This was an interesting soil profile. It's in a yard on an upland summit. The topsoil (Ap horizon) was hauled in at some point in the past. Below that was a layer of creek gravel probably spread for an old parking area. The original topsoil is below that, which makes it a buried A horizon (Ab). Next is a silty, light colored layer (E horizon), which indicates this area was forested in the past. Underneath is silty clay. These layers were all deposited by wind. At the bottom of the pit, is a layer of sandy clay that was formed from sanstone. #grownostr #soil #soilmorphology #proofofwork

Today, we're hauling some scrap metal from behind this abandoned farm house. Car is still parked in the garage. The inside is pretty rough. Some of these old houses have potential to clean out and fix up, but this one looks to be beyond repair. #ruralruins #grownostr #getoutside

Hauling some mulch. Here's my unsolicited advice for today: Careers are no longer necessary. Develop some skills. Maybe acquire some equipment. Start hustling. Stack sats. #proofofwork #grownostr

At the county fair watching my son show his lambs, and noticing Bitcoin has hit a new all time high. Go outside. Develop skills. Stack sats. #farmstr #grownostr

Currently touching grass and blowing smoke rings. #pipestr #grownostr #getoutside

Storm rolled through and the power went out. Turns out it was a big oak tree on the north end of our property that fell and took out a power pole. So instead of cooking supper in the kitchen, I cooked supper on the Coleman propane stove. Linemen are dealing with many downed lines tonight, and we are the last house on our service line so, I expect, lowest priority. Generator is on standby if I need to run freezers for a while tomorrow. Phones are charging via power banks. My solar Meshtastic node weathered the storm and is still functioning. Plenty of water, gasoline, and diesel fuel on hand. Being prepared is quite nice. #grownostr #preparedness

I made a rare trip into Springfield this week, had some spare time between errands, and stopped by Just for Him for some pipe tobacco. Got 2 ounces of Longbottom Leaf to refill the jar I keep on hand. I also got a tin of Capstan blue to try, but I don't plan on smoking it any time soon. It will stay sealed and age several months before I pop the tin and try it. Like Bitcoin, cellaring tobacco is a low time preference hobby. #pipestr #grownostr

Spring clean up around the pond starts next week. This will be my "before" picture. Check back Memorial weekend for the "after". #grownostr #getoutside

My latest project: leather haversack I have found that to get the gear you really want, you often have to make it yourself. Oil tanned leather, saddle stitched by hand, hand peened solid brass rivets, eyelets and paracord for external attachment of knife and mesh radio This will now be my daily carry bag. #grownostr #edc #proofofwork #knifestr #makeyourownshit

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Trench dug. Water line glued. Fiat procured. #proofofwork #grownostr

gm Today's adventure is exploring this old, vine covered milk barn. #ruralruins #grownostr #gm #getoutside

Had a long, busy week. I'm tired. But I did manage to finish off my Saturday afternoon with some woods time. I found some mushrooms, but they should have been picked earlier this week. They're pretty dried up now. I just left them. Hopefully they've spread their spores and will propagate morels in some new places in the woods #grownostr #getoutside #knifestr

Spring is here, and that means no more feeding hay. Cattle are on fresh pasture. #grownostr #farmstr #beef

Wastewater system in progress. Most of the time I stick to evaluating soil and making recommendations for septic systems, but I'm a greedy capitalist that believes in vertical integration, so occasionally, I also install the wastewater systems I wrote the recommendations for. This will be a 400 ft shallow placement pipe and gravel system servicing a three bedroom house. There is a water table 26 inches below ground, so we will be adding a curtain drain to reroute water around the site. It was a nice day to play in the dirt. #grownostr #proofofwork #soil

Had an appointment this morning to do some soil consulting, and rolled up on this sketchy looking property. Turns out I was at the right place. A retired guy is looking to buy the acreage, but wanted to get an idea of the cost required to demolish the old structures and build a new house with proper a wastewater system before finalizing the purchase. I fixed him up with a soil evaluation, advised him to rebuild further up the slope to have more available space for the leach field, and located and uncovered the existing septic tank so it can be properly decommissioned. The moral of the story: When buying land, call your local soil scientist, because it sucks to buy a place and then find out you can't have running water and a shitter. #grownostr #soil #proofofwork #ruralruins

Today was the day to clean out the deep bedding from the chicken house. Job passed inspection from the rooster. I'm trying something new for the compost. Usually I mound up the compost material, and mix in some forest soil. But wouldn't it be easier to just bring the compost material to the forest soil. So I dumped the whole lot in the woods. I found a damp shady area at the base of a north facing slope near the creek, and where I know there is lots of fungal activity. We'll see what happens. #grownostr #proofofwork #farmstr #chickens #compost