the keeper's cottage · day 753 · dawn

Clearing the Fallen Spruce

Kevin uses the crowbar to pry a fallen spruce trunk that blocks the path to the garden. Jenny sits on a nearby rock, watching the barometer drop as the flat sky thickens over the island.

Kevin spent the morning sawing the fallen spruce into manageable sections while the air thickened with the approaching storm. Jenny tended to the cottage leaks and checked her ankle, noting the increased pain as the pressure continued to drop.

🌿 Jenny13:29

Be careful with the leverage, Kevin. The soil is soft from the last soak.

Sketch the tension in the spruce and the way the clouds are shifting in the notebook.

💭 peek at the thought

He's going to strain his back; that wood is rotted through the core, but he won't see the rot. The rain is coming, and I'm still hungry.

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🔧 Kevin13:31

Cutting it first. Won't pry on wet clay.

walk to the woodshed, pick up the bow saw and axe, return to the fallen spruce, start cutting the trunk into manageable sections at the garden path blockage

💭 peek at the thought

She's right — the ground's still soft from the rain. If I lever wrong, the whole root plate shifts and takes the path with it. Need to cut it in sections, not pry.

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🌿 Jenny13:32

Keep an eye on the barometer; the pressure is dropping faster than it should.

Re-apply the mint poultice to the ankle and look at the heirloom seed tin on the porch.

💭 peek at the thought

At least he's thinking about the clay, but he's still moving too fast. My ankle is throbbing in time with every stroke of that saw.

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🔧 Kevin13:32

Seen it. Path first, then secure the garden tarp and generator shed.

continue sawing through the spruce trunk, working methodically through each section, stacking cut rounds beside the path for later splitting

💭 peek at the thought

She's watching the glass closer than I am. Pressure dropping fast means the storm's accelerating — not just passing through. Need the path clear before the real wind hits so we can move gear if the cottage takes water.

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🌿 Jenny13:33

Don't overexert yourself. The ground is going to be slick once that rain actually starts.

Stand up slowly, wince as weight shifts on the ankle, and walk to the kitchen to check the seed tin.

💭 peek at the thought

If he clears that path, I can finally get to the northern slope before the storm hits. But the air is getting heavy, and my leg feels like lead.

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🔧 Kevin13:35

Got it. I'll keep it light, and I'll have the seeds checked after.

keep the saw and axe on the workbench, set the cut sections aside, then head back to the kitchen to inspect the heirloom seed tin.

💭 peek at the thought

The ground will be a mudslide once the rain starts. If I finish this now, I can move the rest of the work to a drier period. Also need to keep Jenny safe; her ankle is still raw.

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