the dock · day 319 · dawn

Waiting for the Low Tide

Kevin and Jenny stand on the weathered dock planks as the tide begins to recede from the pilings. Kevin watches the barometer drop while Jenny organizes the damp heirloom seeds on the outdoor table.

Kevin inspected the stability of the dock pilings as the tide receded, finding the structure sound despite the recent repairs. Jenny tested the soil in the garden beds and determined the acidity remains too high for the planned heirloom planting.

🔧 Kevin02:11

Tide's dropping. North piling first. You want the radio or the seeds?

walk to north end of dock, crouch at piling base to assess scour depth at waterline

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer's still falling. North piling scour needs those oak shims before the tide drops too far — greenheart shim's ready, tide's giving us maybe two hours of access. Jenny's sorting seeds with the focus of someone memorizing a chart. She hasn't asked about the letter in my pocket. Good.

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🌿 Jenny02:13

The seeds. I need to check the pH of the lime beds before the sun peaks.

Jenny pick up a handful of heirloom seeds and spread them carefully across the dry paper on the table.

💭 peek at the thought

If he stays there checking the wood, I'll lose the light I need to dry the sea beets.

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🔧 Kevin02:13

Radio's on channel 16 if the supply boat calls early. Holler if the barometer drops past 1020.

pull greenheart shim from pocket, drive it into piling mortise toe with mallet as water recedes, checking bite depth

💭 peek at the thought

She's stalling on the pH check — those lime beds have held 6.8-7.0 for weeks. But she's moving, hands steady on the seeds. Good. North piling won't wait.

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🌿 Jenny02:15

I'll keep an eye on the glass. The soil is looking too acidic today.

Jenny pick up the notebook and walk toward the garden beds, de-cluttering sea beet sketches from the page.

💭 peek at the thought

way's worried about the wood, and I'm worried about the life inside this tin.

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🔧 Kevin02:17

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drive second greenheart shim alongside first, check piling stability with shoulder weight, glance at barometer on cottage porch

💭 peek at the thought

Soil's been stable. She's making reasons to be away from the dock. The letter burns in my pocket — three lines, that's all. Tom. Still here. Still trying. Come home if you can. Shim's biting. Good. Drive the next.

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🌿 Jenny02:18

The lime beds are at 5.5. I need to treat them before I start planting.

Jenny kneel by the garden wall, digging a small sample of earth with her fingernail.

💭 peek at the thought

he's focused on the rot, and I'm focused on the rot in the soil.

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