Jodi....:0) That metal one is a beauty. I believe this one was an X-mas gift to a gal that rides "English". She was selling a dresage saddle, blanket, High English leather boots...I'll keep my eye out for another one for you and I'm NOT collecting, so I'd be more than happy to pick up a copy for you. When you mentioned Amazon I went looking to see what it actually DID cost and didn't find one this nice in this size, but I did find this one. $18,ooo dollars! Is THAT incredible?????? Limited edition, only 1000 made. ha ha ha You have quite the hobby!

Jim, have you an identity for your bug? Looks a lot like the Kissing Bug whose bite can be deadly. They have recently been seen in more northern states than normally found. There are some bugs that look very similar to the Kissing Bug, but are harmless.

Neat clouds one day this past summer.

Venus Through Water Drops Image Credit & Copyright: John Bell Explanation: Now the brilliant "star" in planet Earth's evening skies, Venus is captured in this creative astrophotograph. Taken with a close-focusing lens on January 18 from Milton Keynes, UK, it shows multiple images of the sky above the western horizon shortly after sunset. The images were created by water drops on a glass pane fixed to a tree. Surface tension has drawn the water drops into simple lens-like shapes. Refracting light, the drops create images that are upside-down, so the scene has been rotated to allow comfortable right-side up viewing of a macro-multiple-skyscape.