Lake Park, the city park across the street from our house, is getting new aerators installed in the lake bed. They drained the lake to install them.

A former neighbor told us about spending time as a kid at his grandmother’s house, in our neighborhood. He remembers spending summers playing in the water that fed into the lake. Now, there isn’t enough water coming in to keep the lake from turning bright algae green. You can see how green on the google satellite photo.

This park has more visitors every year and although it drives me crazy to see them feed the water fowl bags full of bread and dog food, yes, I said dog food, I love to see the park being used by families and dog, cat, and iguana owners. There were some picnickers this morning and neighbors out on their porches enjoying the green view of the park. I particularly love the park when it snows. On occasion we get one of those lovely deep and quiet snows at night. I take Maggie (my aussie-heeler) to the park to bounce through the snow. It’s like the snow is new to her every time.

I am excited about the improvements to our neighborhood park. We might even take the canoe out when the water comes back. I’ll update here when the installation is complete.