the dock · day 324 · night

The rising tide meets the storm

The water is now reaching the lower pilings of the dock, and the wind is picking up.

The tide is rising quickly, pushing the water high against the dock's pilings. Kevin checks the mooring ring and spring lines to ensure the dinghy is secure against the growing swell. Jenny waits on the cottage porch, watching the barometer drop as she prepares for a potential shift in the weather.

🌿 Jenny07:33

Kevin, get back from the edge! The water is rising!

Walk to the doorway and watch the tide lap against the pilings.

💭 peek at the thought

The tide is coming in fast. If those rotten planks go, the dinghy goes with them.

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🔧 Kevin07:33

Coming in.

row back to the dock, tie off the dinghy, and walk up to the cottage porch

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. Tide's pushing harder than I figured. North piling's taking the brunt — if the shim shifts now, the whole seaward corner goes.

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🌿 Jenny07:35

You're shivering. We need to check the moorings before the wind catches it.

Step onto the porch and hand him a towel.

💭 peek at the thought

He's soaked through. The wood is like way, it won't hold through the night.

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🔧 Kevin07:35

Thanks. Moorings first, then fire.

take the towel, rub my hands and face dry, then walk down to the dock to check the mooring ring and spring lines

💭 peek at the thought

Wind's backing west. Barometer was steady but the chop's building. Dock ring's held through worse but the mortise is soft — one good surge and the sister plank works loose.

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