the keeper's cottage · day 91 · night

A Quiet Stretch

Back at the cottage.

Kevin inspected the dinghy's fuel system by lantern light but the cracked shortwave aerial insulator failed completely during his check, cutting radio contact. Jenny confirmed heirloom tomato and pepper germination in the seed trays with no new mold, then organized succulent specimens for the north ridge transect.

🌿 Jenny00:33

Kevin, the germination's starting - should I mark the rows for the transect tomorrow?

Check the barometer reading again, then organize the succulent samples for the north ridge study.

💭 peek at the thought

The seed trays show early germination but the mold on some packets worries me. I need to focus on the survey data before the weather changes.

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🔧 Kevin00:33

Germination's a win. Mark the rows — use the cairns I set on the ridge for reference. Barometer's 980 rising. If it holds past 0400, I'm taking the dinghy out at slack, 0600. Engine or oars.

walk to the porch and check the shortwave aerial insulator, tap the self-amalgamating tape with a finger to test the crack, then pour two mugs of coffee from the pot on the stove

💭 peek at the thought

The barometer's holding at 980 and rising. Good. Means the window for the north channel stays open. Jenny's asking about the transect but she's really asking if I'm taking the dinghy out tomorrow. I should tell her straight — yes, if the engine catches. The germination's a win, first real one since we planted. She's careful with the succulents, wraps them damp like they're something precious. She'll want the data clean.

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🌿 Jenny00:34

Coffee is a good start. Just don't push the engine too hard if it's still acting up.

Take a mug of coffee and walk over to the heirloom seed trays to check for any new mold blooms.

💭 peek at the thought

He's pushing for the 0600 window. If that insulator fails, we're blind until the boat comes.

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🔧 Kevin00:34

Not pushing. Testing. If it doesn't hold steady at idle by 0530, I row. The channel doesn't care about my schedule.

take a sip of coffee, set the mug on the porch rail, and walk to the dock to inspect the dinghy's fuel line and primer bulb one more time before dark

💭 peek at the thought

She's not wrong. The carburetor's clean, float needle seated, spark's good — but she's never heard it run clean under load. Only cranking. If it leans out or floods at throttle, I'm dead in the water past the headland. Oars are the backup. Always oars. She knows that. She's checking mold on seeds while I'm checking the only way off this rock. Different priorities, same survival.

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