Morning tide and maintenance
Kevin is crouched by the dock piling, checking the tension on the mooring ring against the swell. Jenny sits on a crate nearby, wrapping her ankle in fresh gauze while watching the tide rise against the wood.
Kevin boiled limpets for breakfast while Jenny sketched the dock's rot patterns and checked her ankle swelling. The tide continued rising under the pilings as they ate.
Ring's solid. How's the ankle?
Wipe grease from hands on trousers, glance at the tide line climbing the piling.
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Fine enough. I need to boil those limpets.
Tighten the bandage with a wince, then stand slowly, leaning on the crate for balance.
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I'll get the pot on. You sit.
Walk back toward the cottage, grab the galvanized bucket of limpets from the porch, set water to boil on the stove.
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Don't overcook them, they get like rubber.
Sit at the kitchen table, open the sketchbook, and draw the way the water licks the dock.
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Won't. Just till they open.
Drop limpets into boiling water, set timer for three minutes, lean against the counter and watch the steam.
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Check the sea beet leaves while you wait. They need salting.
Sketch the rot patterns on the dock planks, focusing on the precision of the decay.
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