the keeper's cottage · day 667 · night

The First Evening Rain

Kevin and Jenny are inside the cottage as the first heavy drops hit the dry earth. The smell of wet earth rises as the wind picks up from the north.

The heavy rain from the west has intensified, lashing the roof of the keeper's cottage. The barometer pressure continues to drop steadily to 975 hPa, signaling a worsening front. Inside, the tide is rising rapidly, pushing salt water closer to the lower beams of the dock.

🔧 Kevin13:06

Dock first. Then shutters. You stay off that ankle.

pull on oilskins and boots, grab headlamp, head out to the dock

💭 peek at the thought

Storm's here. Barometer's still falling. Need to check the dock lines before the tide pushes higher — south piling took the last one hard.

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🌿 Jenny13:07

The tide's already coming in higher than usual. Watch out for the pilings.

Sit on the edge of the cot, wrap a fresh bandage around the ankle, and sketch the pattern of the clouds in the notebook.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping too fast; it's going to be a brutal night.

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🔧 Kevin13:09

Right. I'll check the pilings first, then the shutters. Keep that ankle off the ground.

put on oilskins, boot up, grab headlamp, head to the dock.

💭 peek at the thought

The tide's rushing up faster than I thought. I need to get to the dock before the water lifts the pilings.

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🌿 Jenny13:11

Be careful. The barometer isn't lying today.

Lean back against the wall, prop the leg up on a pillow, and watch the rain start to lashes the tin roof.

💭 peek at the thought

If the wind takes the roof, the whole place is going to be in the water.

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🔧 Kevin13:11

Back before the worst of it.

step out onto the porch, pull hood up, walk down the path to the dock in the driving rain

💭 peek at the thought

Tide's pushing hard against the south piling. Need to see if the sister brace is holding before the swell builds.

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🌿 Jenny13:13

Don't stay out too long! The wind is shifting!

Tighten the bandage on my ankle and listen to the wind howling through the stone walls.

💭 peek at the thought

He's going to get own swept off if that surge hits the pier.

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