I love the first one Britt, you know me and harware grin That is a really cool shot, and fascinating...it's a valve you say? The alien fungus in the tree and the pine cone I quite like too! I've always loved the pine cone pattern up-close. Red Soil...if you want to see really RED soil (well more like dust, actually) you should visit Central Australia! 5 years later, I was still shaking red dust out of my boots...gets everywhere!