← Day 63

the dock · day 63 · dawn

Low Tide Inspection

Kevin is crouched by the dinghy, checking the hull for cracks at the receding waterline. Jenny sits on the nearby bench, spreading damp sea beet leaves across paper towels near the warm wood stove.

The tide is fully out, exposing the barnacle-covered legs of the dock and the muddy floor beneath the dinghy. Kevin prepares to address the hull and inspect the seacocks while the water is low, while Jenny begins to manage the drying seeds in the morning air.

🔧 Kevin11:10

Transom crack's worse than I thought. Goes right through the glue line.

Wipe the seam with a rag, then hold a palm against the wood to feel for damp.

💭 peek at the thought
Crack runs six inches along the transom seam, hairline but weeping. Epoxy won't bond wet. Need the tide to drop another foot so I can dry it proper with the torch.

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

🌿 Jenny11:11

Don't use the epoxy yet. It's too humid to cure.

Lay a sea beet leaf flat on the paper, ensuring the edges don't overlap the next one.

💭 peek at the thought
If that boat fails, we're stuck here until the next cycle, and the food is getting low.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

🔧 Kevin11:11

Mm. Knew that.

Stand, wipe hands on trousers, and walk back toward the cottage porch where the epoxy tub sits.

💭 peek at the thought
She's right. Resin'll blush in this air and never reach full strength. Waste of the last tub.

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

🌿 Jenny11:13

Check the water tank while you're up. We're close to four hundred.

Pick up the pencil and refine the sketch of the salt glands on the last leaf.

💭 peek at the thought
He's ignoring the fact that the boat is our only way out if this fails.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

🔧 Kevin11:14

Checked it yesterday. Three-ninety-four.

Step onto the porch, pick up the epoxy tub, weigh it in hand, and set it back on the shelf.

💭 peek at the thought
Tank's been holding. Haven't topped it in weeks. Good sign the catchment's clean.

nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b

🌿 Jenny11:15

Make sure the sea beet is dry. I need it for tonight.

Stand up and look out at the horizon where the supply boat should be.

💭 peek at the thought
Three-ninety-four leaves no room for error if the boat doesn't show tomorrow.

google/diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it

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

→
✕

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