Lakes Are Full

The lakes at Highland Groves are filled now, and we hope to have electricity this week. We had a short celebration last Friday in one of the cul-de-sacs with the folks that have all worked hard to build the lakes. The Mister and I took 3 of our young nieces with us for some barbecue and to enjoy the view. Unfortunately, it was very very windy that day; this wasn't too much of a problem until one of the blue tarps, a few paper plates and bowls, and an entire pan of cilantro blew into the lake. You should have seen The Water Expert running at high speed but just missing grabbing the tarp, and The Mister following at high speed with his camera to get a picture of The Water Expert trying to keep his lake clean. The picture didn't turn out, or I would share it with you...

The original lake at Town Center is full as well; in fact it is overfull, and The Mister got a phone call late yesterday afternoon telling him that the lake was running over. He rushed over to meet The Water Expert and they assessed the situation, which is really not too dire; it will take a few days for the lake to recede to normal levels, and there is no damage done.

They were in the right place at the right time, however, to confront a man dumping dirt on "Mount Morrison", as we call it, with tongue firmly planted in cheek. This is the big mound of extra dirt behind the Albertson's shopping center, and it will be moved in the next few months as the grading begins on Lakeview Trails North. It's just too tempting, I guess, for those contractors looking for a convenient place to offload their extra dirt. This fellow is building a pool for someone in Higley Groves West, and this seemed so close by! He has agreed to remove all that he has dumped, and I'm quite sure the The Water Expert will encourage him to do so until it's finished.