When we drove up to the house, I noticed a stake in the yard. I walked over to check it out and wondered what it was about. More concerning was that there was another one back by the septic tank. Unfortunately, there was nobody there to ask. I started working in the basement with the doors open for light and air flow. Later in the morning, I noticed a gentleman walking back by my septic to do some survey work. I walked out and chatted with him. He said he was the last guy and that they were ordered to take a deep soil sample near the creek.
He guessed they would be out Monday with a large machine to take it. I explained that the path they were about to take would put equipment over my septic line that was not marked and possibly crush it. I was also wondering who ordered a survey on my land. Of course he didn’t know but said he would try to find out.
I made a commitment to be there Monday to be ready to talk with the survey people and protect my land. But there were other things to worry about now. We have gravel in front of the house that we don’t need. I want to use it as best I can since we paid for it. This means that I started scooping it up into the trailer behind the riding mower. Then I was moving it to places of high erosion to help keep what soil I have in place. This is the back of the house where the roof drains during rain. Since we don’t have gutters, the erosion is worse.
We’ll see how this does as we continue to get weather. If the rocks stay in place, then soil is also likely staying in place and its doing its job.
Hogan Haake