Small records from the water’s edge

Before the ferry wakes

The harbour is easiest to read early, when the surface still holds the shape of the sky. Mooring lines tighten, a gull complains, and somewhere a kettle is switched on.

These notes collect simple observations: paint worn thin on a bollard, the smell of rope after rain, the exact colour of the water at low tide.

No timetable needed

Most of what is worth noticing here happens between departures.