I’ve been stuck in our camper most of this week due to the hurricane passing through Mississippi. We’re five hours north of the Gulf of Mexico, so we rarely get anything major from hurricanes that impact the coast. On Thursday, we received 4-5″ of rain with winds around 20-25mph. It was nothing major, and we’re all safe.
I’m going to the property the day this is published to record in the rain and document water flow around various areas of the property. We’ve owned the property for 5 months and have not spent a night there. Usually, rain is the signal for us to leave before we get stuck, so I have very little first-hand knowledge of water flow as it happens. Recording water drainage will give me a better idea as to what needs to be done as we develop further.
In this video I’m taking a step back in time to learn a bit more about the property we own. Was it always a forest? Was it used a farm? Was it used for cattle grazing? I won’t be able to find all of the answers but I’m definitely learning daily. I hope this is as interesting to you as it is to me!
I’m glad you find that interesting. I am the same way. My dad was the Union County Forester from 1962-82 and still lives there. He may even know your property history because he basically knows everything about the county. BTW, I grew up on the other side of New Albany and also got my Forestry degree from MSU.
Amazing, Thank You for this video and information. We have a 73 acre farm that we bought 29 years ago and we are very interested in finding out what it looked like in the past as well as the changes that show up as we have developed/changed it to present day.
I do have a love for maps and have always been interested in them. Still like paper maps as you get a better perspective. Your video was well done and I was hooked on it. I’ll now venture into “HistoricAriels” and get lost in within. Your narrative was very good and your excitement and enthusiasm was palpable. I have been a viewer since your days of your shop in the apartments.
Please respect the farm/construction equip. as they are unforgiving. Yes, I know shop equip. too is unforgiving. I have had a couple of near disaster events.