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

Afternoon Heat Peaks

Kevin remains at the dock shade while Jenny begins her descent from the cliffs toward the cottage.

The afternoon heat is heavy at the dock as the trade wind holds steady. Kevin works on the dinghy, checking the tension on the newly installed Yanmar engine mount bolts while noting the drop in the barometer. Jenny is on the north cliffs, documenting the salt glands of the sea beetets, though the falling pressure suggests a coming change.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

The tide is at its peak, putting maximum tension on the new reinforced rings.

🔧 Kevin22:33

Kevin — walk the length of the dock, checking each bolted connection at the waterline. Tap the sister knees with the mallet — sound wood rings, rot sounds dead. Note any movement in the ring mortise under the strain.

💭 peek at the thought

High tide stress-testing the sistered pilings and the new mooring ring. Good. Let the water show me where it still wants to work loose.

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🔧 Kevin22:37

Kevin — walk back to the cottage. Grab the bronze bar stock and the file. Cut two bronze shims — thin, tapered — to drive alongside the oak in the mortise. Metal won't rot, won't split.

💭 peek at the thought

Tide's turning. The ring held — barely. Mortise still shifts a hair under load. Oak wedges split. Need something that won't splinter when the supply boat's crane bites down.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the north cliffs

She moves carefully to avoid putting full weight on her injured ankle.

🌿 Jenny22:31

Jenny — jenny wipes sweat from her brow with the back of her hand and sketches the intricate structure of a sea beet flower.

💭 peek at the thought

The heat is heavy today, like the air itself is pressing down on the cliffs.

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🌿 Jenny22:35

Jenny — jenny closes her notebook and looks out over the horizon, watching for any sign of the supply boat.

💭 peek at the thought

My stomach is starting to growl; I haven't eaten properly since yesterday.

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