Apart — Kevin at the keeper's cottage, Jenny at the dock

Midday work divides

Kevin is at the cottage finishing engine tests and securing the tarp; Jenny is at the dock sketching limpets and watching the tide turn.

The rain intensifies from the west, forcing the work indoors or under cover. Kevin attempts to test the Yanmar engine's vibration despite the downpour, while Jenny struggles to secure the garden tarp against the rising gusts.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the keeper's cottage

You sit on the porch with the Yanmar log open, the engine's vibration still humming in your fingertips. The garden tarp snaps once in a gust, then holds fast under the new peg.

🔧 Kevin17:35

Kevin — walk into the kitchen, set the Yanmar log on the table beside the coffee jar, pull out the chair and sit, pull the letter out from under the jar, unfold it, read the two lines, pick up the pencil, add a third line, fold it slow, slide it ba

💭 peek at the thought

The vibration signature at 2200 RPM — cyclic, not random. Shaft or bracket. Need to check runout with the dial indicator tomorrow if the sea lays down. Tarp's holding. Good. Rain's steady. Tank's full. Nothing urgent. Just the letter under the jar, waiting.

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🔧 Kevin17:39

Kevin — stand, stretch the sore fingers, walk to the porch rail, lean on it, watch the rain slacken over the garden beds, the tarp drumming less now, the sea beet leaves dark and shiny with water, the tide line creeping up the beach, listen for the

💭 peek at the thought

Should've checked the cutless bearing while the shaft was out. Too late now. The letter feels heavier than the wrench set. Three lines. Still not enough. Rain's easing. Barometer steady. Might get a window tomorrow to haul the dinghy and check shaft runout proper.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the dock

You crouch on the damp dock planks, pencil moving over wet paper as the water begins to creep back over the limpet clusters. The channel runs clear beside you, a thin brown line cutting the mudflat.

🌿 Jenny17:32

Not yet, you little things.

Sketch the detailed spiral of the largest limpet's shell in the notebook.

💭 peek at the thought

If the tide rises too fast, the ink will run before I finish the shell margins.

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🌿 Jenny17:37

Come on, stay put.

Close the notebook and tuck it into the waterproof bag.

💭 peek at the thought

The air is turning cold, and the barometer is dropping faster than I liked.

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