Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the north cliffs

Midday work at dock and cliffs

Kevin is at the dock finishing the Yanmar sleeve installation; Jenny is on the north cliffs completing the Carex transect and collecting purslane.

Kevin spent the afternoon at the dock, inspecting the Yanmar cut‑less bearing and starting to machine a bronze sleeve for the shaft. Jenny lingered on the north cliffs, noting the rising tide and making a mental note to revisit the lime beds later.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You slide the prop onto the shaft, thread the castle nut, torque it to 35 Nm with the wrench, and split the cotter pin. The cutless bearing runs true. You reach for the fuel line, prime the bulb — firm. You hit the starter. The Yanmar coughs, catches, settles into a clean idle. Exhaust water spits steady. You glance at the chick's box — still quiet.

🔧 Kevin02:12

Kevin — walk to the chick's box and check it

💭 peek at the thought

She runs clean. No vibration at idle. The sleeve held. Now I need to see her under load — but the chick's box is quiet. Too quiet.

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🔧 Kevin02:16

Kevin — pick up the chick's box and walk back toward the cottage

💭 peek at the thought

The engine's done. The chick isn't. Nothing left to do here but see Jenny.

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🔧 Kevin02:20

Kevin — walk up the path to the cottage door

💭 peek at the thought

The cottage comes into view. Smoke from the stove. Jenny'll be there. The box feels lighter than it should.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the north cliffs

You drive the last cairn marker stone firm with your boot, completing the elevation gradient. The wind flattens the purslane against the granite — you peel three whole rosettes, wrap them damp in cloth. Your notebook is full: salt gland counts, elevation, aspect, soil moisture. You start down the ridge, pack heavy, knees protesting, the cottage roof visible through the palms.

🌿 Jenny02:14

Almost there, you way little thing.

Walk down the ridge path toward the cottage, adjusting the weight of the pack with every step.

💭 peek at the thought

The data is clear, but the soil is still failing; I'm just documenting the slow starvation of this place.

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🌿 Jenny02:18

Jenny — walk quickly from the path to the dock, heading straight for the box where the chick is kept.

💭 peek at the thought

I can't forget the chick. Midday. It's midday. If it doesn't eat now, it's over.

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🌿 Jenny02:22

Jenny — kneel beside the box and carefully prepare a fresh mixture of minced limpets and water for the chick.

💭 peek at the thought

It's still shaking. If the crop is empty, we have to be precise—no aspiration, just slow, steady drops.

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