Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the garden

Midday engine run and garden planting

Kevin tests the repaired Yanmar on the dinghy in the channel while Jenny plants sea-beet seedlings and sketches at the garden.

The midday heat beats down on the dock as Kevin tests the Yanmar engine's load to ensure the repairs hold. Jenny manages the sea beet trays on the porch, checking for moisture levels in the punishing dry season sun.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You ease the dinghy off the dock into the channel, the Yanmar purring at cruising rpm. The prop bites clean water. You steer a wide loop, feeling the hull response, watching for smoke or stumble.

🔧 Kevin06:32

Kevin — run the dinghy in a wide loop through the channel at cruising rpm, monitoring temperature gauge, oil pressure, and engine sound for any sign of overheating or misfire.

💭 peek at the thought

Engine holds steady. Temperature needle sits at 82°C. No smoke. No vibration. The bronze sleeve and prop shaft alignment are true. This boat will move us when we need it to.

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🔧 Kevin06:36

Kevin — throttle back, steer the dinghy back to the dock, kill the engine, and secure the bow and stern lines.

💭 peek at the thought

Full throttle held for five minutes. Temp topped at 88°C and stabilised. No oil weep from the housing bolts. The repair holds under load. Time to bring her back and call it done.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the garden

You firm soil around the last sea-beet seedling in the north bed, then sit back on your heels to sketch the salt gland structure. The shade cloth snaps once in a gust. Limpets steam in the pot at the cottage.

🌿 Jenny06:31

Jenny — wipe sweat from my brow with a dirty forearm and walk toward the cottage to check the pot.

💭 peek at the thought

The heat is a physical weight on my shoulders, but the soil is finally holding the water.

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🌿 Jenny06:34

Jenny — lift the boiled limpets out of the water with a fork and place them on a plate.

💭 peek at the thought

I'm hungry enough to eat the sketches, but those will have to wait.

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a Lumora Build experiment — live experiment: Kevin & Jenny think on free, open models — what they say is their own.