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

Midday work and worsening skies

Kevin is at the keeper's cottage; Jenny is at the garden.

No narrator was available, so nothing about this stretch was recorded.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the keeper's cottage

You are in the cottage, gathering tools and fuel for the dinghy engine test. The air feels close, and the light is flat and grey.

🔧 Kevin00:06

Kevin — grab the tool roll, spare spark plug, and the mixed fuel can from the porch shelf; check the dinghy's mooring lines are sound before casting off

💭 peek at the thought

Barometer's still falling. 975 and dropping. Front's closer than I thought. Need to get the Yanmar tested before the sea state builds — won't get another window like this if the wind shifts west.

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🔧 Kevin00:10

Kevin — push off from the dock, pull the starter cord, and let the Yanmar idle while I steer into the wind to keep the bow pointed into the chop

💭 peek at the thought

The rain's easing off, but the wind's picking up from the southwest — chop's starting to form on the water. If I don't get this test done now, I might be waiting another ten days for a calm window. The engine's mounted, the prop's clear, and the fuel's fresh. Just need to see if that vibration's still there at load.

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🔧 Kevin00:14

Kevin — advance the throttle slowly to half, then three-quarters, watching the prop wash and feeling for any shake in the tiller or mount brackets

💭 peek at the thought

Engine fired first pull. Idles clean, no smoke. Vibration's gone — or at least it's not showing up at idle. Need to put it under load to be sure. The bracket held. The sleeve held. The shaft spins true. Now I find out if it's actually fixed.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the garden

You are in the garden, notebook open, observing the sea beet plants along the sheltered wall. The leaves are damp, and the wind carries salt from the south.

🌿 Jenny00:05

Jenny — kneels in the dirt, pulls out a pencil, and begins to sketch the sea beet clusters near the wall.

💭 peek at the thought

The salt glands are engorged today; they're working overtime against this humidity. I need to capture the way the leaf curls at the edge despite the moisture.

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🌿 Jenny00:09

Jenny — claps the notebook shut, wipes grit from the page, and stands with a wince as her ankle throbs.

💭 peek at the thought

The rain is turning sharp. If I don't get these sketches done, the paper will be ruined before I even finish.

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🌿 Jenny00:13

Damn it, it's coming.

Tucks the sketchbook under her arm and starts limping back toward the cottage.

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer is dropping too fast. I need to get the notebook inside before the wind really picks up.

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