It has been calendar long since you were here, but it doesn't feel that long with all the going ons. We moved here in 2016, during the election. The goats were the beginning of the transformation -- so much clearing. We had the septic field cleared off and then went to work behind the house to clear for the "orchard" -- really the pet run -- and then just when i was thinking about having a celebration and inviting people over, mom had her stroke. And then after we got used to Mom & Dad's situation, pandemic. But yes, i think the clearing and creation of the orchard, the driveway, and the new steps make a big visible difference. There's been little changes inside - ceiling fans and light fixture changes -- but mainly just wear and tear.
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The Soil surveys are at https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/surveylist/soils/survey/state/?stateId=NC I was using Chatham County's 2006 pdf; Orance County has a 1977 PDF. I will admit that the GIS map interface is far more clunky. Anyhow, how much can the soil have change since 1977? (When i was growing up in Chapel Hill!) The NC bedrock map is at https://deq.nc.gov/about/divisions/energy-mineral-land-resources/north-carolina-geological-survey/interactive-geologic-maps I am lucky in that someone who lived near by me did some research about their land and wrote a book about it, so i have a guess. One of my online digressions has been going and finding old maps and aerial imagery, WPA photographs to get a sense of what this place has been like in the past.
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