the garden · day 809 · midday

Midday Heat

The sun climbs higher, increasing the humidity in the garden. The weeping ground remains damp despite the light breeze.

The steady rain turns the garden into a muddy slurry, making the ground weeping and impossible to work with. The water tank has reached its 400-litre capacity and is beginning to overflow into the drainage trenches. Jenny struggles with a rising fever and a worsening ankle infection, requiring constant care poultices and monitoring.

🔧 Kevin11:38

Kevin — walk to the cottage north wall and inspect the foundation mortar where the garden beds meet it

💭 peek at the thought

Garden wall's holding but the mortar joints weep every tide cycle. Should check the north foundation before the afternoon heat drives more moisture through.

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🌿 Jenny11:39

Any new cracks?

Lean on the driftwood cane and limp slowly toward him.

💭 peek at the thought

He's looking at the mortar. If the wall shifts, the whole bed drains into the foundation. I can't walk over there without leaning on the cane.

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🔧 Kevin11:40

North wall's clean. Mortar joints weeping but no new cracks. You shouldn't be out here on that leg.

step aside to let her lean on the wall, eyes on her ankle

💭 peek at the thought

She's moving better than yesterday. Ankle's responding to the antibiotics. Still shouldn't be walking the ridge unassisted.

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🌿 Jenny11:41

The wall is fine. It's the drainage.

Reach out a hand to touch the stone, feeling for moisture or movement.

💭 peek at the thought

He's always worried about the leg. It's the soil that's moving, not the stone. I can feel the weeping.

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🔧 Kevin11:42

Intercept trench is taking the pressure off the garden beds. But the wall footing's still saturated.

crouch and dig fingers into the soil at the wall base, checking how deep the wet goes

💭 peek at the thought

She's right. The water's not running off — it's sitting behind the wall, pressurizing the clay. That's what's driving the weep.

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🌿 Jenny11:43

Don't just feel it. Check the pH of the runoff.

Shift weight to the good leg and watch his fingers in the mud.

💭 peek at the thought

He's checking the saturation. If it's deep, the lime won't settle; it'll just wash away.

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