"Lake????? Oswego"

This is how Lake Oswego looked when we moved in.

This is Lake Oswego today.

Why you ask? It seems that there is a sewer pipe under the lake. There were concerns that it would start having problems so a new high tech pipe was put under the water to replace the aging one. They did as much as they could with the pipe submerged but for the final connections to the sewer system they needed better access so they have drained the lake. In March they'll start filling the lake again. I feel sorry for the people in the beautiful homes along the lake shore. They now have a mud flat for a view instead of a lake. I'm sure they'd all agree that a few months without the lake is preferable to problems with a leaking sewer. I don't even want to think about that!