock. She noticed the barometer before I said a word.

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🌿 Jenny07:12

I'll get the herbs too. The air is already starting to pull a cold draft.

Reach for the basil tray on the shelf and carefully move it to the stove next to the others.

💭 peek at the thought

He's right about the basil; those leaves are the first to go translucent if the humidity stays this high.

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🔧 Kevin07:12

I'll walk the dock lines before full dark. Ring bolt's sound but the mortise shifts.

Pull on boots at the door, grab the headlamp from the hook, and step out onto the porch toward the dock.

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving fast for someone who was favoring her back three days ago. The seedlings matter more than the ache. I'll check the dock lines before the tide peaks — the ring bolt held last time but the mortise is still loose.

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🌿 Jenny07:14

Don't stay out too long, the tide is coming in fast.

Watch him walk toward the water, then turn back to the stove to adjust the trays so they all catch the heat.

💭 peek at the thought

If that mortise is shifting, the whole way could pull away when the surge hits. I need to check the tension on the lines when he gets.

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🔧 Kevin07:14

Back before the turn.

Walk down the path to the dock, headlamp beam cutting across the water, checking the stern line splice first where the new rope meets the old.

💭 peek at the thought

The tide's pushing hard against the pilings already. She's right about the speed. The crate's still wedged in the rocks — if the swell builds with this pressure drop, it'll either drive it deeper or tear it free into the channel. Need to see how the lines are taking the load.

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