Started my New Year Resolution....Digging More Often

[Dabeel]

January 3rd of the New Year and I got myself in the dirt today! Hell Yes I'm really going to stick to this resolution of getting out to dig a lot this year.
So my new probe came in the mail today(Thanks John"Jaken") and since I was home and the ground has softened up a lot here in CA from the rains.,I got in the backyard and found glass shards within a few sticks of the probe.

I started a test pit around the area where a lot of shards and straight nails have been found by me before. My house only dates to 1907 but from the old maps I have, there was an older house here in 1889. So I only spent an hour just with the initial hole, but it looks promising since there seems to be an older vein or trash pit that I am starting to hit...found big chunks of a black glass bottle
I Found a horseshoe,then showed my kids and they were like "where would they keep a horse around here?" Had to remind them that this kind of trendy neighborhood in Oakland looked a lot different in the turn of the century.
Anyway I hope to find some whole bottles or cool artifacts tomorrow as I continue the dig.
Cheers,
Doug

 

[coldwater diver]

Thats the spirit Doug old bottles dont just fall in your lap unless you happen to be digging. You are sure to increase your chances of finding by getting out there. Heres to a rewarding 2013 digging. Cheers, Kevin

 

[JOETHECROW]

Cool Doug! Best to you, and I hope you're well rewarded for your efforts.

 

[tigue710]

that's a good resolution, sounds like a promising start. Wish you luck Doug!

 

[cacarpetbagger]

Good luck to you Doug you are in a good area. I never did find anything sitting at home watching TV.

 

[Dabeel]

Thanks for the support and helpful hints [] (bottles don't fall into your lap.....watching TV at home) Those were some of the methods I tried last year, no wonder I only came out with two found bottles in 2012[]

Nice warm winter day today here in Oakland...back in the dirt after a late breakfast.
If I find anything good today, I'll post it later.

Doug