the keeper's cottage · day 273 · night

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

Kevin ran a load test on the dinghy Yanmar engine, noticing persistent vibration; Jenny successfully de‑salted the north garden soil and finished a detailed sea beet sketch while checking the engine again.

🌿 Jenny06:07

way is the day. If he doesn't come, we're out of salt for the soil.

sits at the kitchen table, watches the rain on the glass, and traces the rim of the grandmother's tin of seeds with a thumb.

💭 peek at the thought

The rain is relentless, but the tank is finally full. I'm tired of waiting for the boat.

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🔧 Kevin06:07

Barometer's rising. He'll make the morning tide if the wind holds west.

walk to the kitchen shelf and lift the salt tin to check the weight

💭 peek at the thought

She's worried about the supply boat missing the tide. The barometer's rising — 989 and climbing — but she's seen me check it enough times to know I'd have said if weather was turning. The salt comment's practical: garden beds need it for the brassicas, and we're down to the last kilo. I should check the tin on the shelf, see what's left.

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🌿 Jenny06:09

If it shifts, he'll be out anyway.

picks up a pencil and begins sketching the precise morphology of a sea beet leaf she collected earlier, focusing on the cellular structure of the salt'.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always optimistic about the wind. The island doesn't care about his schedules.

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🔧 Kevin06:12

Tin's got two kilos, maybe three. Wood ash'll stretch it if we lime careful.

set the tin back on the shelf and pull the garden notebook from the table edge

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. A southwest shift would push swell into the approach channel and the captain won't risk the boat for one drop. The salt tin feels light — maybe two kilos left. That'll get the brassicas through a month if we're careful. Could stretch it with wood ash from the stove, but that raises pH fast on these beds. Need to note that in the log.

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