the dock · day 76 · dawn

The First Squall Arrival

Kevin and Jenny stand under the heavy canvas rolls as the sky darkens and the wind picks up. Jenny secures the seed tin while Kevin watches the first heavy drops of rain hit the tin roof.

The air is heavy as the flat sky thickens, and the falling pressure signals a shift in the weather. Kevin and Jenny spend the morning securing the generator tarp with new rope, while the tide begins to press against the dock.

🔧 Kevin07:22

Generator tarp holding?

Walk to the porch and check the tarp lashings on the generator and seed tin.

💭 peek at the thought

Rain's early. Front moved faster than the barometer said it would. Canvas rolls are heavy enough to hold but the tarp over the generator needs checking — last gale peeled a corner.

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🌿 Jenny07:23

It's tight. For now.

walk to the porch and help him tighten the bungee cords on the generator tarp.

💭 peek at the thought

The pressure is dropping. If this turns into a proper blow, the garden will be a mud pit by noon.

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🔧 Kevin07:24

Bungees are rotted. Get the new three-strand from the porch coil. We'll lash it proper.

Pull the half-inch three-strand rope from the porch coil and start tying off the tarp corners to the porch posts with rolling hitches.

💭 peek at the thought

She moves quiet. Good. The bungees are UV-rotted — seen the cracks near the hooks. They'll snap before the storm's done. Need rope lashings as backup.

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🌿 Jenny07:24

Hand me the end.

take the rope from Kevin and hold the tension on the tarp while he ties the hitches.

💭 peek at the thought

He's right about the bungees. They've been perished since the last storm.

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🔧 Kevin07:26

Good. Next corner.

Move to the next tarp corner, feed rope through the grommet, and tie another rolling hitch to the porch post while Jenny holds tension.

💭 peek at the thought

She knows the rolling hitch. Didn't used to. Hands steady in the wind. The rain's coming sideways now — this front's got teeth.

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🌿 Jenny07:26

Almost there.

move with him to the next corner, pulling the canvas taut to ensure no water pools on top.

💭 peek at the thought

The air is getting heavy. I can feel the moisture settling into my joints.

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🔧 Kevin07:28

Hold it there — I've got the knot.

Finish the rolling hitch on the third corner, pull tight, and secure the tail with two half-hitches around the standing line.

💭 peek at the thought

Pooling water adds weight, stretches the tarp, invites tears. She's right — keep it drum-tight. Wind's lifting the edge now, testing the lashings.

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🌿 Jenny07:28

Last one. Let's make it quick.

shift to the final corner and pull the tarp tight against the generator housing.

💭 peek at the thought

Only one left. If we don't get inside soon, the wind is going to strip the heat right out of us.

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