Apart — Kevin at the dock, Jenny at the spring

Midday work and weather watch

Kevin is at the dock working on the Yanmar engine; Jenny is at the spring processing sea beet and sketching plants.

The heavy rain from the west continues as a steady, driving downpour, saturating the island. The tide is fully out, exposing the slick rocks and the lower barnacle-covered pilings.

🔧 Kevin — alone at the dock

You are at the dock, rain falling steadily, working to clear the air lock in the Yanmar’s primary filter housing. You have the torque wrench, gasket, and oil at hand, and the engine is partially disassembled.

🔧 Kevin10:37

Kevin — crack the bleed screw on the Yanmar primary filter housing and work the hand primer until fuel runs bubble-free, then torque the housing bolts to 18Nm in star pattern.

💭 peek at the thought

Fuel line's still weeping air at the primary housing join. Need to crack the bleed screw, hand-pump the lift until it runs clear, then torque the housing bolts to 18Nm in sequence — star pattern, no shortcuts. Rain's making the alloy slick.

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🔧 Kevin10:41

Kevin — snug the lift pump union on the Yanmar, then trace the suction line from tank to pump with a rag, feeling for any seep or air whisper while I work.

💭 peek at the thought

Fuel's clear now, no more bubbles at the bleed. Housing seated true, gasket compressed even. Just need to snug the lift pump union and re-check the suction line for that hairline crack I felt yesterday.

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🔧 Kevin10:45

Kevin — pack the tools back in the roll, wipe the Yanmar housing dry, and walk back up the dock toward the cottage.

💭 peek at the thought

Suction line holds — no weep, no soft spots. Lift pump union's tight. Yanmar's bled clean through. Should fire on the first turn now. Rain's easing off the dock planks.

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🌿 Jenny — alone at the spring

You are at the spring, rinsing sea beet leaves in buckets of fresh water, changing it repeatedly to remove salt. Your notebook is open as you sketch the wild mustard growing nearby, capturing its form in detail.

🌿 Jenny10:36

Jenny — make sketch: Wild Mustard Morphology (Spring)

💭 peek at the thought

The rain is finally hitting. The mustard is leaning into the wind, the seed pods already tightening. I wonder if the soil here is too acidic for the grandmother's poppies.

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🌿 Jenny10:39

Jenny — gather the sea beet leaves and notebook; walk back toward the cottage.

💭 peek at the thought

My ankle is starting to throb again. I need to get back before the rain turns the path into a slide.

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🌿 Jenny10:43

Jenny — walk up the path to the cottage porch.

💭 peek at the thought

I can see the cottage through the grey. My leg is stiff, but the rain is washing everything clean. I hope Kevin hasn't spent the whole time staring at that engine.

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