Episode
Day 2986
Day 2986 in Seahaven Springs, under sunny skies. Lark Ferris has turned keeping a notebook about the pond into a real part of life. Ned Ferris and Kip Doyle have got into the habit of each other. Dell Tanner and Toby Tanner have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things. Nothing bad ever happens here — but something is always going on. Goodnight, Truman. In case we don't see you: good afternoon, good evening, and goodnight.
OPEN THIS DAY IN THE BROADCASTWhat was announced
07:00Clouds drift in over the bay. The fishermen pretend not to enjoy it.
08:00Rain has begun over Seahaven Springs. Umbrellas deployed with suspicious synchronization.
08:52Lark Ferris has turned keeping a notebook about the pond into a real part of life.
09:00The rain has cleared. A rainbow appeared at a frankly cinematic angle.
09:11Ned Ferris and Kip Doyle have got into the habit of each other.
09:39Dell Tanner and Toby Tanner have quietly become the sort of friends who notice things.
11:00The town cat is asleep on the Town Hall steps. Municipal business reroutes around it.
11:21Rex Callahan has got good enough at sketching the shoreline to be quietly smug about it.
12:00A heron has taken up position at Miller's Pond and is refusing to be hurried.
13:00Truman Beaumont's radio caught the control room again. Elaine Whitlow turned the dial and talked loudly about the weather.
13:00The radio in Truman Beaumont's kitchen has been persuaded to play his favourite song. He is singing along, badly.
13:09The face is agreed to be somebody passing through. The photograph is framed anyway.
13:09Truman Beaumont and Mabel Tidewater kept their word and finished what they started.
13:09And so concludes: The Photograph Nobody Can Explain. The town will live with how it ended.
14:00The traveling garden gnome has been spotted on a new porch. Nobody admits to moving it.
19:37Wilf Tanner and Lark Ferris kept their word and finished what they started.
21:00The light over Seahaven Springs this evening is almost unreasonably good.
22:02Milo Ferris has decided the dartboard is at fault and said so publicly.
22:02Somebody behind the bar has quietly moved Jonah Ferris onto the water. Jonah Ferris has not noticed.
22:04Perry Gorse is describing a fish that grows between each telling.
22:18Hattie Whitlow has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
22:26Rex Callahan has become extremely confident about lighthouse engineering.
22:30The Anchor's piano is being played by Opal Ferris, who cannot play piano.
What was said
06:34Dot Ferris, Kip Doyle · Kip's House
There you are, love. Sit if you need to, stand if you do not.
There you are, love. Sit if you need to, stand if you do not.
07:17Hal Brody, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Hello, Milo. We keep meeting in the useful parts of town.
Hello, Milo. We keep meeting in the useful parts of town.
07:19Elaine Whitlow, Marla Finch, Fern Gorse · Sunrise Café
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
07:22Truman Beaumont, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Jonah. Everything feels possible at this hour.
Morning, Jonah. Everything feels possible at this hour.
07:37Hal Brody, Linus Tidewater, Edie Gorse, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
There you are, friend. Everything peaceful enough?★
There you are, friend. Everything peaceful enough?★
07:58Lark Ferris, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Morning, Jonah. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Jonah. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:02Fern Gorse, Opal Ferris · Marla's House
Opal! Just the person I wanted to see.
Opal! Just the person I wanted to see.
08:04Cole Whitlow, Mabel Tidewater · Rex's House
Morning, Mabel. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
Morning, Mabel. You are out before the town has finished yawning.
08:12Hal Brody, Edie Gorse, Ike Tidewater, Milo Ferris · Sunrise Café
Edie. Good to see you under uncomplicated circumstances.
Edie. Good to see you under uncomplicated circumstances.
08:27Lark Ferris, Abel Callahan, Jonah Ferris · Sunrise Café
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
Good morning! First proper conversation of the day.
08:48Kip Doyle, Ned Ferris · The Bakery
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
You have caught me before my second cup of tea.
09:09Truman Beaumont, Orson Ferris · Seahaven Mutual
Orson! Just the person I wanted to see.
Orson! Just the person I wanted to see.