Lower the River

Bridge Replacement: June 6, 2025 They lowered the Huron River 10′ to work under the bridge The Huron River: The Rickett Road House is in…

How Bad Is My Bridge?

MDOT: Bridges of Michigan Bad Bridge: Here is the underside of the bridge at Washtenaw. Six lanes of cars pass under US 23. The bridge... Read more

How Old is This Bridge?

The Rickett Road Bridge Jan 2025 The Rickett Road Bridge outside my office is so old that is cannot be repaired. It has holes in... Read more

Raze the Bridge

See my little red brick house? The Rickett Road bridge is right outside my window… Most days, men, machines and tools are in my driveway.... Read more

The River House

A Project, a Work in Progress Build a House: This is a big project… Making Plans: Waiting for spring Spy Guy: We installed a security... Read more

The Wheel Barrel

The wheel barrel: May 19, 2025 I forgot I had a college degree when I had to assemble a wheel barrel… I picked up a... Read more

The Turtles Are Out

Huron River: May 4, 2025 Nature Note: There are turtles on every log, warming in the sun. These turtles are about the size of a... Read more

Spy Guy

Spy Guy detects motion: The StingRay is, indeed, fast ! Abstract: This is a two-camera system with WiFI and Bluetooth networking. The video captures can... Read more

Spring

What is Lent? Let’s look at it this way The garden was neglected. Weeds grew wild and filled it. Poison Ivy was everywhere. Read more

Fix the Roads!

Fix the Roads! A Problem in Michigan and Beyond Taxpayers want to know-When will we fix the roads? In Michigan, Governor Gretchen Whitmore ran on... Read more