The newsletter editors hope you have visited the new web site. Since we went on line in April, there have been quite a few updates. Check out the Environmental page. There is a great deal going on with the Shoreline Master Program, and, Bob Bowman has explained how the changes to the SMP might impact individual houseboaters. As always, Safety and Security reports on relations with the Police and Fire Department and keeps tabs of crime via Dock Watch. Now you can find up to the minute information on the FHA web site.

The FHA Tour has information updates as they occur. There are significant changes in ticketing so check the web site.

Don't forget to check out the Forum for ongoing conversations. If you don't find much there yet, send in your own comments, pet peeves, or questions. The web site is a terrific way to communicate with one another about local concerns. Besides the SMP, we are likely to see serious changes to the 520 Bridge, there is a possibility of a streetcar along Eastlake to connect us to the University district, and the new Lake Union Trail will increase bicycle and foot traffic around the lake. Any of these issues get your dander up? Write into the Forum page.

And what about sharing your special photos? Got some good summer dock shots? Share them on the FHA web site. Just returned from a great summer vacation? Check out the gallery and show off photos of that special trip.

Are you missing Bob Lilly? Well, he's back! In early September you can find his latest offering: Color in Winter: What to plant when those annuals droop and die.