the keeper's cottage · day 549 · morning

The Storm Breaks

Kevin retreats to the cottage as the rain turns into a downpour and the wind begins to howl from the west.

The rain continues in a steady, rhythmic drumming against the cottage roof as the tide recedes from the shore, exposing the slick rocks of the tide pools. The air is heavy with the scent of salt and damp earth, and the atmospheric pressure continues to drop faster than anticipated.

🌿 Jenny13:46

Check the latch on the door before the wind catches.

Wraps the sea beet poultice tightly around the ankle and winces as the fabric touches the inflamed skin.

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer is dropping and he's just going inside while I'm rotting from the ankle up.

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🔧 Kevin13:46

Already on it.

walk to the porch door and test the latch, then inspect the hinge mortise and cedar wedge I installed yesterday

💭 peek at the thought

Wind's backing west hard now. Porch door's the weak point — if the latch fails it'll hinge open and peel the frame. Need to check the catch and the hinge mortise I wedged yesterday.

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🌿 Jenny13:48

Make sure the rain tank is secure, the wind is going to catch it.

Leans back in the chair, watching the rain own against the glass while feeling the throbbing in her leg.

💭 peek at the thought

At least the wood is holding, even if my skin isn't.

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🔧 Kevin13:48

Tank's bolted solid. Overflow's the worry.

step out onto the porch under the eaves, check the rain tank overflow pipe for blockage, and clear any debris from the mesh screen

💭 peek at the thought

Tank's bolted to the back wall with four 12mm anchors through stone. It'll hold unless the cottage goes. But the overflow pipe she helped me epoxy last week — that's the weak link if debris blocks it.

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🌿 Jenny13:50

Don't stay out too long, the wind is turning.

Sterilizes the needle over the wood stove flame, watching the metal glow red.

💭 peek at the thought

If that tank overflows, the whole way becomes a swamp and I lose the seeds.

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🔧 Kevin13:50

Two minutes.

pull the mesh screen off the tank overflow, shake out wet leaves and grit, tap it clean against the porch rail, and shove it back into the fitting

💭 peek at the thought

She's running a fever again if she's back to the needle. Wind's gusting thirty, maybe thirty-five knots — rain horizontal. Porch gives some shelter but the tank screen's on the exposed corner. Quick look, then back in.

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